1. Assam: An overview
• 27 Districts
• Shares borders with 2 countries, Bangladesh &
Bhutan
• Surrounded by Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura
Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram & Manipur
2. Trafficking in Human Beings or Persons is
prohibited under the Constitution of India. The
specific provisions are in Article 23 (1) of the
Constitution of India which is as follows:-
'Traffic in human beings, beggar and other
similar forms of forced labour are prohibited
and any contravention of this provision shall
be an offence punishable in accordance with
law'.
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Constitutional Provisions Against
Human Trafficking
3. Strategy to tackle Trafficking
PREVENTION PROTECTION PROSECUTION
• Deal with Root causes;
• Education,
Unemployment,
Poverty
• Awareness Raising;
• Sound Policies
• Enforcement
• Assistance;
• Empowering
Victims;
• Human Rights
Based Approach
• Criminalisation;
• Investigation;
• Sensitization of
Stakeholders
• International
Cooperation
Rescue, Rehabilitation & Reintegration in the society
4. Ministry of Home Affairs deals with criminal laws
connected with trafficking
• Ensuring the enforcement of the various criminal legislations and
• International and Regional Conventions
Ministry of Women & Child Development ; Ministry of
Labour & Employment; Min Rural Development, MHRD
NGOs; Multi-lateral agencies deal with socio-economic dimensions
• Rehabilitation of victims
• Empowerment of vulnerable sections of the society
State Governments and NGOs
• The punitive & ameliorative measures related to the criminal activity of THB is the
primary responsibility of State Governments
• “Police” and “Public Order” are State subjects
Human Trafficking -
Multiple dimensions, Many agencies
5. Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.
Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1986 (being
amended).
Indian Penal Code (select provisions).
Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act
1986.
Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children)
Act, 2000.
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 and
POCSO 2012.
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Legal Framework
6. National Child Labour Policy.
National Plan of Action to combat trafficking and
commercial sexual exploitation of women and children.
National Policy for the Empowerment of Women.
National Plan of Action for Children.
Integrated National Plan of Action to Prevent & Combat
Trafficking of Human Beings
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Policies which can improve the
scenario
7. National Commission for Human Rights.
National Commission for Women.
National Commission for Protection of Child
Rights.
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STATE COMMISSIONS
State Commission for SCs & STs.
8. Criminal Law (Amendment)Act 2013
Criminal Law(Amendment) Act 2013 has come
into force wherein Section 370 of the IPC has been
substituted with Section 370 and 370A of IPC
which provide for comprehensive measures to
counter the menace of human trafficking including
trafficking of children for exploitation in any form
including physical exploitation or any form of sexual
exploitation, slavery, servitude, or the forced
removal of organs. Human Trafficking has
specifically been defined in the Act.
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