National Commission for Women to carry out SOP on rescue and rehabilitation of trafficked women

By Express News Service

NEW DELHI: As every state has its personal guidelines and legal guidelines on rescue and rehabilitation of a trafficked girls, the National Commission for Women (NCW) plans to return out with a typical working process (SOP) for Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) to cease human trafficking within the nation.

The SOP will information not solely the police, girls welfare companies, however NGOs too in prevention, rescue and their rehabilitation additionally. In this regard, the NCW shall be holding numerous workshops with stakeholders, together with with completely different state police, to carry out a SOP which may very well be carried out all through the nation.

The AHTUs, which was launched in 2007 by drawing personnel from the police and different associated departments, with the funding by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, is an built-in job drive. Speaking at a seminar on anti-human trafficking consciousness, NCW Chairperson, Rekha Sharma mentioned that their “focus is on prevention of trafficking” of women and girls.

She mentioned that NCW has arrange its personal Anti-Human Trafficking Cell (AHTC) with the intention to enhance effectiveness in tackling instances of human trafficking, elevating consciousness amongst girls and women, capability constructing and coaching of Anti-Trafficking Units and to extend responsiveness of regulation enforcement companies.

Sharma mentioned they are going to search assist from all stakeholders to return out with a SOP, which is able to turn into a tenet in rescue and rehabilitation of girls. According to authorities information, 696 AHTUs have been established in numerous states and union territories within the nation until 2020.

National Resource Centre of Human Trafficking, Raksha Shakti University, Ahmedabad advisor and skilled useful resource school Dr. PM Nair mentioned that there ought to be a single window for grievance redressals.

He careworn the necessity for a joint coaching of not solely police, judiciary, prosecution division, however NGOs and different welfare companies, together with District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) additionally to create a synergy between them.

Nair mentioned that Anti-Human Trafficking Cell ought to be set-up in faculties as there’s a want for a youth motion towards human trafficking. He mentioned these golf equipment – opened in lots of faculties in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu – won’t solely assist in prevention, however can even deal with demand.

The former police officer, who’s a global skilled on human trafficking, mentioned that the structure of AHT Club in a faculties will create consciousness among the many youth, and can empower adolescents to know exploitation of all types, together with on-line.

If males cease ‘demand’, there shall be no trafficking for sexual exploitation, he added.