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STAYING ALIVE…SUNITHA KRISHNAN
INDIA
PRANITHA..
ANJALISHAHEEN
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
• ADOPTION• ORGAN TRADE• DOMESTIC WORK• FORCED LABOR SERVITUDE• BEGGARY• CIRCUS• PROSTITUTION
THE PROBLEM
• EVERY 10 MINUTES A PERSON IS TRAFFICKED
• 3 MILLION WOMEN AND CHILDREN• 45% CHILDREN,88 % OF ADULTS
TRAFFICKED BEFORE THE AGE OF 14 YRS• 28 BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY• 3RD LARGEST ORGANIZED CRIME
KERALA’S REALITY
• INTER STATE,INTRA STATE, INTERNATIONAL• KERALA-
BANGALORE,HYDERABAD,CHENNAI,MYSORE,COIMBATORE,OOTY, MUMBAI, MIDDLE EAST, EUROPE
• SEX TOURISM-BOYS AND GIRLS• HOTELS, LODGES,MASSAGE PARLORS
HOUSES,RESORTS,HOUSEBOATS
THE JOURNEY OF A VICTIM• OPTIONLESS• VULNERABLE• DECEPTION,FORCE,
COERCION• PAINFUL INITIATION• EXPLOITATIVE STRUCTURES• LUCRATIVE OPTION ???-DEBT• STI/RTI,HIV/AIDS• ADDICTION,HEALTH HAZARDS• SYSTEMIC ABUSEFROM A VICTIM TO A PERPETRATOR OF CRIME
WAY OUT
• PREVENTION • AWARENESS-KUDUMBASHRI,JAGRITI SAMITHI • CAMPAIGNS-COMMUNITY AND MEDIA • ENTRY/EXIT STRATEGIES AT AIRPORT/RAILWAY STATIONS/BUS
STANDS- RPF, HELP-CENTERS/MIGRATION CENTERS/HOTEL DISPLAY
• PUBLIC MESSAGES AT TOURIST PLACE• WORKING ON DEMAND- PENALIZING CUSTOMERS• HELPLINES CONNECTED TO SERVICE PROVIDERS• ONE STOP CRISES CENTER
WAY OUT
• PROSCECUTION• TRAIN ALL POLICE OFFICERS, PROSCECUTORS, NGO’S,
JUDICIARY• STATE LEGAL SERVICE AUTHORITIES FOR TRAIL PREPARATION• DESIGNATE FAST TRACK COURTS• VICTIM WITNESS PROTECTION SCHEME• VIDEO CONFERENCING FOR RECORDING EVIDENCE• COMPENSATION• CLOSURE OF PLACES OF EXPLOITATION-SEC 18,ITPA• CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY- REHABILITATION FUND
WAY OUT
• PROTECTION• BUILD CAPACITIES OF MAHILA MANDIR IN EACH
DISTRICT• SHELTER HOMES WITH MINIMUM STANDARDS OF
CARE-COUNSELORS, LIFE SKILLS, LEGAL SUPPORT,MEDICAL CARE,PSYCHO-SOCIAL SUPPORT
• HOLISTIC REHABILITATION-PSYCHOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, CIVIC
• STATE POLICY FOR REHABILITATION
FROM PAIN TO POWER…
SEEKING SELF…
GAINING CONFIDENCE…
RESTORING DIGNITY…
REBUILDING HOPE…
AFFIRMING FAITH…
CHERISHING THE POWER
STAYING ALIVE…
GIVING BACK…
CAN WE?
• DENIAL CANNOT WISH AWAY THE PROBLEM• NUMBER GAME WILL NOT HELP A VICTIM• CULTURE OF SILENCE AND CULTURE OF TOLERANCE
TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE CANNOT BRING PROACTIVE CHANGE
• NOT WORDS BUT ACTION THAT WILL CHANGE THE SITUATION
• IT IS POSSIBLE TO RESTORE DIGNITY TO A VICTIM
NO HUMAN DESERVES TO GO THROUGH…WHAT THESE CHILDREN HAVE GONE THROUGH…
Break the silence…remain connected
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