Human trafficking- NGO seeks direct state-to-state transfer of child labourers rescued from units An NGO has approached the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in Mumbai seeking direct state-to-state transfers of children rescued in raids against child labour. In a recent drive by the Mumbai Police, over 40 children each from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were rescued from child labour. The NGO, Pratham, wrote last week to the Mumbai CWC requesting that instead of handing over the custody of the children to their parents, they should instead by sent to their homes by involving the local district authorities in their home state. “There is an apprehension that children, especially those below the age of 14 years, may be returned to child labour if they are not given access to benefits after being rescued. For such children, we have requested that the local district authorities of their home states be involved,” said Kishor Bhamre, programme director of Pratham Council for Vulnerable Children. More ... Teacher arrested for sexually abusing minor Thiruvananthapuram Kadakkavoor police on Thursday arrested a 33-year-old teacher for allegedly sexually abusing a minor girl. Police identified the accused as Sebastian Shyju of Thekkekkunu House, Puthenthope under Kadinamkulam police station limits. The complainant in the case was a student for whom the accused used to give tuitions. Kadakkavoor circle inspector G B Mukesh, who recorded the arrest, said that as per the victims statement, the accused had sexually exploited her for nearly four years till 2016. More ... Trafficking racket busted after French police alerts CBI, case filedt busted after French police alerts CBI, case filed New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case of human trafficking in which 25 minor boys were trafficked by three agents to Paris last year on the pretext of organising a rugby training camp. Interestingly, CBI learnt about the human trafficking racket this year, only when French investigators caught one of the trafficked boys and approached Interpol. CBI started a preliminary enquiry on Interpols information about a possible human trafficking network and found that three Delhi and Faridabad based agents - Lalit David Dean, Sanjeev Raj and Varun Choudhary, lured parents of 25 boys, all minors, sometime in early 2016, stating that their kids will be sent to France for a rugby training camp. More ... Hollywood women launch campaign against sexual abuse Hollywood women A-listers and actors launched an initiative to fight systemic sexual harassment in the film industry, months after Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual transgressions came to light. The new initiative, called Time’s Up, is being backed by prominent Hollywood women, including Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie Jennifer Aniston, Ashley Judd, America Ferrera, Natalie Portman, Emma Stone, Kerry Washington and hundreds others, according to The Hollywood Reporter. More ... Punjab Police have no clue on trafficking of minors to France Even as the Central Bureau of Investigation has registered an FIR against three travel agents for the alleged trafficking of 25 minors from Punjab to France using forged documents, the State police have no clue about the case. The police said on Sunday that they had come to know about the case through the media and a preliminary inquiry by them indicated that no such incident had been reported in their region. More ... 16 children go missing every day Every day, an average of 16 children are reported missing in the Capital, according to Delhi Police data. This number is despite efforts made by the police through its various programmes like ‘Operation Smile’, ‘Operation Milap’, and ‘Operation Muskaan’ aimed at reuniting missing children with their families. More ... New anti-trafficking law soon- Life term for repeat offenders New Delhi: The government is set to introduce a law to guard against human trafficking, proposing a 10-year punishment for those engaging in aggravated forms of trafficking while seeking life imprisonment for repeat offenders. A bill to identify various forms of trafficking, including for the purposes of bonded labour, sexual exploitation, pornography, removal of organs and begging, has proposed severe punishment for those engaging in the heinous crime. The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill 2017, initiated by the Women & Child Development Ministry, is currently with a Group of Ministers (GoM) that will take a final view on the matter, official sources told TOI. More ... | |
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