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Date:26/07/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/200...
Date:26/07/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/07/26/stories/2007072656511300.htm India sensitive to human trafficking, says Renuka Special Correspondent NEW DELHI: Reacting to the annual U.S. State Department report on human trafficking warning India of possible sanctions if it failed to act swiftly on the “world’s largest human trafficking and bonded labour problems,” the Government on Wednesday said it did not appreciate “being watched over its shoulder.”Extradition policy Talking to reporters here, Minister of State for Women and Child Development (Independent charge) Renuka Chowdhury said no one should question the Government’s commitment in dealing with the issues of human trafficking. “We are equally sensitive to the issues and yes, there are some peculiar problems in the region which are being rectified. But, we do not like being watched over our shoulder.” Giving details of a conference on ‘Micro-finance and Women Economic Empowerment in SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Region’ to be held here on Thursday and Friday, Ms. Chowdhury said the issue of human trafficking would be taken up on the first day of the conference and the rescue, rehabilitation, and repatriation of the victims discussed. She said the Government was also looking at the extradition policy for traffickers and adopting the best practices of other SAARC countries. According to the Minister, she had written to all State Governments to provide figures on missing children and child labour to set up a quick response system. She said the Government was now working towards compulsory registration of pregnancy and births. Apple Store Coupons

July 26, 2007 | 2:07 AM

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Rehabilitation for women victims of trafficking
Date:20/07/2007 Andhra Pradesh #4,000 women affected by the scourge in Anantapur #They will be trained in the area of their choice for self employment #Healthcare and special rehabilitation will be given to HIV positive women ANANTAPUR: The district administration has decided to bring woman, affected by trafficking, back to the mainstream by providing them rehabilitation as per their interests. They will be provided self-employment opportunities and their living standards uplifted. At a review meeting on ‘Women affected by trafficking’ held here on Wednesday Collector N. Sridhar said mere financial assistance would not help the victims. They would require rehabilitation. According to unofficial estimates, there were some 4,000 women affected by trafficking in the district. Steps would be taken to rehabilitate all of them and bring them back to the mainstream of life. They would be given training required for their chosen self-employment and also extending financial assistance.Action against guilty The affected women would be formed into groups and an officer would be given the responsibility to elicit their opinions, problems and experiences and offer rehabilitation as per their desire. The brokers playing key role in forcing the women into trafficking would be identified and punished. Healthcare and special rehabilitation would be offered to the HIV positive women. A helpline would also be opened in the Woman and Child Welfare Department office. Women in trouble would be extended immediate help if information was given to the helpline, he stated. Apple Store Coupons

July 19, 2007 | 8:07 AM

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Rehabilitation for women victims of trafficking
Date:20/07/2007 Andhra Pradesh #4,000 women affected by the scourge in Anantapur #They will be trained in the area of their choice for self employment #Healthcare and special rehabilitation will be given to HIV positive women ANANTAPUR: The district administration has decided to bring woman, affected by trafficking, back to the mainstream by providing them rehabilitation as per their interests. They will be provided self-employment opportunities and their living standards uplifted. At a review meeting on ‘Women affected by trafficking’ held here on Wednesday Collector N. Sridhar said mere financial assistance would not help the victims. They would require rehabilitation. According to unofficial estimates, there were some 4,000 women affected by trafficking in the district. Steps would be taken to rehabilitate all of them and bring them back to the mainstream of life. They would be given training required for their chosen self-employment and also extending financial assistance.Action against guilty The affected women would be formed into groups and an officer would be given the responsibility to elicit their opinions, problems and experiences and offer rehabilitation as per their desire. The brokers playing key role in forcing the women into trafficking would be identified and punished. Healthcare and special rehabilitation would be offered to the HIV positive women. A helpline would also be opened in the Woman and Child Welfare Department office. Women in trouble would be extended immediate help if information was given to the helpline, he stated. Apple Store Coupons

July 19, 2007 | 8:07 AM

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Rehabilitation for women victims of trafficking
Date:20/07/2007 Andhra Pradesh #4,000 women affected by the scourge in Anantapur #They will be trained in the area of their choice for self employment #Healthcare and special rehabilitation will be given to HIV positive women ANANTAPUR: The district administration has decided to bring woman, affected by trafficking, back to the mainstream by providing them rehabilitation as per their interests. They will be provided self-employment opportunities and their living standards uplifted. At a review meeting on ‘Women affected by trafficking’ held here on Wednesday Collector N. Sridhar said mere financial assistance would not help the victims. They would require rehabilitation. According to unofficial estimates, there were some 4,000 women affected by trafficking in the district. Steps would be taken to rehabilitate all of them and bring them back to the mainstream of life. They would be given training required for their chosen self-employment and also extending financial assistance.Action against guilty The affected women would be formed into groups and an officer would be given the responsibility to elicit their opinions, problems and experiences and offer rehabilitation as per their desire. The brokers playing key role in forcing the women into trafficking would be identified and punished. Healthcare and special rehabilitation would be offered to the HIV positive women. A helpline would also be opened in the Woman and Child Welfare Department office. Women in trouble would be extended immediate help if information was given to the helpline, he stated. Apple Store Coupons

July 19, 2007 | 8:07 AM

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Child marriages, trafficking on the rise in West Bengal
Child marriages, trafficking on the rise in West Bengal Antara Das A rising awareness against dowry is fuelling the incidence KOLKATA: A survey conducted across several districts in West Bengal has indicated that a rising awareness against dowry is fuelling the incidence of child marriage and trafficking. The survey was conducted by Women’s Studies Research Centre (WSRC); the Department of Sociology, Burdwan University; and Centre for Women’s Studies, University of North Bengal, supported by the West Bengal Government’s Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “We found that the traffickers approach the villagers in the guise of grooms without any dowry demand and lure them into marrying off even minor girls,” said Ishita Mukhopadhyay, Director, WSRC, Calcutta University. “The girls are then sold and sent to other places like Mumbai, Dubai or Kashmir,” she added. “The problem is compounded by the fact that West Bengal lies on the vulnerable international trafficking route, a fact acknowledged by the United Nations, with Kolkata itself becoming a significant source and destination for traffickers,” Dr. Mukhopadyay said. “The elderly women in the villages acknowledge that child marriages were not so prevalent earlier.” She said that once married, even minor girls were treated as women and they did not enjoy child rights any more.The data quoted in the report (sourced from the 2001Census and the National Family Health Survey) shows a high incidence of child marriage in the State — 39.16 per cent compared to the national average of 32.10 per cent. “Though the Social Welfare Department has been organising awareness campaigns at the block and anganwadi levels, it is hard to eradicate the problem,” the department’s Principal Secretary S.N. Haque said. While the Government’s focus is on economic empowerment of women through vocational training, and providing financial incentives to prevent girls from dropping out of high school, Dr. Mukhopadhyay felt that police action was needed to reign in traffickers. “There are, after all, hardly any trafficking cases that are registered with the police,” she said Apple Store Coupons

July 19, 2007 | 2:07 AM

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