Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday called for concerted efforts to end the heinous crime of human trafficking.<\/p>\n
She said that human trafficking is the third largest organized crime in the world next only to drugs and illegal arms trade.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrafficking in persons is an extreme form of human rights violation and results in exploitation and perpetuation of crime against the innocent people,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
The Governor was releasing a set of five handbooks on \u201cCountering Human Trafficking,\u201d brought by the Prajwala with the support of the US Consulate General, at the Raj Bhavan, here, on the occasion of the UN World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.<\/p>\n
She expressed anguish that female victims continue to be the primary target of trafficking, as women constitute 46 per cent and girls constitute 19 per cent of the total trafficking victims.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that at any given point of time more than 2.5 million people are trapped in the modern-day slavery shows the gravity of the crime,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The Governor stated that the proposed draft titled \u201cTrafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care, and Rehabilitation) Bill-2021 once approved and becomes a reality then its effective implementation might help prevent the trafficking to a great extent.<\/p>\n
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan called upon people not to stigmatize the rescued victims; instead we must work for their effective rehabilitation.<\/p>\n
It is high time that we listen to the voices of the victims and prepare concrete action plans to root out the practice of human trafficking.<\/p>\n
Victims\u2019 experiences serve as a base to understand the causes and consequences of human trafficking and help come out with the right strategies to fight trafficking in humans.<\/p>\n
We need to listen to the victims\u2019 voices as the current year\u2019s anti-trafficking day theme, \u201cVictims Voices Lead the Way,\u201d proposes. It is not acceptable to re-victimise the victims through stigmatization.<\/p>\n
The Governor appreciated the work of Prajwala\u2019s Sunitha Krishnan in bringing out the five sets of customized handbooks for the duty bearers. She termed the books as ready-reckoner for the duty bearers working to fight human trafficking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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