Draft anti trafficking bill upholds survivors’ access to their rights
Anti human trafficking lawyers, researchers, psychologists, social workers, activists and survivor lead-ers from Tafteesh, an anti-trafficking forum in India, have welcomed the draft Trafficking in Pe...
Covid-19 second wave pushes vulnerable groups into debt traps
FOR IMMIDEATE RELEASE New Delhi/Kolkata, June 30, 2021: Covid-19 induced lockdown and the after effects of the ongoing pandemic continues to impact low-income households across the country. However, ...
The MHA advisory on AHTUs reinforces urgent need for action by state governments
The recent advisory by the Ministry of Home Affairs asking all State and Union Territories to set up Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) in all districts, and also to notify a State-Headquarter level...
The Supreme Court directive on videoconferencing in trafficking cases will increase victims’ access to justice
Anti trafficking activists and survivor leaders laud the Supreme Court directive to State governments to ensure in-camera videoconferencing facilities in trials for trafficked victims who often have t...
Award of 9 lakh compensation to trafficked victim would set a precedent
A District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in West Bengal has awarded Rs 9 lakh to a survivor of human trafficking as compensation, under the provisions of the West Bengal Victim Compensation Scheme, ...
Recognising sex workers as informal workers is a welcome step
But traffickers, madams, brothel managers and pimps should not be conflated with sex workers Tafteesh, a coalition of human rights activists, survivor leaders, lawyers and researchers, welcomes t...
Only 27% of AHTUs are functional and 51% being notified with all the power and resources: Study
Responses to RTIs from 16 States and UTs highlight that only 27% of AHTUs are functional and 51% being notified with all the power and resources. The number of notified AHTUs in many states/UTs were m...
PRESS NOTE The MHA advisory on AHTUs is timely and in urgent need for action by state governments
Anti Trafficking Activists across the country laud the MHA’s directive to state governments to activate Anti Human Trafficking Units in all states to prevent trafficking in persons, in a COVID-affec...
Only 3 out of 429 traffickers convicted in past 10 years research
Lack of legal support to survivors and prolonged trails give impunity to traffickers, a major reason behind increasing cases of human trafficking in India...
Kolkata Marathon : Survivors of human trafficking run to raise their issues
As hundreds of athletes and sports enthusiasts took to the street to run the Tata Steel Kolkata Half Marathon here today, a group of survivors of human trafficking ran with them to raise the issue of ...
Press Note: Parliament needs to pass anti-trafficking bill
Last week, the Trafficking of Persons Bill, 2018, has been introduced to the Parliament by Minister of Women and Child Development, Mrs. Maneka Gandhi, who has been lauded for her efforts in bringing ...