Women Trafficking

Women Trafficking

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  Avinash Rajput Criminology 4thSemester Lok Nayak Jayprakesh Narayana National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science Ministry of Home Affairs
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   Women trafficking isa group of crimes involving the exploitation of women for financial gains which is violation of fundamental human rights.  Women trafficking is the 3rd largest international crime.  20,000 girls are transported every year from India.  Millions of women and children are victims of trafficking.  Women trafficking is a part of the larger problem of slavery
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   Women trafficking iswhen Women are transported, by force or deception, to become enslaved.  Traffickers use blackmail, abuse, and threats to force victims to comply with their wishes in the destination country.  Usually caused by poverty/lack of economic opportunities, especially for women and children, and a demand for certain services in the destination country
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   Poverty  Absence ofa social safety  Political instability  Status of violence against women & children  The low risk, high-profit
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   Prostitution  cheap labor Potential profits are very high  Domestic work  Forced marriages
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   Throughout the entirewomen trafficking process there are 4 people involved: o o o o The recruiter The trafficker The victim The human trafficking industry
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   Fuels organized crime Deprives countries of human capital  Promotes social breakdown  Undermines public heal  Subverts government authority  Imposes enormous economic cost
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   Loss of supportfrom family and community  Loss of proper education  Obstacles in physical development  Psychological Traumas
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   Article 23 ofthe Constitution of India prohibits trafficking in human beings in any form.  ‘Special Act’ the Suppressiontion of Immoral Traffic and women and girls, 1956.
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   Enforcement authorities arenot adequately responsive  Not sympathetic to victims  Low priority of this form of crime  Inadequate reaction of civil society
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   NGO (Non GovernmentalOrganizations)  Social Service Providers  Catholic Charities  Lutheran Family Services  Domestic Violence Shelters