Law Policies and Institutional Response to Human Trafficking

Law Policies and Institutional Response to Human Trafficking

1 International and Regional Legal Regime

  1. Introduction
  2. International Legal Regime
  3. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (2000)
  4. Regional Legal Regime

2 National Legislation and Court Directions

  1. The Constitution of India
  2. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act 1956
  3. Indian Penal Code 1860
  4. Court Directions

3 State Legislations / Rules And Procedures

  1. Goa Childrenโ€™s Act 2003
  2. State Rules

4 Special Institutions

  1. Role of Ministry of Women and Child Development
  2. Institutional Services
  3. Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU)

5 Govt. Policies, Including Orders / Circulars and Provisions

  1. Integrated Plan of Action to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking with Special Focus on Children and Women
  2. Swadhar
  3. Ujjawala
  4. Kishori Shakti Yojana
  5. Swayamsidha
  6. The Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS)

6 Law Enforcement Agencies, Role and Functions

  1. Police Station as the Gateway to Human Rights
  2. The Legal Regime
  3. Using Legal Provisions
  4. Challenges in the Legal Regime
  5. Administrative Structures
  6. Role of the Stakeholders

7 Challenges in Law Enforcement

  1. Challenges in Identifying Victims
  2. Interviewing Trafficked Person
  3. Cognitive Interviewing
  4. Challenges in Providing Protection
  5. Challenges in Prosecution
  6. Challenges in Prevention
  7. Addressing the Issue of Missing Persons

8 Role of NGOs in Law Enforcement

  1. NGO
  2. Powers Privileges and Duties of NGOs in Law Enforcement and Justice Delivery Under ITPA
  3. What is the Liability of Witness who Refuses to Cooperate with Police?
  4. Is there any Protection and Safety for the NGOs and police Officers Against Litigation?
  5. What is Home Verification under ITPA?
  6. Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs)
  7. NGO Initiating Action Through Magistrate when Notified Police Officer is Unavailable
  8. Who is an Authorized Police Officer for taking Action under the ITPA?
  9. If an NGO Wants to Rescue a Person how should it go About?
  10. Rescue Operation in Case of Exploitative Labour
  11. Interviewing Rescued Persons
  12. Home Verification before Restoration
  13. Are Women Police Officers Essential?

9 Best Practice Models

  1. Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs)
  2. Models of Prosecution
  3. Professionalism in Prosecution
  4. Models in Prevention
  5. NGO Initiative in Addressing Vulnerabilities
  6. Human Rights Counselling Centres at International Border
  7. Best Law Enforcement Response

10 Overview of Justice Delivery System

  1. Administration of Criminal Justice
  2. Social Change and Judiciary
  3. Features of PIL
  4. Process of Criminal Justice System in India
  5. Role of Executive Magistrates Against Trafficking

11 Role and Functions of Judiciary

  1. Understanding Human Trafficking and Rule of Law
  2. Trafficking: Legal Framework
  3. Judicial Activism in India
  4. Role of Judiciary in Combating Trafficking

12 Legal Aid and Services

  1. Legal Aid โ€“ Concept and History
  2. Eligibility Criterion for Legal Aid
  3. Legal Service Authorities โ€“ Hierarchy
  4. Legal Aid and Trafficking Victims

13 Victimsโ€™ Rights and Witness Protection Mechanism

  1. Basic Principles to be followed
  2. Victimsโ€™ Rights
  3. Child Rights Issues
  4. Victim/Witness Protection

14 Identifying the Stake Holders in The Process of Anti Human Trafficking

  1. Meaning of Anti Human Trafficking
  2. Stake Holders
  3. Role of Government Functionaries
  4. Community Vigilance

15 Why Synergy?

  1. Meaning of Synergy
  2. Multiple Stake Holders
  3. Coordination between the Stake Holders
  4. Project โ€œAasaraโ€

16 Best Models of Synergy

  1. Anti Human Trafficking Units of Andhra Pradesh
  2. Study of a Best Practice on Anti Trafficking Rescue Operation
  3. Challenges

17 Impact of Synergy

  1. University Professor Convicted for Procuring Minor for Prostitution in Andhra Pradesh
  2. Police NGO Synergy in Law Enforcement: Child Traffickers Convicted in Andhra Pradesh
  3. Closing down Places of Commercial and Sexual Exploitation: An Effective Tool in Law Enforcement against Traffickers
  4. Minor Victimโ€™s Information in Khamman Dist. of Andhra Pradesh Leading to Rescue of 41 Girls from A.P. and Maharashtra
  5. Trafficking of a Tribal Girl for Forced Labour: Synergy amongst Police, NGO, and Labour Department

18 Field Visit

  1. Field Visit to an Anti Human Trafficking Unit
  2. Visit to Nodal NGO