STAYING ALIVE…SUNITHA KRISHNAN

INDIA

PRANITHA..

ANJALISHAHEEN

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

• ADOPTION• ORGAN TRADE• DOMESTIC WORK• FORCED LABOR SERVITUDE• BEGGARY• CIRCUS• PROSTITUTION

THE PROBLEM

• EVERY 10 MINUTES A PERSON IS TRAFFICKED

• 3 MILLION WOMEN AND CHILDREN• 45% CHILDREN,88 % OF ADULTS

TRAFFICKED BEFORE THE AGE OF 14 YRS• 28 BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY• 3RD LARGEST ORGANIZED CRIME

KERALA’S REALITY

• INTER STATE,INTRA STATE, INTERNATIONAL• KERALA-

BANGALORE,HYDERABAD,CHENNAI,MYSORE,COIMBATORE,OOTY, MUMBAI, MIDDLE EAST, EUROPE

• SEX TOURISM-BOYS AND GIRLS• HOTELS, LODGES,MASSAGE PARLORS

HOUSES,RESORTS,HOUSEBOATS

THE JOURNEY OF A VICTIM• OPTIONLESS• VULNERABLE• DECEPTION,FORCE,

COERCION• PAINFUL INITIATION• EXPLOITATIVE STRUCTURES• LUCRATIVE OPTION ???-DEBT• STI/RTI,HIV/AIDS• ADDICTION,HEALTH HAZARDS• SYSTEMIC ABUSEFROM A VICTIM TO A PERPETRATOR OF CRIME

WAY OUT

• PREVENTION • AWARENESS-KUDUMBASHRI,JAGRITI SAMITHI • CAMPAIGNS-COMMUNITY AND MEDIA • ENTRY/EXIT STRATEGIES AT AIRPORT/RAILWAY STATIONS/BUS

STANDS- RPF, HELP-CENTERS/MIGRATION CENTERS/HOTEL DISPLAY

• PUBLIC MESSAGES AT TOURIST PLACE• WORKING ON DEMAND- PENALIZING CUSTOMERS• HELPLINES CONNECTED TO SERVICE PROVIDERS• ONE STOP CRISES CENTER

WAY OUT

• PROSCECUTION• TRAIN ALL POLICE OFFICERS, PROSCECUTORS, NGO’S,

JUDICIARY• STATE LEGAL SERVICE AUTHORITIES FOR TRAIL PREPARATION• DESIGNATE FAST TRACK COURTS• VICTIM WITNESS PROTECTION SCHEME• VIDEO CONFERENCING FOR RECORDING EVIDENCE• COMPENSATION• CLOSURE OF PLACES OF EXPLOITATION-SEC 18,ITPA• CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY- REHABILITATION FUND

WAY OUT

• PROTECTION• BUILD CAPACITIES OF MAHILA MANDIR IN EACH

DISTRICT• SHELTER HOMES WITH MINIMUM STANDARDS OF

CARE-COUNSELORS, LIFE SKILLS, LEGAL SUPPORT,MEDICAL CARE,PSYCHO-SOCIAL SUPPORT

• HOLISTIC REHABILITATION-PSYCHOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, CIVIC

• STATE POLICY FOR REHABILITATION

FROM PAIN TO POWER…

SEEKING SELF…

GAINING CONFIDENCE…

RESTORING DIGNITY…

REBUILDING HOPE…

AFFIRMING FAITH…

CHERISHING THE POWER

STAYING ALIVE…

GIVING BACK…

CAN WE?

• DENIAL CANNOT WISH AWAY THE PROBLEM• NUMBER GAME WILL NOT HELP A VICTIM• CULTURE OF SILENCE AND CULTURE OF TOLERANCE

TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE CANNOT BRING PROACTIVE CHANGE

• NOT WORDS BUT ACTION THAT WILL CHANGE THE SITUATION

• IT IS POSSIBLE TO RESTORE DIGNITY TO A VICTIM

NO HUMAN DESERVES TO GO THROUGH…WHAT THESE CHILDREN HAVE GONE THROUGH…

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