Human Trafficking for CSE In Goa: Situation, Interventions and Challenges.

I. Introduction:

•Human trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation is a universal phenomenon.

•Goa is also affected with the problem of human trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation.

•Goa is mainly a destination state i.e a large number of victims are from outside the state.

•The national study conducted by the NHRC in 2005 found that Goa is one of the major destinations states in India.

Statistics: State/Country - Number of Victims

Sl. No

Country Total Number

1 Bangladesh 42 Nepal 273 Russia 24 India 146

Total 179

Sl. No State Total Number 1 Andhra Pradesh 142 Assam 53 Bihar 14 Delhi 25 Goa 166 Gujarat 17 Karnataka 78 Kerala 19 Maharashtra 510 Manipur 3111 Mizoram 412 Madhya Pradesh 113 Mumbai 3914 Nagaland 815 Rajasthan 116 Sikkim 117 UP 318 Uttarakhand 119 West Bengal 9

Trafficking of Girls from Mizoram

-Girls from Mizoram trafficked to Goa to work in a massage parlour.

-They were being forced for commercial sexual activities.

-The girls escaped and informed their family back home.

-The victim girls shared that there were girls from Nagaland and Manipur in the parlour who were being forced for CSE.

- The girls from Mizoram shared that they were lured by a girl from Mizoram to work in a beauty parlour and then were being forced to commercial sexual activities.- Nagaland girls shared that the parlour owner had visited Nagaland after advertising in the local news paper for job as beautician.- Manipuri girls shared that a local girl had trafficked them.

II. Human trafficking in Goa

Forms

Hotel and lodge Flat Dance ClubConferenceMassage Parlour

Statistics

  

Forms No of victims

Hotel and lodge 44

Flat 38

Dance club 45

Conference 10

Massage Parlour 42

III. Interventions: 1. Rescue

AHTU Unit – Now units in each district.Local police station also involved in rescue.Nodal Ngo AppointedSDM involved in Rescue - Sec 16Rescue along with Ngo members.No discrimination based on age.Victim FriendlyStatement in the presence of Ngo

members.Ngo members accompany the victim and

the police for medical examination.Ngo member accompany the victim when

the victim is produced before the CWC/Magistrate for safe custody and protection.

 2. Safety & Protection:

Production before the magistrate/CWC in all the cases.

Not allowed without the permission of the magistrate

GCA prevents meeting of the members

3. Inquiry

No discrimination based on AgeSec 17Magistrate Visits the Protective Home

Assistance of panel membersHome Investigation ReportReport of the CounselorViews of the VictimFinal Order

4. Repatriation

In India and also to Nepal and Bangladesh

Escort – Expenses by the state Government, Counselor accompanies the victim, lady police officers.

Average Time for Indian & Nepali Citizen & – 3 months.

Average Time for Bangladeshi Citizen – 5 and1/2 months.

No Push Back.

5. Rehabilitation at Protective Home:

One Protective Home as per Sec 21 of ITPA.

Being managed by the Department of Women & Child Development, Goa

Yearly average – 50 inmates.DWCD & Arz collaboration since 2001.DWCD: Administration, protection,

shelter, escorting, food, clothing , etcArz – Counseling, Income generation, self

development, recreation, follow-up, mobilization of services in Goa and source states, after care, etc

6. Non Institutional Rehabilitation

I. Swift Wash – Economic rehabilitation to members of

prostitution Market Employment - ESI, Provident FundInitial Support – Ration, rent, deposit,

etcPsycho – Social Services – Counseling,

Psychiatrist, Health, legal, etcCrècheEducation of Children

2. PRABHAT A scheme drafted by DWCD in

consultation with Ngo in Goa.

Victims can be of any age or gender.

Option of institution and non institution based rehabilitation to the victim.

Scheme provides various kinds of options - education, vocational training, job, economic enterprise, etc.

7. Prosecution

Children’s Court – Child Friendly.

No special Court – established by the state sec 22 A and central government sec 22AA

Trials take time.Low Conviction Rate : Victims repatriated or/and rehabilitated.

IV. Role of service providers in the source states:1. Social Welfare/Ngo

Address verificationTracing FamilyHome Investigation ReportArranging for Documents – Citizen Certificate,

Birth certificate, Identity proof of relatives.Receiving VictimsEscorting the victimsServices to the victims and family –

Counseling, protection, rehabilitation, follow-upArranging for victims at the time of deposition

of victims during the trial.Sharing Information about the trafficking.

2. Police:

Sharing Information about Trafficking of girls for CSE.

Taking action against the traffickers when received information from the destination state.

Verifying the information shared by the victim and the traffickers.

Areas requires attention:

Speedy Home Investigation Report.Speedy RepatriationSharing of Information about the

traffickersProsecution of traffickers in Transit

and source.Rehabilitation services for the

victims in source states to prevent re-trafficking.

 Arranging victim for deposition.

How we can achieve?

Knowledge about services, Sharing of information about the

traffickers, their networks and modus operandi and collaboration.

Learning from each other’s work.Collaboration between the

service providers.

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