Adequate and strong legislations play a pivotal role in addressing an organized
crime. As trafficking is an organized crime and the victims of trafficking are
subjected to inhuman conditions it was very strongly felt that for effective convictions
there is a need for a Victim Protection Act. Through writ petitions and public interest
litigations in various High Courts in India victim friendly options such as video
conferencing, rehabilitation options have been achieved.
For the first time in the country, in the Supreme Court a public interest litigation
has been filed for Victim Protection Act by Prajwala which has made the
Government Of India look at the possibility of victim protection protocols at every
stage from rescue to reintegration.
Trafficking is thus a violation of several human rights - among them, the very right to
life, the right to liberty and security of person, the right to freedom from torture or cruelty, inhuman or degrading treatment, the right to a home and family, the right to education
and proper employment, the right to health care – everything that makes for a life with
dignity.Today, sex trafficking in women and children is one of the fastest growing areas
of national and international criminal activity. It has created a complex criminal network - at
times, with the patronage of those in power. Lack of suitable laws and law enforcement
machinery add to the problem.
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