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Initiatives in Uttar Pradesh: Anti Human Trafficking

7th October 2015

Challenges of Uttar Pradesh Has a population of nearly 22 crores.Has perforated international border of 619 kms

with NepalHas borders with –Uttrakhand, Delhi, Haryana,

Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, BiharIt is assumed that only 30% of the total cases are

reported, so the actual number is pretty high.Till date no concrete study has been conducted so

far to know the exact number of trafficked kids/adults in India. 

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Scenario of Uttar Pradesh

Has 35 Anti Human Trafficking Units (AHTU).Operation Smile – to make safe return of missing

children.Anti Human Trafficking and safety and protection of

women and children has been taken up the Hon’ble CM of UP as a priority area- 8 May, 2015

UP has made Human Trafficking punishable under the Goonda Act and Gangster Act of UP

UP is among the front runners which has implemented Victim compensation scheme for specific crimes including human trafficking and the 6 sections of POCSO Act.

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Operation Smile

Ghaziabad police launched one day operation against child labour in Ghaziabad on 14.09.2014 and recovered 51 children.

Found 227 and 326 missing children in the two phases of operation Smile

Operation smile has changed public perception of police, especially among the weaker sections of society which felt neglected.

MHA ordered repetition of this model across IndiaOperation Muskaan launched from 1st July till 31st July3 SSPs selected for awards for their exemplary

efforts under Operation Smile- Noida, Ghaziabad, Jhansi

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Hon.CM Ghoshana/AnnouncementAnti Human Trafficking Training on May 8th, 2015 Free sensitisation training to police personnel down to thana level, of

Uttar Pradesh, by SaktiVahini NGO. Video Conference by PS Home, SSB, Departmental Representatives,

NGOs, childline with all seven bordering districts for Nepal Border alert.

Workshops decided to be held at district and zonal levels- including all stakeholders- Police, Executive Magistrates, Probation Officers, Childline, NGOs, Unicef, Prosecution officers, DGC Criminal, SSB, AHTU, Shelter Home staff, Child Welfare Committee members, JJB members road transport and railway representatives et al..

Training material to be provided freely on relevant Acts , Rules, Advisories

Railway Police personnel to be trained as a major stakeholder Nepal bordering districts/zone to be first trained. All trainings aimed to be completed by November of 2015 or earlier

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Women &

Child Development

Ministry of Social Justice

and Empowerment

Ministry of Labour

Ministry of Law & Justice

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Women & Child Development

Ministry of Law & Justice

Ministry of Labour

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

NGOs / Civil Society

•Police Stations•FIR•Investigation•Juvenile Welfare Officer•Mahila Police Station•Woman Police Officer•Special Juvenile Police Unit•Anti Human Trafficking Units•Prosecution-DGC Cr/ SPO/PO/APO

•Juvenile Justice Act•Juvenile Justice Boards•POCSO•Shelter Homes•Domestic Violence Protection Officer•Integrated Child Protection Scheme•Child Welfare Committee•District Probation Officer

•Victim Compensation through SLSA and DLSA

•Child Labour•Bonded Labour•Migrant Labour

SC/ST men/women/children become victims-compensation,rehabilitation, schools, scholar-ships

Child Help Line, shelter homes

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Trainings conducted

District Training at Varanasi: 9th May : 63 participants

District Training at Meerut: 7th June : 66 participants

Video Conference and sensitisation with 7 Nepal bordering districts : 1th June 60 participants

Zonal level -Gorakhpur : 22nd June : 104 participants

State level training of 35 Anti Human Trafficking Units training with SSB Personnel – Lucknow: 29th June : 91 participants

Railways, Lucknow- under chair of ADG Railways: 30th June: 122 participants

District training-Lakhimpur Khiri-9th July : 49 participants

Bareilley Zone : 10th July : 238 participants

Agra Zone : 11th July: 102 participants

Meerut Zone: 23rd July : 260 participants

Kanpur Zone: 24th July : 195 participants

Allahabad Zone:25th July: 113 participants

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Trainings conducted till October 1: 2076 stakeholders trained

21.08.2015: Gautam Budh Nagar District : 3524.08.2015: Varanasi Zone : 9727.08.2015: Mathura District : 3628.08.2015: Jhansi Range: 13230.08.2015: Aligarh District : 9831.08.2015: Ghaziabad District : 5330.09.2015: Moradabad District : 461.10.2015: Rampur District 116

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Trainings Planned in October: Districtwise

Rampur (1.10.2015)KushinagarMaharajganjSiddharthnagarBalrampurShravastiBahraichChaitrakootBandaMahoba

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Achievements All major Zones/Ranges covered under training with

multiple stakeholdersDistrict level training at sensitive districtsRailway Police covered separately, because of special

advisories by GOI and Hon SC/HC needing SOPs for Railways

State Advisory Committee meeting under Hon Chief Secy’s Guidance approved of basic principles of Anti Human Trafficking future initiatives, including approval of State Task Force

35 AHTU review matrics with the help of Unicef and Home Dept- to strengthen resources and man power, to ensure proper use of these units

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Training Materials by Home Dept

Apart from the training material provided by Saktivahini to all participants, Home Department sent to every DM/SP/Commissioner/DIG/IG the following :

Guidelines under Juvenile Justice Act 2000, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012, including duties of police officers and salient features of these Acts.

Integrated Child Protection Scheme(ICPS), primarily run by WCD but having many components integrated with the protection and care of children

Q&A on POCSO for easy use at thana levelsDetailed advisory from judiciary on JJAct/Rules that govern

minor , trafficked victims and children in need of protection

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Parallel Efforts by Home DeptEfforts to inform public about the Uttar Pradesh Victim

Compensation Scheme 2014/modified in 2015 Home Department has included not only rape, human

trafficking, murder, loss of limb and life to earning member/non earning member, acid attacks, but also six relevant punishable sections of POCSCO for compensation under UP Victim Compensation Scheme, duly modified in July 2015.

2 crores handed over to State Legal Services Authority, as mandated by Hon.Supreme Court for distributing among District Legal Service Authoritites, when they decide victim compensation claims.

Human Trafficking made punishable under UP Goonda Act and UP Gangster Act by ordinance, 2014

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Some exemplary anti- trafficking effortsJhansi-tracking the financial flow across states

and districts to save minor girlsNoida-effective action to rescue two sisters aged

3 and 6 sold to brothelBijnore- rescue of interstate trafficked victimsGhaziabad-lead in Operation Smile and interstate

rescue of victimsBasti-saving the Meghalayan minorAgra-Bold operation to rescue minors from

brothels with the help of Maharashtra police

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State Advisory Committee: Hon.SC Mandate

In 1994, in the context of stopping child prostitution, Hon SC had mandated state governments to create a State Advisory Committee (Gaurav Jain vs.Govt of India

U.P. State also had constituted a committee including relevant stakeholders like Women and Child Dept, Home Dept, Labour Dept, Social Welfare Dept , NGO representatives etc under chairman ship of Hon CS, to issue advisories to field officers for protection of children from offences

In August, the above was re constituted under the patronage of Hon Chief Secy, as the State Advisory Committee on AntiHuman Trafficking

1. Chief Patron: Chief Secretary, Chair: PS Home2. Principal Secretaries of WCD, Labour, Social Welfare, Medical, Law3. Unicef, Saktivahini (official training partner under CM announcement), Child

Line representatives4. DGP, IG SSB (Border Area supervision) Committee to meet once in six months minimum frequency

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State Advisory Committee on Anti Human Trafficking : Decisions

Approval of a State Task Force to implement the decisions of the Committee Headed by Secy Home, with representatives from WCD, Health/Medical, Law,

Labour, Social Welfare, NGOs, Unicef, Child line, Police, SSB Task Force to review implementation on the ground of Anti Human Trafficking

initiatives Will meet once in 3 months or at shorter duration as per need

Approval in principle, to extend cooperation and coordination with neighbouring states like Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Delhi, Maharashtra by signing MoU on rescue and rehabilitation of trafficked victims, after following due process

Approval in principle to have a Placement Agency Regulation Act in the model of Chattisgarh to tackle the menace of human trafficking

Approval in principle of having a Unorganised Migrant Workers Registration and Welfare Act in the model of Jharkhand to tackle the menace of human trafficking

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State Advisory Committee on Anti Human Trafficking

Approval to empower the State Task Force to coordinate with other state agencies for inter state rescue and rehabilitation of victims of human trafficking

-Jharakhand PS WCD has specifically requested to circulate a contact list of a working group for fast rescue and rehabilitation of trafficked children/women in UP, originally from Jharkhand.-Delhi CWC Mayurbhanj chairperson has requested inter state coordination in bringing back almost 10 trafficked children , now living in Delhi shelter homes

State Task Force to ensure participation of members from UP in relevant inter state meetings and provide all cooperation therein, subject to final approval by the State Advisory Committee

Sensitizing Police for follow up in missing children case following Bachpan Bachao SC order (consider such cases as kidnapping and trafficking, put numbers under surveillance, update khoyapaya etc..)

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Way ForwardNALSA Report submitted to Hon SC. All challenges

envisaged therein needs to be addressed coherently with synergy and vision. Eg: (Centralised agency to tackle human trafficking menace)

Exemplary and quick punishment for all involved in the inhuman crime

More shelter homes and post rescue and rehabilitation efforts involving all stakeholders

Sensitivity and Action from all departments and stakeholders

Dedicated study needs to be done on socio economic causes of Human Trafficking.

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THANK YOU…AND MILES TO GO BEFORE WE SLEEP