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Pradeep Kumar

18/07/21 09:25 AM IST

Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021

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Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021, likely to be tabled in the monsoon session of Parliament.

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  • Several anti-human trafficking organisations, lawyers and researchers have welcomed the draft of the Bill which states that the legislation is aimed at preventing and countering trafficking in persons, especially women and children, to provide for care, protection, and rehabilitation to the victims, while respecting their rights, and creating a supportive legal, economic and social environment for them, and also to ensure prosecution of offenders.
  • The draft Bill also states that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) shall act as the national investigating and coordinating agency responsible for prevention and combating of trafficking in persons and other offences under this Act, as well as for investigation and prosecution and coordination in cases of trafficking in persons of such cases.
  • The Bill mixes up the issue of trafficking and sex work,” said a statement from Durbar. Prostitution and pornography have been added to the definition of exploitation and are considered to be trafficking, while the issue of consent has been made irrelevant.
Source: The Hindu

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