The Anti-Trafficking Bill, which seeks to make rehabilitation a right for survivors and send offenders to jail for over 14 years, is likely to be introduced in the Budget Session of the Parliament
A separate clause on problems faced by Indians trafficked to countries such as the United States and in Europe should be inserted in the anti-human trafficking bill, External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj suggested on Friday. The Bill, which seeks to make rehabilitation a right for survivors and send offenders to jail for over 14 years, is likely to be introduced in the Budget Session of the Parliament.
The suggestion came up during the last and the only meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) of four ministries to whom the Bill was sent by the Cabinet.
Swaraj said the clause needs to specify India's role and efforts in terms of prevention with other countries apart from its neighbours. The Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry, that drafted the Bill, agreed to include it.
Increased international co-operation and co-ordination with authorities in foreign countries and organisations are mentioned in the Bill as part of the duties of the National Anti-Trafficking Bureau. These measures include investigational intelligence, mutual legal assistance, and implementation of various international conventions and protocol.
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad suggested that the National Anti-Trafficking Bureau should not be too top-heavy. As per its constitution, the Bureau is headed by the Director General of Police, and is assisted by Additional DGP. It will also have a team of police officers and other experts.
Urban Development minister Hardeep Puri said that the Bill should comply with international treaties such as the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking Persons, Especially Women and Children, so that transporters and carriers are mandated to check travel documents of all passengers. WCD officials said that the conformity to these treaties are specified in the Bill.
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- The Anti-Trafficking Bill, which seeks to make rehabilitation a right for survivors and send offenders to jail for over 14 years, is likely to be introduced in the Budget Session of the Parliament.
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