India, as a country, aims to be a superpower. However, recent incidents in Manipur have shown that we have failed to protect our women. Today, I will be discussing how we are also falling short in safeguarding our children. So, how can we aspire to dominate the world when we are unable to protect the women and children within our own households?
Child trafficking is a reprehensible and monstrous act that exacts a heavy toll on innocent children, robbing them of their innocence and freedom. According to NCRB reports in India, one child disappears every eight minutes, with sexual exploitation being a prevalent motive for trafficking.
This crime is not limited to girls; boys are equally vulnerable and tragically used for cruel purposes. The National Crime Records Bureau recorded 2,834 child trafficking cases in 2018, 2,914 in 2019, and 2,222 in 2020. Shockingly, out of the 4,700 trafficked individuals in 2020, 1,377 were minor boys and 845 were minor girls. These figures only represent registered cases, and numerous instances likely remain unreported, leaving many victims unrecognized and still missing.
The most vulnerable targets of this crime are small children in their pre-teen and adolescent years. Reports indicate that 80% of rescued children were between 13 and 18 years old, 13% were aged 9 to 12, and over 2% were even younger than 9 years old. Minor girls between 15 and 18 years old are particularly at risk, with high demand in the sex trade industry and domestic labor.
On July 30, 2023, ""World Day against Trafficking in Persons"" saw the release of a report titled ""Child Trafficking in India: Insights from Situational Data Analysis and the Need for Tech-Driven Intervention Strategies"" by Games24*7 and the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation (KSCF).
The report exposed a significant increase in child trafficking since the post-COVID period, with Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh topping the list for reporting the highest number of trafficked children between 2016 and 2022. Rajasthan's capital, Jaipur, emerged as the primary destination for trafficked children over the past six years. During 2016-2022, KSCF managed to rescue a total of 13,549 children. Two districts in the national capital, North Delhi (5.24%) and Northwest Delhi (5.13%), ranked next in terms of the percentage of total rescues. Overall, five districts in the national capital were among the top 10 districts for rescues.
The COVID pandemic dealt a severe blow to the trafficking situation in the country. Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of trafficked children per year, with an average of 267 in the pre-COVID phase (2016–19) and a staggering 1,214 in the post-COVID phase (2021–22), representing an alarming increase of over 350%.
#ChildProtection #Manipur #ChildTrafficking #NCRB #India #UttarPradesh #Bihar #AndhraPradesh #HumanTrafficking #Trafficking #Crime #HWNews
Child trafficking is a reprehensible and monstrous act that exacts a heavy toll on innocent children, robbing them of their innocence and freedom. According to NCRB reports in India, one child disappears every eight minutes, with sexual exploitation being a prevalent motive for trafficking.
This crime is not limited to girls; boys are equally vulnerable and tragically used for cruel purposes. The National Crime Records Bureau recorded 2,834 child trafficking cases in 2018, 2,914 in 2019, and 2,222 in 2020. Shockingly, out of the 4,700 trafficked individuals in 2020, 1,377 were minor boys and 845 were minor girls. These figures only represent registered cases, and numerous instances likely remain unreported, leaving many victims unrecognized and still missing.
The most vulnerable targets of this crime are small children in their pre-teen and adolescent years. Reports indicate that 80% of rescued children were between 13 and 18 years old, 13% were aged 9 to 12, and over 2% were even younger than 9 years old. Minor girls between 15 and 18 years old are particularly at risk, with high demand in the sex trade industry and domestic labor.
On July 30, 2023, ""World Day against Trafficking in Persons"" saw the release of a report titled ""Child Trafficking in India: Insights from Situational Data Analysis and the Need for Tech-Driven Intervention Strategies"" by Games24*7 and the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation (KSCF).
The report exposed a significant increase in child trafficking since the post-COVID period, with Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh topping the list for reporting the highest number of trafficked children between 2016 and 2022. Rajasthan's capital, Jaipur, emerged as the primary destination for trafficked children over the past six years. During 2016-2022, KSCF managed to rescue a total of 13,549 children. Two districts in the national capital, North Delhi (5.24%) and Northwest Delhi (5.13%), ranked next in terms of the percentage of total rescues. Overall, five districts in the national capital were among the top 10 districts for rescues.
The COVID pandemic dealt a severe blow to the trafficking situation in the country. Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of trafficked children per year, with an average of 267 in the pre-COVID phase (2016–19) and a staggering 1,214 in the post-COVID phase (2021–22), representing an alarming increase of over 350%.
#ChildProtection #Manipur #ChildTrafficking #NCRB #India #UttarPradesh #Bihar #AndhraPradesh #HumanTrafficking #Trafficking #Crime #HWNews
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00:00 India as a country aims to be a superpower. However, recent incidents in Manipur have
00:05 shown that we have failed to protect our women. Today, I will be discussing how we are also
00:10 falling short in safeguarding our children. So, how can we aspire to dominate the world
00:15 when we are unable to protect our women and children within our own households?
00:20 Child trafficking is a reprehensible and monstrous act that exacts a heavy toll on innocent children,
00:26 robbing them of their innocence and freedom. According to NCRB reports, in India, one child
00:32 disappears every eight minutes, with sexual exploitation being a prevalent motive for
00:36 trafficking. This crime is not only limited to girls. Boys are equally vulnerable and
00:42 tragically used for cruel purposes. The National Crime Records Bureau recorded 2,834 child
00:48 trafficking cases in 2018, 2,914 in 2019 and 2,222 in 2020. Shockingly, out of the 4,700
00:59 trafficked individuals in 2020, 1,377 were minor boys and 844 were minor girls. These
01:07 figures only represent registered cases and numerous instances likely remain unremoted,
01:13 leaving many victims unrecognized and still missing. The most vulnerable targets of this
01:19 crime are small children in their pre-teens and adolescent years. Reports indicate that
01:24 80% of rescued children were between 13 to 18 years old, 13% were aged 9 to 12 and over
01:32 2% were even younger than 9 years old. Minor girls between 15 to 18 years old are particularly
01:38 at risk with high demands in the sex trade industry and domestic labor.
01:42 On July 30, 2023, World Day Against Trafficking in Persons saw the release of a report titled
01:49 "Child Trafficking in India, Insights from Situational Data Analysis and the Need for
01:54 Tech-Driven Intervention Strategies" by Games24x7 and the Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation
02:00 (KSCF). The report exposed a significant increase in child trafficking since the post-COVID
02:06 period with Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh topping the list for reporting the
02:11 highest number of trafficked children between 2016 and 2022.
02:15 Rajasthan's capital, Jaipur, emerged as the primary destination for trafficked children
02:20 over the past six years. During 2016 to 2022, KSCF managed to rescue a total of 13,549 children.
02:29 Two districts of the national capital, North Delhi at 5.24% and Northwest Delhi at 5.13%
02:37 ranked next in terms of the percentage of total rescues. Overall, five districts in
02:42 the national capital were among the top 10 districts for rescues.
02:46 The COVID pandemic dealt a severe blow to the trafficking situation in the country.
02:50 Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of trafficked children per year with an average
02:54 of 267 in the pre-COVID phase and a staggering 1,214 in the post-COVID phase, representing
03:02 an alarming increase of 350%. In 2021, the state reported 2,055 cases of
03:09 child trafficking. Bihar and Andhra Pradesh followed as the second and third leading states
03:14 respectively where the maximum number of children were trafficked on an average every year.
03:19 Karnataka witnessed a significant increase in the number of trafficked children per year
03:23 from 6 cases before COVID to 110 after it in an 18-fold increase.
03:29 Frequent interventions by central and state government along with law enforcement agencies
03:33 such as the Railway Protection Force and the Border Security Force have aided in curtailing
03:38 the number of trafficked children and improving the reporting of such cases.
03:43 Several root causes of child trafficking in India are poverty, lack of education and the
03:48 need to financially support their families. The country's unemployment rate is alarmingly
03:53 high with the United Nations Development Programme estimating it at 3.5%. Scarce financial opportunities
04:01 often lead to the exploitation of children where they are offered work. Those living
04:05 in poverty are frequently compared to trade sacks for necessities like food and shelter.
04:11 In dire circumstances, some desperate parents are even forced to sell their children to
04:16 traffickers. Children are often coerced and manipulated by gangs, leaving them begging
04:21 on streets. Fortunately, law and provisions are in place to protect children from trafficking.
04:27 Article 23 of the Indian Constitution explicitly prohibits human trafficking. The Government
04:32 of India has enacted additional laws and made amendments to the Indian Penal Code to effectively
04:38 combat child trafficking.
04:39 The Immoral Traffic Prevention Act 1986 (ITPA), a revised version of the Suppression of Immoral
04:45 Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 (SITA), criminalizes human trafficking for prostitution
04:53 and prescribes legal measures against individuals involved in any capacity of human trafficking.
04:58 ITPA was designed to be more supportive of the victims, establishing mechanisms for their
05:04 rehabilitation and preventing them from being trafficked again.
05:07 In 2013, the IPC underwent further amendments to align with the UN Protocol to prevent,
05:14 suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children, introducing
05:19 new provisions to tackle human trafficking in India.
05:22 The children we are discussing are innocent and vulnerable, and their lives and childhood
05:26 innocence are destroyed by heartless criminals exploiting their poverty. They not only endure
05:32 physical torture but also suffer emotionally and mentally. As a society, we must take extra
05:37 care of these children and provide them with as much care and protection as we can.
05:42 That's all for now, for more such news updates follow HW News English. Thank you.
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