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National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma speaks during seminar on anti-human trafficking in Srinagar on Thursday | KO photo by Abid Bhat Srinagar- The National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma on Thursday said human trafficking increased by 15.56 per cent in Jammu and Kashmir last year as compared to the 2021-22 financial…
Srinagar, Apr 27: The National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma on Thursday said human trafficking increased by 15.56 per cent in Jammu and Kashmir last year as compared to the 2021-22 financial year but it is “just the tip of an iceberg”. “In the last few years, we have seen in Kashmir also…
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday described human trafficking as a challenge, besides drug smuggling and illegal arms trade, saying though it is directly linked to social and economic development, it is not limited to weaker sections of society. Speaking at an awareness programme on anti-human trafficking here, Sinha called upon the…
The National Seminar on Anti-Human Trafficking Awareness by National Commission for Women held at Srinagar has highlighted the most neglected Human Rights of most vulnerable young women and infant children going on for a long time now in Jammu and Kashmir. While the number of women and children trafficked into Jammu Kashmir may be lower…
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that the government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance for crime against women. Addressed the National Seminar on Anti Human Trafficking Awareness organized by National Commission for Women, in collaboration with Social Welfare Department and J&K Police, today, Lieutenant Governor said that government has adopted a policy…
By Srinivas Goli, Shreya Singh* The Assam government’s recent efforts towards addressing child marriages in the state appears to be doing more harm than good. Recent weeks have witnessed a brutal crackdown on culprits identified under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO, 2012) and Prevention of Child Marriages Act (PCMA, 2006) in…
Indian-administered Kashmir – Twenty-nine-year-old Nazima Begum* sits cross-legged on the floor of her dark room, the windows covered with tarpaulin. On her lap is her youngest son, five-month-old Taufiq*, who plays with his mother’s face as she talks. Occasionally, she stops to plant a kiss on his head. Nazima lives in this single room in…
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday busted a human trafficking gang and arrested three people, including two women, in Central Kashmir’s Budgam District. According to investigators, the group used to recruit girls from other states for exploitation. However, it is unknown whether the ladies were sexually exploited as well. According to a police statement, a…
When incidents of forced labour or sex trafficking hit the headlines, the law-enforcing machinery suddenly gets into a firefighting mode. Victims are rescued and success stories circulate. But the magnitude of human trafficking and its disastrous impact on people and society often go unnoticed. According to an UNDOC report, the most common forms of human…
ISLAMABAD: In a first, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in collaboration with the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has made it mandatory for mobile registration vans (MRVs) to ensure registration of transgender persons and people with disabilities at their doorstep and include them in political processes. This was stated by Nighat Siddique, Director…
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