ANNUAL REPORT SHAKTI VAHINI 2014-2015.pdf

Leading India's Fight Against Human Trafficking, Bondage, Slavery and Servitude

2014-2015

QUANTITATIVE QUANTITA TIVE ACHIEVEMENT AT A GLANCE: 1. VICTIM SUPPORT Sl.

 Activities  Activiti es

Total Number

No 01.

Number of Rescue

408

02.

Number of cases referred to the organization by various stakeholders

950

03.

Number of FIR

298

04.

Number of DD entry

274

05.

Rescued number of victims belongs to other countries

21

06.

Number of Inter‐state Investigation

468

07.

Number of victims restored

227

08.

Number of intervention in red light areas

33

09.

Number of entry points covered

20

10.

Number of Forced Marriage cases reported

10

11.

Number of victims of commercial sexual Exploitation

45

2. POLICE TRAINING O1.

Number of AHTU Training

17

02.

Number of District level Police Training

24

03.

Number of Police Station Level sensitization Programme

274

04.

Number of Police Officers Trained

4719

3. LEGAL INTERVENTION 01.

Number of FIR registered

447

02.

Number of Daily Diary

499

03.

Number of victims provided legal support 

390

04.

Number of convictions happened

6

4. INTERVENTION IMPA IMPACT CT 01.

Number of NGO Partner

55

02.

Number of shelter home coordinated

62

03.

Number of CWC the organization Interacted with

155

5. COMMUNITY EVENTS 01.

Number of community meetings

615

02.

Number of programmes with students

52

03.

Number of School Awareness Programme

185

04.

Number of Programmes with RWA

112

05.

Number of NGO/Civil Society Meeting

15

06.

Number of meetings with help lines

215

07.

Number of Meetings with Panchayat 

155

08.

Group Discussi Discussions ons and Talk shows in colleges

15

09.

Number of Members of E‐group

10000

10.

Number of citizen panel established

250

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QUANTITATIVE QUANTITA TIVE ACHIEVEMENT AT A GLANCE: 6. VICTIM SUPPORT SYSTEM O1.

Intervention center

9

02.

Sensitization workshop with the stakeholders including CWC/DCPU/DLSA/ Lawyers and Prosecutors

25

03.

Partnership with state/ National level authority

52

04.

Networking with anti‐ trafficking NGOs

55

7. PARTNERSHIP WITH ST STAKEHOLDERS AKEHOLDERS 01.

Number of yearly planning meeting

4

02.

Number of response team

9

03.

Number of contact meeting with stakeholders

125

04.

Number of district level network

125

8. NETWORKING 01.

Number of meeting with District Administration

120

02.

Number of meetings with police

132

03.

Number of interaction with social welfare department

50

04.

Number of coordination meeting held in district 

25

9. MEDIA 01.

Number of Press conference

10

02.

Number of media person contacted

150

03.

Number of regional media meeting

2

04.

Number of media persons sensitized

150

05.

Number of report published

300

10. CAMPAIGNS 01.

Campaign for the RWAs on Trafficking for Domestic maids

3350

02.

My Home is Slavery Free Campaign

3000

03.

Campaign on “Young Voices against Human Trafficking”

2500

04.

Campaign on “Legislation to Regulate Placement Agencies in West Bengal”

5500

11. RESEARCH 01.

Situational Analysis Report of Jharkhand State

02.

Baseline Assessment Study of Raipur Raipur,, Chhattisgarh

12. INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME 01.

Number of Social Science Students

18

02.

Number of Legal Students

5

03.

Number of International students

10

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INTRODUCTION

Vision Statement:

Shakti Vahini is a pioneer organization in the field of Anti Human Trafficking. The organization has been working for women and child rights since last 16 years. It is a national level voluntary organization working in the states of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and Rajasthan.

Shakti Vahini visions, aspires and strives for Just, Free and Equitable society. We consider it a duty of every citizen to have social concerns and strive for the progress and development of society. In our efforts and struggle to achieve the above, we draw our inspirations from our rich civilization, plurality of culture, spirit of our Democratic Constitution, National Movement for freedom struggle, lives and teachings of our great leaders.

Shakti Vahini is effectively active in field of Human Rights, Woman and Child issues, Anti Trafficking, Child Labour, Bonded Labour, Health, HIV/AIDS, Education, Legal Aid and training, Research & Documentation, Community development etc.

Mission: To Protect and Defend Human Rights in India

Shakti Vahini has rescued nearly 5000 victims of human trafficking trafficked for the purpose of Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Child Labour, Bonded Labour, Forced Marriage, Domestic help and adoption. Shakti Vahini has the link for the states police coming to the capital for rescue operation or investigation of human Trafficking cases. The organization has been conducting Home Investigation of the victims as per the direction of the Child Welfare Committee as mandated in the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act. In the fight of Anti Human Trafficking Shakti Vahini has been working on prevention, protection and prosecution of the human trafficking cases.

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Fighting Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation Gravest form of trafficking is for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. From the very inception of the organisation, Shakti Vahini has fought tooth and nail to not only rescue children and women but to also prevent it. Decoy operations with the local police , Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ,Anti Human trafficking Units (AHTU) , Crime Branch of different State Police and other like agencies are organised to apprehend traffickers and for rescue of trafficked victims. Frequent rescue operations are conducted with the help of law enforcement enforcem ent agencies in the red light area and also where local intelligence shows the presence of any person who is kept in bonded conditions and has willingness to leave. Active steps have been taken to burst the bubble of sex trafficking traffickin g carried out under the garb of massage parlours and other such services. Informal Surveillance systems have been established by us at various railway and bus stations especially in Delhi (destination state), Jharkhand, Assam and West Bengal (major source states). states) .

Combating Child Labour Child labour is a chronic problem problem which varies in scale and manifests in various ways like domestic labour, factory based labour, traditional trades (like agarbatti, beedi, carpet weaving) etc. The cities where most children end up with the great big city dream have turned into hubs for employing children as young as 9‐10 years, through illegally run placement agencies. Weak legislation has also given them unprecedented opportunities to exploit children with mass illegal migration taking place every day. The children are employed at as less as $20 ‐28 a month (Rs.1000‐1400). The money often doesn’t reach the parents and is misappropriated by the placement agent. Often children face emotional/mental, physical and sexual abuse at the hands of the employers. Shakti Vahini does rescue operation of children in forced labour situations in collaboration with various law enforcementt agencies. The organizatio enforcemen organization n undertakes a lot of awareness programmes on the issue of child labour and reaches out and works with various stakeholders like the

Police, Labour Department, RWA, Industries Associations, Youth and Students, Lawyers etc. for strengthening the fight against child labour. We oversee the process of restoration of the children to their home state and follow up the cases up to the trial stage of the criminal cases filed. Shakti Vahini has been working in close partnership with the Labour Department and the district administration not only to rescue but also in providing rehabilitation and compensation compensatio n to rescued trafficked children. www.shaktivahini.org | 4

Forced Marriages The skewed sex ratio in the northern states of India has led to emergence of a new trend of trafficking young girls and women for “forced” marriages. Shakti Vahini has worked on this issue intensively since the year 2001. It has been due to Shakti Vahini’s efforts that the Government of India, Haryana and Assam Government admitted the sale and purchase of girls due to the fall in sex Ratio. Shakti Vahini has conducted regular awareness drives to educate the people about various Trafficking Laws across Haryana. Shakti Vahini has undertaken series of Police Training programmes across Haryana to sensitise the law enforcement officers on the issue of trafficking for forced marriages. The organization did advocacy with the police chiefs and Deputy Commissioners in the districts. Since Shakti Vahini has been conducting training at District level as well as in Police Academy, a very wide network of sensitized policemen has been created which is of prime

importance for effectively enforcing the law. The issue of human trafficking is getting more attention from the administrative end and a very active partnership has been be en created with various law enforcement agencies. agencie s. Shakti Vahini has also reached out to Panchayats/ Anganwadis/ Youth Groups etc. Shakti Vahini has published report on “Female Foeticide, Coerced Marriage & Bonded Labour in Haryana and Punjab: A Situation Report on Human Trafficking”. This study has highlighted the presence of large scale trafficking of women and girls for forced marriages in Mewat region of Haryana. The problem of bought brides in Haryana and Punjab is going to increase as these states have skewed Sex Ratio and Female Foeticide is very prevalent.

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SALIENT FEATURES OF SHAKTI VAHINI ANTI TRAFFICKING INITIATIVE As a part of its anti‐trafficking initiative Shakti Vahini has been providing legal support to the victims rescued by the organization. In addition to this Shakti Vahini is also providing translators, transport and accommodation facilities to the victims who are coming to Delhi for court hearings and legal counselling. We also provide legal aid to victims of Human Trafficking and also their families.

set up in Delhi and across India in 2011 to enforce laws and address issues related to human trafficking. Shakti Vahini’s Anti Trafficking Initiative has also been conducting district level training in districts of Haryana. Shakti Vahini is actively involved in training sessions held at the district level at the Delhi Del hi Police Academy & Haryana Police Academy Acade my..

Training- State AHTU/ A HTU/ District AHTU:

Training on Child Rights and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000.

A sensitive and informed police force ensures better delivery of justice and better assistance to the victim. Shakti Vahini’s Anti Trafficking Initiative has been taking steps in this direction by training police officers at various levels. Shakti Vahini sensitizes police officers of the Anti Human Trafficking Units; these Units have been recently

Shakti Vahini has been appointed as the Nodal NGO by the Special Police Unit for Women and Children, Nanakpura for two districts in Delhi, viz. New Delhi and East Delhi. Shakti Vahini has been assigned the responsibility to sensitize police officers at the police station level about

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the various laws related to children and guide the police officers in handling the children with care and affection, be it a Juvenile in Conflict with Law or a Child in Need of Care and Protection. Shakti Vahini Vahini has been training training officers at all the 22 police stations in the aforementioned two districts in Delhi. Every week four training sessions are conducted in different police stations.

Shakti Vahini has become a prominent organisation for Assisting Police in Intervention in NCR Region and Northern India. The strong advocacy of the Initiatives with the local police and the police from different states has made Shakti Vahini a prominent and leading organisation for assisting Police in Interventions conducted by them. The training

provided by Shakti Vahini to the police personnel of all hierarchies has created strong sensitization about the human trafficking issues amongst them. ur active network with the police in NCR regions helps the police from other states to conduct rescue operations with the help of the Shakti Shak ti Vahini Initiative team. We are in a better position to link the police officials from other states with the local police and hence help the rescue team in rescuing the victims and also arresting the accused persons. Shakti Vahini receives request from the State AHTUs, CID and an d the respective police stations for our assistance in rescue operations in NCR regions and also in some parts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

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Monitoring and Implementation of Various Laws on Human Trafficking and Forced Labor: One of the important components of the Initiative is to ensure that the statutory agencies mandated by the law are working properly and in close coordination for the welfare of trafficked victims. These bodies may include the Juvenile Police Officer, The Child Welfare Committees, The Bonded Labour Monitoring committee at the district level, the Child Labour Cell of the Labour department, The District Child Protection Units, the Advisory Board of Social Workers under Immoral Traffic Prevention Act etc. Shakti Vahini’s Anti Trafficking Initiative has done strong advocacy advo cacy with these units so that at the time of need they function very proactively proactively..

 Victim Support : Support to the victims of human Trafficking and their families is one of the most important and prioritized activities of Shakti Vahini. The organization has its Trafficking in Person (TIP) Response team. The TIP

Response team does establish links in the source and assist the family from the day any victim goes missing. Initially they are being guided to register the missing complaints in the local police stations. The TIP response team identify the victims' family, locate them in the villages and help them in rescuing the victims. They are being helped in getting their daughter back, rehabilitation of the victims and their fight for justice in the court. For victims support in their fight for justice the organization has coordinated with the respective state government for facilitating victims' accommodation during their stay in the destination for court trial. The state government has taken various land mark decision for the welfare of the victims. During this period altogether 408 victims were rescued. 227 were reunited with their respective families. All the cases of rescue have been brought in the knowledge of State government. The organization has been working in close coordination with the Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare of the concerned

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state for the economic rehabilita rehabilitation tion of the survivors. Most of the survivors of West Bengal have been linked to the “Kanyashree Prakalpa” of the State Government which ensures their education and also save the victims from re‐ trafficking. The organization has established 6 intervention centres in various vulnerable points in Delhi. The role of intervention centres are:

1. Coordination Coordination with all the stakeholders in vulnerable vulnerable   points. 2. Conducting awareness programmes programmes with the stakeholders in vulnerable areas 3. Development of informant network  4. Coordination with law enforcement in entry and exit    points 5. Watch on movement movement of traffickers traffickers 6. Planning and reccee for rescue of trafficked victims 7. Coordin Coordination ation with NGOs and Help Lines 8. Preparation of district action plan 9. Mapping of vulnerable areas areas 10.Monitoring 10. Monitoring of trains and buses arriving from the source areas 11.Creation 11. Creation of partnership with Railway Police Force and GRP

Facilitating Rehabilitation and Repatriation: Shakti Vahini’s Anti Trafficking Initiative works tirelessly towards victim rehabilitation and repatriation. After a rescue, Shakti Vahini counsellors accompany the police in the production of the children before various legal officers. Post rescue counselling is provided to the victims which helps the victims to overcome the trauma and testify before the Magistrates. Shakti Vahini’s Anti Trafficking Initiative also volunteers in tracing the families of the children and conducting home investigation and repatriation of the children. Shakti Vahini’s Anti Trafficking Initiative provides the children and women with basic legal advice after their rescue. For carrying out home investigations, the team has to continuously coordinate with the District level management in the source areas.

Home Investigations: Shakti Vahini conducts home Investigation of trafficked children on the orders of the Child Welfare Committees. Shakti Vahini Anti Trafficking Initiative also provides monetary aid as well as residential support to the parents of those children who want to come to Delhi and take their thei r children back. In other cases the children are repatriated with the help of police and social welfare department officials. In cases where children and victims are sent back home the Initiative ensures that the local NGOs and civil society groups are informed so that the victim has a support structure in their home states also.

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Follow Up Of Cases: The post rescue intervention of the organization is follow up of victims and their families to ensure their rehabilitation. The organization has been working in close coordination with the district administration for victims' assistance. All the eligible survivors are admitted in the school and they are made to link with the various government schemes. As per requirement the victims are a re being provided medical treatment and other necessary requirement. Most importantly the victims and their families are being empowered for fighting their legal battle. Most of the victims who are continuing their studies have been linked to government scholarship programmes.

Working with the Railway Force and Government Railway Police: Traffickers use railways and bus terminals as main transit and exit points and transportation mode; this makes it important to have a strong partnership with the RPF and GRP. Shakti Vahini’s Anti Trafficking Initiative has been working in close coordination with the Railway Police Force and Government Railway Police. The wing of Delhi Police which handles Railways and Crimes has been advocated with continuously for the smooth functioning of the police officials on the railway station. The sensitization level among the Railway police about the human trafficking issues has increased which is leading to proactive policing.

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Promoting Exchange of information between NGOs for Rescue and Search: Shakti Vahini works very closely with various NGOs across the country for rescue, repatriation, rehabilitation and protection of survivors. Regular exchange of information about movement of traffickers and also location of victims are undertaken. Shakti Vahini is also the founding member of Cross Border Anti Trafficking Network (CBATN).

Strengthening and Partnership with CHILDLINE network: CHILDLINE, 1098 is a 24 hour free emergency phone outreach service for children in need of care and protection. This programme is linking state Governments, NGOs, bilateral /multilateral agencies and corporate sector. The Anti‐Trafficking Initiative has done advocacy with the CHILDLINE India Foundation and built partnership with the CHILDLINE Programme in Delhi, Haryana, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar Bih ar..

Court Intervention: The Anti‐Trafficking Initiative provides legal support to the victims by a group of lawyers. The Organization team members appear and testify testify in the courts courts as witness on behalf of of the victims and explains the situation to the courts. Shakti Vahini’s Anti Trafficking Initiative has been providing legal support to trafficked victims and assisting the public prosecutors. prosecutors.

Interaction with Statutory Agencies: The Initiative has built strong network with the National Commission for Protection Protec tion of Child Rights (NCPCR), Govt. of India, Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), National Commission for Women (NCW), Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), Child Welfare Committees (CWC). The Initiative has built good relationship with the Anti Human Trafficking Units in all the 12 districts in Delhi, Some districts in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. Shakti Vahini’s Anti Trafficking Initiative works in close participation with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Delhi, National Human Rights Commission. Initiative Initiative staffs have been a part of four enquiry teams of National Commission for Women and National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

Media Collaboration for Advocacy: The Anti‐Trafficking Initiative has done advocacy with the print as well as electronic media. Media has been playing playin g a pivotal role role in public awareness about the human trafficking issues. Shakti Vahini organizes advocacy meetings, press conferences and personal visit to various media houses and also talks about burning issues like Human Trafficking and its ramifications with the media people. The news published in the vernacular language plays an important role to make the rural people understand the issue of human trafficking.

Profiling of Traffickers: The traffickers arrested as a part of our raid and rescue operations have been profiled in a database. As Human Trafficking is an organized crime Shakti Vahini works to establish link between the traffickers in source and destination. The profiling of traffickers helps us as well as the law enforcement agencies in further investigation. In some cases it was found that the same traffickers are wanted in 3/4 other cases as well. So, the profiling of traffickers is of great help. The Initiative has a list of traffickers with their address and other details.

 ANTI TRAFFICKING AND JUSTICE INITIATIVE INITIATIVE -West -West Bengal This Initiative covers the Districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Uttar Dinajpur & Dakshin Dinajpur in West Bengal and District of Kishanganj and Katihar in Bihar in particular and several adjoining areas including the sensitive border areas. Moreover, extensive awareness campaigns in schools, at gram panchayat level as also with the police officials have been undertaken. The Initiative is reaching out to vulnerable villages and spreading awareness and information on prevention of trafficking. This Initiative has also been working on the cross border regions of Nepal and Bangladesh. The Initiative works closely with various law enforcement agencies and border security agencies to combat human traffickin trafficking. g. The Initiativ Initiative e is working in close partnership with various law enforcement agencies and NGOs to collect information informatio n of missing children and women. On the basis of information collected the Initiative processes information to various destination areas for search and rescue of Trafficked victims.

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 Vigilance Committee: With the purpose to bring a sustainable change in the fight against human trafficking with the community participation participation Shakti Vahi Vahini ni has formed 200 vigilance Committees Group in the villages and Tea Garden areas of the source states. The organization is organizing capacity building programmes for these groups. Each group is consists of nearly 8‐10 people. These groups are also linked to the local police stations. These group members are the bridge between the community and Shakti Vahini. Formation of these groups has resulted in reporting of more missing cases in the vulnerable areas.

 Anti Trafficking Initiative with the support of National Mission for Women Empowerment, Ministry of Women and Child Development: The National Mission for Women Empowerment, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India has recommended Shakti Vahini to run a project on “Reducing Trafficking of Women and Girls by Community Awareness and Partnership with Law Enforcement Agencies” in Malda, West Bengal. As a part of this programme Shakti Vahini has been doing advocacy with all the stakeholders, police sensitization programme, coordination meeting with NGOs and CHILDLINE, capacity building of ICDS workers, district administration, panchayat, panchay at, communities and NGOs. This project has been implemented in close partnership with the Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, Govt. of West Bengal and the district administration.

LEGAL AID AND SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH JUDICIAL RECOURSE Support to the trafficking survivors and their families Trafficking survivors once rescued are restored back to their families in remote areas and when the cases come before the judicial system for trial it is difficult to trace the victims. Shakti Vahini has in a number of cases remained in touch with the survivor and their families and facilitated the process of rehabilitation and also for testifying before the trial courts. We extend financial and logistical support to the survivors and accompanying persons who come to Delhi to appear before Court. In case the survivors are threatened by the accused accuse d traffickers or face other kind of harassment/inability to adjust in their life, Shakti Vahini when ever informed lobbies with the highest level police officials concerned as also with agencies like National Commission for Women, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights etc. Shakti Vahini also

connects the survivors with competent lawyers for availing legal assistance when ever needed. In almost all the cases of rescue Shakti Vahini staff has been made witnesses to depose before the Court. The organization volunteers have been diligently appearing before various courts to assist the system in delivery of justice. Regular follow ups of the cases with the police officials officials and in courts

are done. We facilitate availing benefits under government’s compensation schemes for victims of trafficking and other crimes. Shakti Vahini has been actively involved with various working groups and committees formed by government to monitor the implementation of laws as also to suggest changes.

HIV/AIDS INTERVENTION INITIATIVE : With the support and funding by the Delhi State AIDS Control Society, Govt. of Delhi and National AIDS Control Organization (Govt. of India), Shakti Vahini started a long term STD/HIV intervention and prevention Initiative in the largest red light area in Delhi in the year 2001. The Targeted Targeted Intervention Initiative Ini tiative has been successfully reaching out to prevent further transmission of HIV/AIDS. The Initiative runs a medical clinic and also provides for ART facilities for the HIV Positive women and children. The clinic also provides for HIV testing and counselling centre. The Targeted Intervention Initiative being run at the red light area is one of www.shaktivahini.org | 12

the biggest HIV/AIDS Intervent Intervention ion programmes being run in Northern India. The Initiative also collaborates with National Aids Control Organization and is also designated as a learning site.

CHILDLINE -GURGAON (1098) The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, recommended Shakti Vahini to run CHILDLINE service in Gurgaon District in the year 2006. Since then Shakti Vahini has been running the CHILDLINE service in Gurgaon. The number (1098) is a toll free number which provides assistance assistan ce for problems related to children 24X7. Not only emergency needs of children are addressed but they are also linked to services for long term care and rehabilitation. CHILDLINE Gurgaon reaches out to children from 0‐18 years and in extreme emergencies to young adults up to the age of 25. The CHILDLINE CHILDLI NE Gurgaon intervenes in an average of 350 cases yearly.

Right to Information Shakti Vahini has been running the Right to Information (RTI) campaign since its inception. The organization empowers the community people to file RTI applications seeking information and creates awareness regarding the procedure for filing the application. The organization has undertaken several camps in the rural areas to educate people on the use of Right to Information to bring accountability in government schemes policies and programmes. Shakti Vahini uses RTI Act as a tool for collecting information which is helpful in advocacy and research.

Media Advocacy In the prevention of Human Trafficking and Campaign to end violence against women and children it is important that in vulnerable areas the people are aware of the

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problem. At National level Shakti Vahini runs the National Media Coalition – a coalition coalition of grass root root journalists. journalists. The National Coalition of Media Persons to Fight Against Gender Violence, Human Trafficking and HIV/AIDS is a partnership initiative between Media and Civil Society to commit themselves for a unified fight against some of the dangers that loom large upon upo n our society. society. The coalition is a step to join hands, and strengthen and intensify intensi fy the efforts of two important stakeholders, in fighting injustice prevailing in society and in affecting transformation of society to a more democratic, rights based, just and equitable society. The coalition aspires to channelize and streamline the immense potential of media power to

inform, empower, train the masses to make them realize their ‘Right’ claims and ‘Responsibilities’ so as to enable them to stand, and assert their ‘Rights’ and claim justified position in society as a valuable individual and responsible citizens. The national media coalition has undertaken various workshops and consultations with media personnel across the country. The Coalition also runs a resource centre for collection of research and latest government data on women and child rights. It also disseminates the data and research with various journalists across the country for wider dissemination among general population.

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NATIONAL LEGAL RESEARCH DESK  The National Legal Research Desk is a outcome of last twelve years of intense activism and advocacy done by Shakti Vahini in the field of Human rights, Human Trafficking, Violence Against Women and Children etc. The awareness on laws and access to justice remains dismal. At the district and the state level sensitivity on women rights among judicial officers, administration administration and the police is very low. This leads to a situation where the implementation of the law becomes difficult. The National Legal Research Desk (NLRD) has been instituted to strengthen the implementation of the laws related to Women and Children in India. NLRD focuses on documenting the recent changes in the law, collect and compile the Recent Landmark Judgments of the Supreme Courts of India & the High Courts and ensure wide scale dissemination of the same through the government and

the non‐government machinery. The NLRD works with Law Enforcement Agencies, Police Academies, Judicial Agencies, Government Agencies, Statutory Agencies, NGOs, Civil Society and Mass Media Medi a in promoting Access to Justice for Women and Children. The NLRD website is a knowledge pool where all Laws, Judgements and Resource materials on Violence against women and children in India are compiled.

Research and documentation The organization undertakes research on various social issues like Human Trafficking, Violence against Women, Honour Killings, Missing Children, Health Issues etc. The documentation centre at our office reviews various news networks to document various cases of Violence against women and children.

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SPECIAL PROGRAM : Media Consultation : Shakti Vahini believes in raising issues related to the women and children through media which catches the attention of the policy makers. The organization is also committed to train the journalists for right based reporting of women and children issues. 5 Media consultations were organized in this period. Altogether 500 journalists attended the programmes from various parts of the country. Reporting in vernacular languages is helpful for people of the vulnerable states. Shakti Vahini has been focussing to empower the media professionals professional s of the source states like West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Chhattis garh, Bihar, Bihar, Orissa.

Have Heart for Trafficked Victims: World Day  Against Trafficking in Persons As the World marked its first “World Day against Trafficking in Persons”, young students of Amity Institute of Social Science came forward to discuss the issue of human trafficking in Amity University. On 30th July, 2014,Shakti Vahini, an anti human trafficking NGO, organized a discussion on human trafficking in collaboration collaboratio n with Amity Institute of Social Science to give

a platform to young students to learn the gravity of the issue and discuss the problem at a depth. The programme began with the brief introduction introduction about human traffickin trafficking g and the modus operandi of the traffickers. It has been observed in past few years that due to efforts of anti human trafficking agencies, the issue of trafficking has come into light and people at the destination level are quite familiar with the issue. But, the rude and cruel reality of trafficking is still unknown to people. Hence Shakti Vahini has started a campaign to reach young students from different universities and residents through RWAs and educate them about the human trafficking. The main objective of the campaign is to reduce trafficking of young girls and children into the capital. Mentioning the plight of the trafficking victim, Mr. Rishi Kant, Social Activist from Shakti Vahini said that the innumerable girls and children are lured and trafficked from remote villages to metro cities. “There is an urgent need to join hands and aware youth of our country to give strength to this fight against human trafficking”, Said Mr. Kant. With the examples of case studies, Mr. Kant very enthusiastically motivated the students. In this interactive discussion, students not only cleared their doubts and misconception about the issue

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but also shared their own experiences. Focusing on the skewed sex ratio of some states of North India, Mr. Kant described how trafficking of girls is done for forced marriages and girls are being reduced into sex slaves. He further said that the situation is very alarming need immediate action. Students were told to be active and condemn trafficking traffickin g in any form. At the end, Students took a pledge to report the matter of trafficking and contribute in this fight.

Survivors' Voice : To assist the survivors and to raise their voice in different platforms Shakti Vahini has organized two survivors' voice programme in West Bengal. It is an initiative to ensure Trafficked Survivors' voices are heard and their Needs are addressed. Trafficked girls and women have been silenced by their exploiters. Shakti Vahini is committed to ensuring their voices are heard and their unique needs are addressed. Trafficked women and girls are victims of a serious crime. They experience coercion, intimidation, confinement, isolation, threats, violence, and rape. Their traffickers force them into debt‐bondage, coerce them into drug addiction or committing crimes and move them from city to city. To To empower these victims the

organization have started this innovative programme which also catches the attention of the Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, which is taking maximum interest in rehabilitatin rehabilitating g the victims.

“Operation Tender Flower”- an initiative to track begging children in Gurgaon Shakti Vahini has been the part of the “Operation Tender Flower” in collaboration with the Gurgaon Police and Department of Women and Child Development, Govt. of Haryana. As a part of this initiative initiative a joint team of police, CHILDLINE, CWC has been searching out the children being begging beggin g in Gurgaon city. As per the data, around 437 children were rescued till 31st March from begging and were produced before the Child Welfare Committee where the parents of the children were also produced and were sensitized sensitize d not to send their children for begging. Yet, many children are being found begging on the streets of various districts in Haryana. Reports also points out that most of them are trafficked and forced into the trade by amputation of bodily parts. The Operation was planned to conduct in three phases covering all the districts of the State with an objective to declare the State as Child Beggar Free State.

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 A n t i H u m a n Tr  An Traa f f i c k i n g S e n s i t i z a t i o n Programme in Colleges, Universities and schools: Youth is the hope of the future. Shakti Vahini which was reaching out to all the stakeholders in both source and destination areas with an aim to create awareness and sensitize them on the issue of human trafficking, this time, the organization reached out to the youth by organizing talk shows and seminars at schools, colleges and universities, an initiative taken out as a part of the campaign to educate the young minds on the issue. During the process, the project organized two talk shows at the college level, two at universities and one at school level. The main objective of the campaign is to reach the youths

and also the school going children to make them aware of the issue and the gravity that the problem holds so that through them awareness could be spread out to the society at large and the organized crime could be combated. Also Als o the objective was also to make them aware of the problem and how the agents lure young girls and children on the pretext of various things and later push them into various forms of exploitation. The talk shows were turned to be a discussion and sharing of knowledge. They were told about the definition of human trafficking and its forms and types. They were informed about the modus operandi of the traffickers who lure children and women mostly and traffic them from poverty stricken areas of the country to metropolitan cities where they have to undergo the worst form of slavery.

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Campaign on Anti Human Trafficking Trafficking and Child Labour Shakti Vahini has been running series of campaigns to sensitize the masses about the issue of human trafficking trafficking.. In the year 2014‐15 altogether six campaigns were launched. To reach out to the maximum population the campaigns were launched online as well as offline. The main objective of these campaigns is to sensitize the people about the issue of child trafficking especially for domestic labour. During the financial year approximately 25000 people were reached with the child trafficking message through these campaigns. The main target group of the campaigns is the residents, Residence Welfare Associations, youths, and Students. As a part of these campaigns Shakti Vahini has organized sensitization programmes with the Residence Welfare Association across Delhi and NCR, programmes with the college and University students. Approximately 1000 such programmes were organized.

Missing Children Alert Programme: Shakti Vahini with the support of Plan India has been running a programme on Missing Children. The project aims to strengthen the government of India initiative on child protection. The project has been working in partnership with the Child Protection Unit, Child Welfare Committees, and CHILDLINE which have been created by the Govt. of India under Integrated Child Protection scheme. The project also aims at strengthening government machinery across the Indo‐Nepal and Indo‐ Bangladesh border to combat the cross border trafficking of women and children. The missing child Alert programme is simultaneously being run in Nepal and Bangladesh to create a synergy in combating the Cross Border Trafficking. The project is focussed in West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. During the year the project has organized national consultation on missing children alert into the missing child portal being created under the ICPS mechanism in collaboration with the NIC.

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Shakti Vahini in Chhattisgarh:

Initiative to combat Gender based Violence:

Shakti Vahini expanded its unit in Raipur Chhattisgarh in 2013. The various cases of trafficking from Chhattisgarh intervened in the destination has prompted Shakti Vahini to open its Unit in Raipur. The organization has performed a detail baseline survey on Child Labour and Child Trafficking in Raipur district. Later, in 2014 Shakti Vahini has started working in partnership with UNICEF on Anti Child Labour and Child Trafficking in Raipur. In partnership with the Chhattisgarh police Shakti Vahini has organized regional level police training programme in Raipur. Besides, the project is targeting the vulnerable communities to sensitize. The project has conducted various meetings with the district administration for its involvement in combating the th e menace in Raipur Rai pur..

Shakti Vahini in partnership with the Vital Voices, an international organization that creates women leaders, invests on them so that they could fight the gender based violence in the country has been working on various gender related issues. Shakti Vahini has organized various National Level programme on Gender violence with the objective to sensitize the people on Gender Based Violence. Shakti Vahini has been sensitizing the youth leaders and empowering them to combat the violence against women.

Internship Programme: At SHAKTI VAHINI, we value our interns and volunteers for their generous contributions contributions of time, skill, knowledge and spirit. We are always eager to work with dedicated individuals from India and abroad and believe that we can all benefit from a multicultural work environment that provides each of us with a wider perspective on children protection protect ion issues. 15 students of Social work, Department of Criminology, Law from various Universities have interned with Shakti Vahini during this period. 10 interns from universities of United States of America were also interned with Shakti Vahini.

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Shakti Vahini Vahini in association with United States of America Consulate: Shakti Vahini in association with United States of America Consulate, Kolkata organized two days 4th Anti‐ Trafficking in Persons conclave on “Working Together to Combat Human Trafficking” in Ranchi, Jharkhand on March 27 and 28, 2015. The conclave was attracted more than 250 dignitaries from length and breadth of the Country as well as around the globe. The Active participation of various United Nation Agencies like UNODC, UNICEF and International Labour Organization, and various NGOs like PLAN, Asia Foundation, Terres de Homes, Humming Bird Foundation, Foundation, International Justice Mission and NGOs like Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Divya Sewa Sanstha etc. made t he conclave a successful one. The highlight of the event was the announcement of Private Placement agency Act by Hon'ble Chief Minister of Jharkhand Shri Raghubar Das to regulate the placement agencies who under the umbrella of placements traffick minor girls and children to big cities. Discussion on Cross border terrorism, CSR for rehabilitation of survivors, Media responses to human trafficking, State responses to human trafficking, Initiatives to combat human traffickin trafficking g in Bihar, Jharkhand Chattisgarh, Young voices against human trafficking and Institutional responses to human trafficking trafficki ng held at length.

Hon'ble Minister for Women Women and Child Development, Development , Govt. of Jharkhand Ms. Loius Marandi, Hon. Minister of Department of Education, Govt. of Jharkhand Ms. Neera Yadav, Hon. Chairperson National Commission for Scheduled Schedule d Tribes, Govt. of India Mr. Rameshwar Oraon, US Consulate General, Kolkata Ms. Helen LaFave, IPS Anti Trafficking and TATA Chair Professor, TISS, Mumbai Dr. P.M.Nair, National Domestic Worker Alliance, USA, is a social worker and advocate Ms Tiffany Williams. Director, International Internation al Justice Mission, Kolkata Mr Biju C Matthew Matthew,, Additional Director CINI Mr Rajib K Haldar, ADG CID‐ Jharkhand Jharkhan d Police Mr. Mr. S. N. Pradhan, Child protection officer of ficer in UNICEF, Chattisgarh Ms. Gargi Saha, National project coordinator, International Labour Organization Ms. Bharti and many other important dignitaries marked their presence and discussed the issue in detail. The two days conclave focussed on building partnership between State Agencies and Inter‐state agencies, it highlighted the need to develop strong co‐operation and co‐ordination among Civil Society Organizations, Police Department, Education Department, Women and Child Development Department, Labour Department etc, Role of media to have a right based reporting of the cases of human trafficking, sensitization of school children

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through education and knowledge about human trafficking, brining a law to regulate and control placement agencies, checking safe and unsafe migration etc. The Conclave also brings forward the need of having state action plan to combat trafficking as well as to have Inter State MOUs between Jharkhand and other states. The Conclave also succeeded in bringing out some rehabilitation options for the victims of trafficking where by Carlson Group of Hotel and Jharcraft as a part of their Social responsibilities came forward to train the survivors and provide them employment to give them a dignified life. The conclave came up with the recommendations on conducting sensitization programmes for police throughout the State, Sharing data on Missing children, Women, No. of cases reports, traced or untraced victims etc with the Government, giving responsibilities to Gram Panchayat to check migration, promote regional media

 reporting and most importantly linkage between source and destination is very important to combat trafficking and it is possible only through united thinking and approach. The conclave also emphasized on strengthening the Cross border partnership, Escalating PILs to increase the rescue operations, Formulation of SOPs between India and Bordering nations. The conclave also comes up with the suggestion of linking young girls with latest schemes and policies of the state government to prevent as well as rehabilitate girls. The Conclave turned out to be one of the successful programme to bring together various stakeholders, government departments, Civil Societies, survivors, Media, Advocates, Police etc under one roof and discuss various prospective of Trafficking including Prevention, Curative and rehabilita rehabilitative tive approaches.

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Invitations and Milestones 1. Mr Nishi Kant Executive Director Director,, Shakti Vahini Vahini was invited to Speak at the Launch of Gender Based Violence Emergency Assistance Initiative of the United States Department of State and Vital Voices in Washington DC on 20‐03‐ 2014. 2. Mr Nishi Kant ,Executive Director, Director, Shakti Vahini Vahini was invited to Speak at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in London on “Practical actions for enabling human rights defenders” from 09‐06‐2014 to 11‐06‐2014. 3. Shakti Vahini Vahini invited by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government Government of India for 18th Trafficking Trafficking in Human Being review meeting with all the State Anti‐Trafficking Nodal Officers Officer s dated 20‐06‐2014 4. Shakti Vahini Vahini was invited by the Ministry of Home Affairs on 11‐03‐2015 for meeting with all stakeholders on "Victim protection protocol for Pre‐rescue, rescue and Post rescue stages of rehabilitation of commercially and sexually exploited women and children. 5. Shakti Vahini Vahini President President Ravi Kant was invited to Conduct State Level Training Programmes for Child Welfare Welfare Committees and District Child Protection Units in Raipur Chhattisgarh by Department of Women and Child, Govt. of Chhattisgarh Chhattisga rh & UNICEF from 24‐05‐2014 to to 27‐05‐2014. 6. Shakti Vahini Vahini invited by ILO & UNODC for a three Day Consultat Consultation ion for Law Enforcement Agencies as Resource organization in Raipur dated 24‐26 September 2015. 7. Shakti Vahini President Ravi Kant was invited to Conduct Divisional Level Police Training Programmes across Chhattisgarh Chhattisga rh by Department of Women and Child, Govt. of Chhattisgarh Chhattisga rh & UNICEF from 22‐06‐2014 to 29‐06‐2014. 8. Shakti Vahini appointed as Member of the West Bengal Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking, Govt of West Bengal. 9. Mr Subir Roy Roy,, Director (Programme and Projects) participate participated d in a Anti Trafficking Exchange Programme in Texas Christian Christia n University, University, United States in November Novembe r 2014. 10. Mr Nishi Kant ,Executive Director Director,, Shakti Vahini was invited to Speak at the Solidarity Award Award Programme hosted by Vital Voices in New York from December 7‐10, 7 ‐10, 2014. 11. Shakti Vahini appointed in the Expert Committee constituted by National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) to suggest recommendations recommend ations for draft Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking in January 2015. 12. Shakti Vahini Vahini President, Ravi Kant was invited to the Delhi Judicial Academy to speak on Human Rights Violations and Human Trafficking for sensitization sensitizatio n of the Judges on 21‐02‐2015.

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Credentials of Shakti Vahini: 1. At the National Level Level Shakti Shakti Vahini Vahini is the member of the panel made by the the Honourable Honourable Supreme Supreme Court of India on Rehabilitation Rehabilita tion of Women Women in Prostitution and Trafficked Victims [(2011) 10 SCC 283]. 2. Shakti Vahini Vahini is the member of the Central Advisory Committee, Govt. of India to Combat Trafficking Trafficking of Women and Children for Commercial Sexual Exploitation. 3. Shakti Vahini Vahini is the member of the West West Bengal Task Force Force for for Rescue, Rescue, Repatriation and Rehabilita Rehabilitation tion of Trafficked Victims constituted constitute d by the Department of Women and Child Govt of West West Bengal. 4. Shakti Vahini Vahini has been appointed as the Member of the Delhi Advisory Committee to Combat Human Trafficking formed by the Ministry of Women and Child, Government of NCT of Delhi vide Notificatio n dated 20/12/2012. 5. Shakti Vahini Vahini has been nominated as the Member of the Advisory Board of Social Worker Worker as specified in Section 13 3(b) of the Immoral Imm oral Traffic Prevention Act 1956 by the Government of NCT of Delhi. Delh i. 6. Shakti Vahini Vahini was nominated to be part of the Inter Ministerial Group formed by the Ministry of Women Women and Child, Government of India vide notification dated 06/09/2012 to give recommendations to the Amendment of Immoral Traffic Prevention Act 1956. 7. Shakti Vahini Vahini has been nominated by by National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) to be part of the Expert Committee to develop a Model Protocol to Combat Human Trafficking 8. Shakti Vahini Vahini has been nominated as Resource Resource Agency for Training of Law Enforcement Agency by the Bureau of Police Research Research and Development, Government of India and also by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government Government of India. 9. Shakti Vahini Vahini has been involved involved as a resource in Judicial Colloquium on Human Trafficking Trafficking at the Delhi Judicial Academy, Haryana Judicial Judicia l Academy & Himachal Pradesh Judicial Jud icial Academy.

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Fighting Honour Killings In Haryana, Punjab and Western Uttar Pradesh the organization has worked widely on the issue of Honour Killings which is a much prevalent crime happening in the society. The organization organization has campaigned campa igned widely on the issue of honour killings. It has undertaken a research on the issue in collaboration with the National Nationa l Commission for Women. Shakti Vahini Vahini has campaigned on the issue of Choice of marriage and also advocated for change in law and stricter punishment in cases related to honour crimes. Shakti Vahini has documented the cases of honour crimes since 2005. The organization has raised its voice and filed several litigations on issues related to violence against women and honour crimes. Women are paraded naked, stripped, branded as witches, dayans, assaulted and tortured. Many a times this happens in full public view with the full participation participatio n of community. community. The organization has also filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Supreme Court to ask for the accountability of the State Governments in the cases related to Honour Crimes. In many of the cases the police remain a mute witness to the crimes and seldom act against the offenders. The organization has also advocated with the Government of India on creation of strict laws to combat honour killings and also for amending laws so that marriages according to the choice of individuals can be facilitated.

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Ministry of Women & Child, Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India National Commission for Protection of Child Rights National Mission for Empowerment of women (NMEW)  Anti Trafficking Trafficking Cell, Ministry Ministry of Home Affairs Govt. of India National AIDS Control Organization Organization (Govt. of India) Delhi State AIDS Control Control Society Department of Women & Child - Govt. of West Bengal Govt. of Jharkhand Govt. of Haryana Govt. of NCT of Delhi Govt. of Uttar Pradesh Govt. of Chhattisgarh UNODC UNICEF Office to Monitor Trafficking in Persons, US State Department European Union PLAN International VITAL VOICES WALK FREE US Consulate Calcutta US Consulate Delhi

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