India Country Report - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

CHAPTER
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS’ INITIATIVES
UNODC
The <strong>United</strong> <strong>Nations</strong> <strong>Office</strong> on Drugs and Crime, through its Regional <strong>Office</strong> for
South Asia, has undertaken several Anti-Human Trafficking initiatives to prevent
and combat trafficking.
Programmes and Projects
“Strengthening the law enforcement response in <strong>India</strong> against trafficking
in persons, through training and capacity building” was launched as a joint
initiative between the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of <strong>India</strong> and UNODC
in April 2006. The major achievement in the design of the Project has been
the harmonious coordination of Government and Non-government agencies as
partners in the implementation of the Project.
The major achievements of the project initiative are as follows:
1. Through 316 training programmes, 10,910 law enforcement personnel
have been trained on preventing and combating trafficking.
2. Nine Anti-Human Trafficking Units have been set up in four
Project States.
3. Networking between Law Enforcement Agencies and NGOs has been
effectively established.
4. Eight Nodal Police Training Cells have been set up.
5. During the period January 2007 – March 2008, the trained police
personnel have registered 896 crimes in 369 operations, rescuing
1583 persons (girls and young women mostly), including 257 minors,
arrested 1908 traffickers and 801 customers leading to the conviction
of 30 traffickers and closing down 33 places of exploitation.
6. The project also created the Standard Operating Procedure and a
number of documentations related to Anti-Human Trafficking initiatives
in the country.
“Strengthening the law
enforcement response
in <strong>India</strong> against
trafficking in persons,
through training and
capacity building” was
launched as a joint
initiative between the
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of <strong>India</strong> and
UNODC in April 2006.
Based on the evaluation and success of the project, the Ministry of Home
Affairs, government of <strong>India</strong> has developed a proposal to set-up 297
Anti-Human Trafficking Units through out the country. The Government is also in
the process of scaling up and continuing the police training initiatives as well in
all States of the country.
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