Manual for Training Police on Anti Human Trafficking

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<strong>Manual</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Training</strong> <strong>Police</strong> on Anti Human Trafficking 62 Activity 1) Divide the participants into three groups. 2) Each group is given a particular set of ideas to work on. 3) Based on their responses, the facilitator will engage the participants to interpret their findings vis-à-vis being a man and a woman and making at least three pointed observations. The questions <strong>for</strong> each group could be as follows: (a) The first group will identify at least five objects that denote power. It could be anything such as a stick, a police uni<strong>for</strong>m, etc. based on their understanding. (b) The second group will identify at least five positions/situations of feeling powerful such as being extremely well-connected, having total control over decision making, being in a position of authority, etc. (c) The third group will identify at least five positions/situations of feeling powerless such as not having proper clothes be<strong>for</strong>e appearing <strong>for</strong> a job interview, etc. Having identified the above sets of findings, you can invite the participants to re-interpret their findings in the light of the differences as observed if one is a man and a woman. E.g., if the position of decision maker in a family were to be identified with a man or a woman, what would be the resulting outcome? Note to the facilitator <strong>Police</strong> personnel are also part of the same social system and tend to have a similar socialization and worldview which results in discriminatory behaviour and practices. Understanding gender issues comprises the first step to change such notions. Clarifying biological roles vis-à-vis gendered roles is the first step in this process. This is the first step towards changing long-held stereotypes that have viewed trafficked persons as criminals. After due deliberation and extensive experience, national and international laws have converted their view of trafficked persons from criminal offenders to vulnerable victims in need of protection and support. While the law reflects the reality – that trafficked persons are victims/survivors who have been subject to multiple crimes and are in need of sensitivity and empathy – assumptions and stereotypes that result in the judgment and accusation of trafficked persons are still widely prevalent and in dire need of change. 4. HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH The following short note may be used by the facilitator to emphasize the synonymous nature of human rights and women’s/gender rights to the participants. Women’s human rights and dignity as full human beings are preserved within the main legal apparatus of today’s international community. The equal rights of men and women are enshrined in the Charter of United Nations’, entrenched by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and further backed in numerous international treaties and declarations. Yet reality depicts a grim truth: these rights are far from being realized – the social, economic and cultural rights of women continue to be neglected and violated worldwide. While issues such as illiteracy, poverty, refugee movements, domestic violence and trafficking <strong>for</strong> sexual exploitation affect both sexes – women fall victim to these problems in greater numbers than men. Moreover, incidents of female feticide, dowry deaths, genital mutilation, and deprived access to reproductive health care – these cases are uniquely women’s experiences and demonstrate that the documented human rights of women are by no means reflected in reality. In light of such devastation, it is safe to say that fighting <strong>for</strong> women’s rights is pivotal to the fight <strong>for</strong> human rights in general. Ultimately, as legitimately declared by the United Nations’ High Commissioner <strong>for</strong> Human Rights, the promotion and protection of women’s rights, “would translate (rights) into a better quality of life <strong>for</strong> us all.” 42
Facilitating Change The Indian Constitution guarantees the equality of each and every citizen be<strong>for</strong>e the law as provided under Articles 14 and 15 without discrimination on the basis of sex. The following articles also provide respite to individuals specifically related to anti-trafficking: Article 23 – prohibits the trafficking in human beings Article 39 – directs the state to ensure that children are not abused and <strong>for</strong>ced due to economic necessity to vocations unsuited to their age and strength; that children are given opportunities to develop in a healthy manner and that childhood and youth are protected against exploitation. Under the Indian Penal Code, a trafficked girl/woman has been subjected to a multitude of violations. She has been: Displaced from the community, which is tantamount to kidnapping/ abduction (Sections 361, 362, 365, 366 IPC may apply) Procured illegally (s. 366 A IPC) Sold by somebody (s. 372 IPC) Bought by somebody (s. 373 IPC) Imported from a <strong>for</strong>eign country (if she hails from a <strong>for</strong>eign country, or even from J&K State, and is under 21 years of age (s. 366 B IPC) Wrongfully restrained (s. 339 IPC) Wrongfully confined (s. 340 IPC) Physically tortured/injured (s. 327, 329 IPC) Subjected to criminal <strong>for</strong>ce (s. 350 IPC) Mentally tortured/harassed/assaulted (s. 351 IPC) Criminally intimidated (s. 506 IPC) Outraged of her modesty (s. 354 IPC) Raped/gang raped/repeatedly raped (s. 375 IPC) Subjected to perverse sexual exploitation (‘unnatural offences’) (s. 377 IPC) Defamed (s. 499 IPC) Subjected to unlawful compulsory labour (s. 374 IPC) Survivor of criminal conspiracy (s. 120 B IPC) This list is only illustrative and not exhaustive. Undoubtedly, in every case, the trafficked person is a survivor of at least one or more of the violations listed above. Oftentimes, in case of CSE the survivors become pregnant. If they are subjected to miscarriage, then the liability of the offenders falls under the Sections 312 to 318 of the IPC. In some cases, the process of exploitation has proven fatal wherein the survivor succumbs to the direct effects of the harm or the consequential problems arising thereof. This means that CSE can also involve the offence of homicide/murder. EXERCISE Gender Equality as a Human Right 43 Estimated time : 30 mins Material required : Sheets of paper <strong>for</strong> participants to write on Methodology : Interactive discussion Expected outcome : Participants understand gender equality as a human right Activity Share the following questions with your participants and then follow it up with a discussion. 63
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