Annual Report Shakti Vahini 2014-2015 PDF

Leading India's Fight Against
Human Trafficking, Bondage,

Slavery and Servitude
2014-2015
QUANTITATIVE ACHIEVEMENT AT A GLANCE:

1. VICTIM SUPPORT
Activities
Total Number
Sl.
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 Interstate 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
4. INTERVENTION IMPACT
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 Discussions and Talk shows in colleges
15
09.
Number of Members of Egroup
10000
10.
Number of citizen panel established
250
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QUANTITATIVE ACHIEVEMENT AT A GLANCE:

6. VICTIM SUPPORT SYSTEM
O1.
Intervention center
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 STAKEHOLDERS

01.
Number of yearly planning meeting
02.
Number of response team
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
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, Chhattisgarh
12. INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

01.
Number of Social Science Students
18
02.
Number of Legal Students
03.
Number of International students
10
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.
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 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 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).
Combating Child Labour

Child labour is a chronic 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 910 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.10001400). The money often doesnt 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
enforcement agencies. The organization 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 to rescued trafficked children.
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 Vahinis 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
created with various law enforcement agencies.
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.
SALIENT FEATURES OF SHAKTI VAHINI ANTI TRAFFICKING INITIATIVE

As a part of its antitrafficking 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
Vahinis 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 Police Academy & Haryana
Police Academy.
Training- State AHTU/ 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 Vahinis 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
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 has been 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 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 the
respective police stations for our assistance in rescue
operations in NCR regions and also in some parts of Uttar
Pradesh and Haryana.
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 Vahinis Anti Trafficking Initiative has done strong
advocacy with these units so that at the time of need they
function very 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
state for the economic rehabilitation 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 with all the stakeholders in vulnerable
points.
2. Conducting awareness 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 of traffickers
6. Planning and reccee for rescue of trafficked victims
7. Coordination with NGOs and Help Lines
8. Preparation of district action plan
9. Mapping of vulnerable areas
10. Monitoring of trains and buses arriving from the
source areas
11. Creation of partnership with Railway Police Force and
GRP
Facilitating Rehabilitation and Repatriation:

Shakti Vahinis 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 Vahinis Anti
Trafficking Initiative also volunteers in tracing the families
of the children and conducting home investigation and
repatriation of the children. Shakti Vahinis 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
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.
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 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 Vahinis 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.
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 AntiTrafficking
Initiative has done advocacy with the
CHILDLINE India Foundation and built
partnership with the CHILDLINE
Programme in Delhi, Haryana, West Bengal,
Jharkhand and Bihar.
Court Intervention:
The AntiTrafficking Initiative provides
legal support to the victims by a group of lawyers. The Organization team
members appear and testify in the courts as witness on behalf of the
victims and explains the situation to the courts. Shakti Vahinis Anti
Trafficking Initiative has been providing legal support to trafficked
victims and assisting the public prosecutors.
Interaction with Statutory Agencies:

The Initiative has built strong network with the National Commission for
Protection 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 Vahinis 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 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 AntiTrafficking Initiative has done
advocacy with the print as well as electronic
media. Media has been playing a pivotal 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 -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 trafficking. The Initiative is working in close
partnership with various law enforcement agencies and NGOs to collect
information 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.
Vigilance Committee:
With the purpose to bring a sustainable change in the fight against
human trafficking with the community participation Shakti Vahini 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
810 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, 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 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
d e p o s e b e f o re t h e C o u r t . T h e
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 and in courts
are done. We facilitate availing benefits

under governments 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 Intervention Initiative 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
the biggest HIV/AIDS Intervention 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 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 018 years and in extreme
emergencies to young adults up to the age of 25. The
CHILDLINE 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

problem. At National level Shakti Vahini runs the National

Media Coalition a coalition of grass root 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 our society. The coalition is a
step to join hands, and strengthen and intensify 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.

the nongovernment machinery. The NLRD works with

Law Enforcement Agencies, Police Academies, Judicial
The National Legal Research Desk is a outcome of last Agencies, Government Agencies, Statutory Agencies,
twelve years of intense activism and advocacy done by NGOs, Civil Society and Mass Media in promoting Access to
Shakti Vahini in the field of Human rights, Human Justice for Women and Children. The NLRD website is a
Trafficking, Violence Against Women and Children etc. knowledge pool where all Laws, Judgements and Resource
The awareness on laws and access to justice remains materials on Violence against women and children in
dismal. At the district and the state level sensitivity on India are compiled.
women rights among judicial officers, administration and
the police is very low. This leads to a situation where the
implementation of the law becomes difficult. The National Research and documentation
Legal Research Desk (NLRD) has been instituted to The organization undertakes research on various social
strengthen the implementation of the laws related to issues like Human Trafficking, Violence against Women,
Women and Children in India. NLRD focuses on Honour Killings, Missing Children, Health Issues etc. The
documenting the recent changes in the law, collect and documentation centre at our office reviews various news
compile the Recent Landmark Judgments of the Supreme networks to document various cases of Violence against
Courts of India & the High Courts and ensure wide scale women and children.
dissemination of the same through the government and
NATIONAL LEGAL RESEARCH DESK
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 of
the source states like West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand,
Chhattisgarh, 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 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 about human trafficking
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
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 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 debtbondage,
coerce them into drug addiction or committing crimes and
move them from city to city. 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 rehabilitating 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 a joint team of police,
CHILDLINE, CWC has been searching out the children
being begging 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 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.
Anti Human Trafficking Sensitization

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 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.
Campaign on Anti Human Trafficking and Child

Labour
Shakti Vahini has been running series of campaigns to
sensitize the masses about the issue of human trafficking.
In the year 201415 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 IndoNepal 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.
Shakti Vahini in Chhattisgarh:

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 menace in Raipur.
Initiative to combat Gender based Violence:

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 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 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.
Shakti 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, 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 trafficking
in Bihar, Jharkhand Chattisgarh, Young voices against
human trafficking and Institutional responses to human
trafficking held at length.
Hon'ble Minister for Women and Child 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 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 Justice Mission, Kolkata Mr Biju C Matthew,
Additional Director CINI Mr Rajib K Haldar, ADG CID
Jharkhand Police Mr. S. N. Pradhan, Child protection officer
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 Interstate agencies, it
highlighted the need to develop strong cooperation and
coordination 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
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 rehabilitative approaches.
Invitations and Milestones

1. Mr Nishi Kant Executive Director, Shakti 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 2003
2014.
2. Mr Nishi Kant ,Executive Director, Shakti Vahini was invited to Speak at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in
London on Practical actions for enabling human rights defenders from 09062014 to 11062014.
3. Shakti Vahini invited by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India for 18th Trafficking in Human Being
review meeting with all the State AntiTrafficking Nodal Officers dated 20062014
4. Shakti Vahini was invited by the Ministry of Home Affairs on 11032015 for meeting with all stakeholders on
"Victim protection protocol for Prerescue, rescue and Post rescue stages of rehabilitation of commercially and sexually
exploited women and children.
5. Shakti Vahini President Ravi Kant was invited to Conduct State Level Training Programmes for Child Welfare
Committees and District Child Protection Units in Raipur Chhattisgarh by Department of Women and Child, Govt. of
Chhattisgarh & UNICEF from 24052014 to 27052014.
6. Shakti Vahini invited by ILO & UNODC for a three Day Consultation for Law Enforcement Agencies as Resource
organization in Raipur dated 2426 September 2015.
7. Shakti Vahini President Ravi Kant was invited to Conduct Divisional Level Police Training Programmes across
Chhattisgarh by Department of Women and Child, Govt. of Chhattisgarh & UNICEF from 22062014 to 29062014.
8.
Shakti Vahini appointed as Member of the West Bengal Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking, Govt of West
Bengal.
9.
Mr Subir Roy, Director (Programme and Projects) participated in a Anti Trafficking Exchange Programme in
Texas Christian University, United States in November 2014.
10.
Mr Nishi Kant ,Executive Director, Shakti Vahini was invited to Speak at the Solidarity Award Programme hosted
by Vital Voices in New York from December 710, 2014.
11.
Shakti Vahini appointed in the Expert Committee constituted by National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) to
suggest recommendations for draft Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking in January 2015.
12.
Shakti Vahini President, Ravi Kant was invited to the Delhi Judicial Academy to speak on Human Rights
Violations and Human Trafficking for sensitization of the Judges on 21022015.
Credentials of Shakti Vahini:

1. At the National Level Shakti Vahini is the member of the panel made by the Honourable Supreme Court of India on
Rehabilitation of Women in Prostitution and Trafficked Victims [(2011) 10 SCC 283].
2. Shakti Vahini is the member of the Central Advisory Committee, Govt. of India to Combat Trafficking of Women and
Children for Commercial Sexual Exploitation.
3. Shakti Vahini is the member of the West Bengal Task Force for Rescue, Repatriation and Rehabilitation of Trafficked
Victims constituted by the Department of Women and Child Govt of West Bengal.
4. Shakti 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 Notification dated 20/12/2012.
5. Shakti Vahini has been nominated as the Member of the Advisory Board of Social Worker as specified in Section 13
3(b) of the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act 1956 by the Government of NCT of Delhi.
6. Shakti Vahini was nominated to be part of the Inter Ministerial Group formed by the Ministry of 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 has been nominated 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 has been nominated as Resource Agency for Training of Law Enforcement Agency by the Bureau of
Police Research and Development, Government of India and also by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
9. Shakti Vahini has been involved as a resource in Judicial Colloquium on Human Trafficking at the Delhi Judicial
Academy, Haryana Judicial Academy & Himachal Pradesh Judicial 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 has campaigned widely
on the issue of honour killings. It has undertaken a research on the issue
in collaboration with the National Commission for Women. Shakti 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 of 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.
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 Cell, Ministry of Home Affairs Govt. of India
National AIDS Control Organization (Govt. of India)
Delhi State AIDS 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
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US Consulate Calcutta
US Consulate Delhi
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Leading India's Fight Against

Human Trafficking, Bondage,

QUANTITATIVE ACHIEVEMENT AT A GLANCE:

Number of cases referred to the organization by various stakeholders

Rescued number of victims belongs to other countries

Number of Interstate Investigation

Number of victims restored

Number of intervention in red light areas

Number of entry points covered

Number of Forced Marriage cases reported

Number of victims of commercial sexual Exploitation

Number of AHTU Training

Number of District level Police Training

Number of Police Station Level sensitization Programme

Number of Police Officers Trained

Number of FIR registered

Number of Daily Diary

Number of victims provided legal support

Number of convictions happened

Number of NGO Partner

Number of shelter home coordinated

Number of CWC the organization Interacted with

Number of community meetings

Number of programmes with students

Number of School Awareness Programme

Number of Programmes with RWA

Number of NGO/Civil Society Meeting

Number of meetings with help lines

Number of Meetings with Panchayat

Group Discussions and Talk shows in colleges

Number of Members of Egroup

Number of citizen panel established

QUANTITATIVE ACHIEVEMENT AT A GLANCE:

Partnership with state/ National level authority

Networking with anti trafficking NGOs

7. PARTNERSHIP WITH STAKEHOLDERS

Number of yearly planning meeting

Number of response team

Number of contact meeting with stakeholders

Number of district level network

Number of meeting with District Administration

Number of meetings with police

Number of interaction with social welfare department

Number of coordination meeting held in district

Number of Press conference

Number of media person contacted

Number of regional media meeting

Number of media persons sensitized

Number of report published

Campaign for the RWAs on Trafficking for Domestic maids

My Home is Slavery Free Campaign

Campaign on Young Voices against Human Trafficking

Campaign on Legislation to Regulate Placement Agencies in West Bengal

Situational Analysis Report of Jharkhand State

Baseline Assessment Study of Raipur, Chhattisgarh

12. INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

Number of Social Science Students

Number of Legal Students

Number of International students

Shakti Vahini is a pioneer organization in the field of Anti

Shakti Vahini is effectively active in field of Human Rights,

Mission: To Protect and Defend Human Rights in India