Women and Child Trafficking in India : A Human Right Perspective

Contents: Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Women and child trafficking: literature review. 3. Women and child trafficking in India. 4. Women and child trafficking in North-Eastern India. 5. Prevention and protection of trafficking. 6. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

“Trafficking in women and children in the most abominable violation of human rights. Women and children were becoming vulnerable to trafficking as they were unable to survive with dignity because of lack of livelihood options. In the absence of awareness of human rights, the economically and socially deprived people at the grassroots have become easy prey to the trafficking trade. The crime of trafficking involves the violation of a whole gamut f laws and human rights. The present book gives a vivid accounts of women and child trafficking in India with a human right perspective.”