mandatory, in offices where women are employed, to have monitoring committees – popularly known as VISHAKA committees. These internal committees will have women employees, advocates and social workers to inquire into allegations. 1. The Law says The Protection of Women against Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill, 2010, seeks to ensure protection of women against sexual harassment at the workplace, both in public and private sectors whether organised or unorganized. Women can now complain against harassment ranging from physical contact, demand or requests for sexual favours, sexually coloured remarks or showing pornography. The police can take up the findings of the committee if it’s a cognizable offence. 2. Review Police should handle the cases reported, in a sympathetic, positive and a practical way. The process to initiate, emphasise and continue the whole process of learning, re-learning and unlearning for the police force needs to be strengthened. An effort, to change the paternalistic mindset which often rules the police attitude, should be made by conducting more sensitisation and training programmes. F. Trafficking in Women The International Organization for Migration estimates that nearly one third of global human trafficking involves women and children from SouthEast Asia. It is believed that a great many of the people, including children, who are trafficked are eventually forced to engage in some form of commercial sexual exploitation. Children, especially girls, are trafficked and exploited for a number of reasons, including: (a) A culture of impunity. In some regions and countries, there exists a culture of social, political and legal impunity for exploiters, which encourages the demand for sexually exploitative services such as child prostitution; (b) Client demand for child prostitution; (c) Discriminatory attitudes and client prejudices, including preferences for specific ages, genders, race, ethnicity, skin colour/tone and social Manual on Human Rights for Police Officers 39