...... RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN 73 Pradesh, West Bengal, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Maharashtra, Delhi, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. 7.8 In the annual report for 2002-2003, it was mentioned that the NLSIU had convened three state level consultations with the concerned NGOs, public prosecutors, police and judicial officers of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Goa. During the course of the year 200304, state-level consultations were held in Delhi, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa. Based on the interaction with judicial officers, public prosecutors, police officers and representatives of NGOs, as well as data collected through the mail-questionnaire from judicial officers and from the court records of Magistrates located either in the State capitals or the towns where the High Court Benches are situated, and data collected from Custodial Homes, both governmental and non – governmental, the manual for the Judicial Officers is being prepared by the NLSIU, Bangalore. 7.9 The Commission proposes that once the manual is ready, a National Consultation would be convened to pre-test the manual among the judicial officers dealing with the issue of trafficking. Work on the preparation of the draft manual is well underway. 3) Trafficking of Women and Children: Effective Rescue and PostRescue Strategy 7.10 The Commission, in collaboration with PRAYAS (A project of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences), Mumbai organised a two-day National Workshop to Review the Implementation of Laws and Policies Related to Trafficking: Towards an Effective Rescue and Post-Rescue Strategy on 27 and 28 February, 2004 in Mumbai. The main objectives of the workshop were – (i) to review the effectiveness of the provisions of the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, 1956 (ITPA); Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000; Indian Penal Code, 1860 and other laws for the rescue and post-rescue work, (ii) to exchange the experiences amongst the concerned agencies with regard to rescue and post-rescue work, (iii) to suggest ways to overcome the problems faced by the various government functionaries involved in rescue and post-rescue work, (iv) to examine the involvement of NGOs, and (v) to work out a uniform policy, scheme and plan for the effective rescue and post-rescue work for the trafficked girls/women. 7.11 The participants to the workshop were Judicial Officers, Police Officers, Government Officials and representatives of important non-governmental organizations working in the field from 10 states namely, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and NCT of Delhi, where the problem of trafficking is rampant. Besides, the Secretary and Joint Secretary of the Department of Women and Child Development also attended the workshop. The Workshop was inaugurated by Dr. Justice A.S. Anand, Hon’ble Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission. Hon’ble Justice (Smt.) Sujata V. Manohar, Member, NHRC was one of the ANNUAL REPORT 2003-04