Provisions in the Constitution of India, Legislations, Policies, Reports, and Judgements Article(s) of the CEDAW mode project. ADVISORIES ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING: 1. MHA Advisory on Preventing and Combating Human Trafficking in India, 2009 2. MHA Advisory on Human Trafficking as organized crime, 2012 3. MHA Advisory on preventing and combating human trafficking in India - dealing with foreign nationals, 2012 4. Advisory on Preventing and combating human trafficking especially during the period of COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 5. The National Human Rights Commission issued the advisory on ‘Combating Human Trafficking in context of the Covid-19 Pandemic’ in 2020 to help the Central Ministries and State Government(s) in ensuring the promotion and protection of the rights of the victims/survivors of human trafficking. MOU: • Between India and Bangladesh, signed in 2015, on bilateral cooperation for the prevention of Human trafficking especially for combating trafficking in women and children; rescue, recovery, repatriation and reintegration of victims of trafficking. • Between India and Myanmar, signed in 2019, on enhancing bilateral cooperation between both the countries for prevention of trafficking in persons. 24 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Gaps in the implementation of CEDAW in India (G) and its corresponding recommendations (R) and other stakeholders while dealing with trafficking cases. G8: The functioning and jurisdiction of NIA are not clear. For example, how will NIA operate, which court will have the jurisdiction to try trafficking cases, NIA’s link with AHTUs, further in case of duplication whether the jurisdiction of NIA or ITPA will prevail, needs to be clarified. (CEDAW A.6) R8: Relation between NIA Act and ITPA should be specified in both the laws. G9: Since the establishment of AHTUs is by way of a scheme, the setting up of the AHTUs at the district level is not legally enforceable. (CEDAW A.6) R9: ITPA be amended to provide for the establishment

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