Acknowledgements This work would not have seen light of the day had it not been for the encouragement and support of a few persons. First of all, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Justice (Smt.) Sujata V. Manohar, the then Hon’ble Member and Focal Point on Human Rights of Women including Trafficking, NHRC under whose expert guidance this work has taken shape. The discussions I have had with her provided me with conceptual clarity and overall framework required for analysing the international legal regime on trafficking in persons. My sincere thanks to Dr. Justice A.S. Anand, Hon’ble Chairperson, NHRC and Dr. Justice Shivaraj V. Patil, Hon’ble Member and Focal Point on Trafficking in the Commission for agreeing to publish my work. I thank Smt. S. Jalaja, the then Joint Secretary, NHRC for making my stay in the Commission very fruitful by involving me in various aspects of the working of the Commission. It is during these interactions that I developed my understanding on human rights. I would also like to thank Smt. Aruna Sharma, Joint Secretary, NHRC for taking the initiative of publishing this Handbook. My sincere thanks to Dr. Savita Bhakhry, Senior Research Officer, NHRC who had been a pillar of strength for me. She not only supported me with intellectual inputs but also ensured that I get conducive environment for the completion of work. I also thank Shri Shashi Valiathan, Under Secretary (Coordination) and Smt. Shoba George, Under Secretary (Establishment) in the Commission, for providing me with logistical support. Lastly, I would like to thank Smt. Vandana Sah and Shri Ravi Panwar, for typing the manuscript and Deepti Menon for painstakingly editing the work and also the library staff of NHRC for making available the necessary literature on the subject. Gunjan Kinnu V