Our Correspondent
Kiphire | March 21
Dr. Temsula Ao, Chairperson of Nagaland State Commission for Women (NSCW) today informed that in 2016 there was not a single record of human trafficking in Nagaland as per Nagaland Police source. She believed people did not lodge complaints due to many societal compulsions. In this context, he asked a gathering in Kiphire to overcome the stigmas so the victims are awarded justice and perpetrators are punished.
The NSCW Chairperson was speaking at a legal awareness programme on human trafficking organized by the Commission at Zisaji Presidency College auditorium here, which was attended by the students, stakeholders, GBs and faculty of the college.
Dr. Temsula stressed that hiding incidents of human trafficking for fear of social stigma or retaliation only enlarges the perpetrators’ trade and earning and put more people into miserable broken lives. She called upon the gathering and especially girls and parents not to hide. She also encouraged the gathering to pledge to join the fight against human trafficking so that it is eliminated by 2020 as envisaged by the world bodies.
Dr. Temsula highlighted that despite stringent laws and amendment passed from time to time, human trafficking, a global menace, has affected both the poorer and affluent nations. Traffickers, she said, have better network and are well organized than government institutes and “they play with human life like commodity in the market.”
She pointed out that human trafficking, which is a modern form of slavery, is increasing globally with 21 million people trapped in it, creating a profit of 150 billion dollars profit per annum for the perpetrators. She called upon all to condemn it, which is a violation of human right. “Child, sex, labor, force marriage and organ trafficking are some of the types of trafficking,” she informed, adding government is taking various measures to combat the human trafficking.
Razulule, Addl SP Kiphire, who also spoke on the occasion, said anti human trafficking unit is set up in the police station attached to the women cell, but so far there has not been any complaint lodged from the day it was set up. However, the officer said, the law enforcing agencies are doing their best to assist the citizens if there is any issue related and also called upon the gathering not to shy away to pass information relating to human trafficking. She also disclosed that the law enforcing agencies across the district and the state are working hand in hand to tackle the issue and also appealed to give full co-operation to curb the menace.
Khriesenuo Kire, Legal Consultant, NSCW highlighted the provision in judiciary system relating to human trafficking. Asangla Cholong, member NSCW shared on the works of the NSCW.
The programme was followed by interaction and discussion.
