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Global Report on Trafficking in Persons (2022) – UNODC

This manual is being offered in the service of social workers, frontline community workers as well as development practitioners who work with vulnerable populations (who could be the potential victims) in urban, rur-urban and semi urban localities and is focused on building an understanding of human trafficking with a focus on commercial sexual exploitation & trafficking (CSE&T). This manual is to assist those who are engaging with adolescent girls and young women covering rights awareness, gender consciousness, sexuality and safety, etc. We hope that this manual would supplement the work of community-based organisations who are seeking to build a holistic understanding of safety & security for adolescents and young adults in their respective communities.

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Jagaran: A knowledge resource for community frontline workers to prevent trafficking of adolescents and young women for commercial sexual exploitation

This manual is being offered in the service of social workers, frontline community workers as well as development practitioners who work with vulnerable populations (who could be the potential victims) in urban, rur-urban and semi urban localities and is focused on building an understanding of human trafficking with a focus on commercial sexual exploitation & trafficking (CSE&T). This manual is to assist those who are engaging with adolescent girls and young women covering rights awareness, gender consciousness, sexuality and safety, etc. We hope that this manual would supplement the work of community-based organisations who are seeking to build a holistic understanding of safety & security for adolescents and young adults in their respective communities.

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A DECADE OF POCSO: Developments, Challenges and Insights from Judicial Data

This report by Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy in collaboration with The World Bank analyses the POCSO Act in India as it completed 10 years in 2022. It is a reflection of what has worked and what needs to improve in the criminal justice system’s response to child sexual abuse. This is the largest ever study undertaken on POCSO courts yet, and is based on data from 400,000 cases (spanning 28 states and Union Territories), of which 230,730 have been analysed to understand the pendency and disposal patterns of POCSO cases. It includes the legislative history of the Act, analyses it in action and through data, and presents key challenges and recommendations for the time ahead.

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POCSO Trials: A Guide for Victims’ Counsels

This guide, published by iProBono is a primer that underlines the role of all stakeholders involved in a POCSO case, specifically the victim’s counsel. This guide is a tool created for lawyers working on POCSO cases. It contains summarised information on the roles of various government stakeholders as well as on the role of the victims’ counsel. It also lists important judgments of the Supreme Court of India, and the High Courts of Delhi, Bombay, and Karnataka on the essential stages of a
POCSO trial.

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Using Education to Combat Human Trafficking

This booklet by Hon’ble Smt. Justice Swati Chauhan (Principal Judge Family Court and Chairperson, District Legal Services Authority, Mumbai Suburban) is a guiding document on how to make children understand the concept of human trafficking by integrating it into their curriculum. It narrates the perils of human trafficking and how it can be prevented. The three chapters in this booklet introduce children to the concept, serve information that they can use for self-rescue and to help others come out of exploitative situations.

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Implication of the POCSO Act in India on Adolescent Sexuality: A Policy Brief

This policy brief by Enfold Proactive Health Trust, UNFPA & UNICEF unpacks the implications of 18 years as the age of consent on adolescents’ rights under domestic law and international human rights law, and proposes a policy alternative that advances their rights and strikes a balance between their protection and evolving autonomy. It covers the impacts of criminalisation and the complex disadvantages of the current system and prescribes a way forward with solutions that can be implemented.

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“ROMANTIC CASES” UNDER THE POCSO ACT: An analysis of judgements of special courts in assam, maharashtra & west bengal

This policy brief by Enfold Proactive Health Trust, UNFPA & UNICEF unpacks the implications of 18 years as the age of consent on adolescents’ rights under domestic law and international human rights law, and proposes a policy alternative that advances their rights and strikes a balance between their protection and evolving autonomy. It covers the impacts of criminalisation and the complex disadvantages of the current system and prescribes a way forward with solutions that can be implemented.

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Handbook for Support persons 2021

This guide by Enfold Proactive Health Trust and UNICEF is a tool for support persons of child victims of sexual assault, and explains how they can best navigate the different processes related to assisting a victim.
Comprising of ten chapters, it begins with an explanation of th dynamics of child sexual abuse and lays down guidelines for the multiple areas where a Support Persons may assist the child – like during medical interventions, recording of child’s statement with magistrate, judicial proceedings etc. All information in this carefully curated document is a mix of learnings from interviews with victims of child sexual abuse and other stakeholders involved in the process of rehabilitation. It also includes best practises for working towards the welfare of victims of child sexual abuse.

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