IndiaTrafficked girls from Andhra Pradesh rescued in Delhi
By IANS, Feb 28, 2007 - 5:38:21 PM
New Delhi, Feb 28 - Police have rescued four girls from Andhra Pradesh and two minors from brothels in the capital.The girls were rescued from the brothels in the city's red light area Monday night after a special Andhra Pradesh police team conducted a raid with the help of the local police of the Kamla Market police station.'In response to five cases of trafficking registered in Andhra Pradesh, a police team from the state arrived in the city and conducted the raid with our help and rescued the four girls,' said Rakesh Giri, Station House Officer of the Kamla Market police station, without disclosing the names of the girls.While the victims were counselled and interrogated, the Andhra Pradesh police also managed to nab four of the traffickers.Giri said that apart from rescuing the four girls from the southern state, they also rescued two minor girls from the brothel. 'We rescued two minors during the raid as well. They have been sent to Nari Niketan, a government-run counselling home,' Giri told IANS.According to the United Nations -, Andhra Pradesh records the highest number of human trafficking cases in India. In an effort to prevent the trade and exploitation of human beings in the country, an Anti-Human Trafficking Unit was established in Andhra Pradesh last month in partnership with the US government and the UN.The US government provided $2.5 million - for this project, the largest single anti-trafficking project ever funded in the world. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime implements the project, and the Indian government chairs the meetings to help guide the planning and implementation.Apart from Andhra Pradesh, the project also targets four other states -- Bihar, Goa, Maharashtra and West Bengal. The Andhra Pradesh police team that rescued the girls here is a part of the same project.
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India on US 'watch list' for human trafficking
[ 1 Mar, 2007 2310hrs IST]
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NEW DELHI: India continues to be placed on the US "watch list" of countries allegedly not complying with the international effort to combat human trafficking. Placing state-wise details of human trafficking cases in the Lok Sabha, the minister said the four southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh accounted for over 85% of the total trafficking cases reported so far. During 2003-05, Tamil Nadu topped the list with 2,777 cases registered in the two-year period out of a total of 5,900 cases reported in the country. Karnataka was second with 1,241 cases and Andhra Pradesh and Kerala registered 681 and 225 cases respectively. In its 2006 report on efforts of countries worldwide to eliminate trafficking in persons, the US has placed India in the "Tier 2" category, along with 31 nations to be closely monitored. Countries that comply with US and other international efforts to fight human trafficking are generally placed in "Tier 1". Those falling under the "Tier 3" category face significant sanctions from the US. Bangladesh was under this category when the report was first prepared and released in 2003 by then secretary of state Colin Powell. Minister of state S Regupathy said the government has initiated several measures and advised states to deal with the crime. He said state governments have been asked to evolve an "comprehensive strategy, encompassing rescue, relief and rehabilitation
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