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India’s first-ever online and centralised National Database on Sexual Offenders launched by Ministry of Home Affairs
India’s first-ever online and centralised National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO) has been launched by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on September 20, 2018. With this, India will become the 9th country in the world to maintain such a database. The database will have a record of the name, photographs, address, fingerprint ..
Topics: Biometrics • Contents • Fingerprint • Government database • Humans • Identification • Mass surveillance • National Crime Records Bureau • Privacy • Sex crimes • Sex offender • Social Issues
West Bengal rolls out “Swayangsiddha” to combat human trafficking
The West Bengal government has rolled out a scheme “Swayangsiddha” in different districts of the state to combat human trafficking. The aim of the scheme is to empower young boys and girls to make informed choices so that they are less vulnerable to trafficking and child marriage. Swayangsiddha, which means self-reliance, will be executed by ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Crime • Human rights abuses • Human trafficking • Sex crimes • Sex trafficking • Social Issues • Stop the Traffik • Violence against men • Violence against women
2018 World Day against Trafficking in Persons
The World Day against Trafficking in Persons is observed every year on July 30 to raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion and protection of their rights. The 2018 theme “Responding to the trafficking of children and young people” highlights the fact that almost a 3rd of trafficking ..
Topics: Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking • Crime • Human rights abuses • Human trafficking • Human trafficking in Greece • Sex crimes • Trafficking of children • Violence against men • Violence against women
Ministry of Women and Child Development launches #Childline1098 contest to spread awareness on human trafficking
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched a contest “#Childline1098” to spread awareness on human trafficking and to mark the 2018 World Day against Trafficking in Persons. In it, people are invited to share images of the Childline 1098 logo that they spot at unique locations and send it with a tagline. The ..
Topics: Contents • Crime • Debt bondage • Human trafficking • Sex crimes • Violence against men • Violence against women
United Nations celebrates 2017 World Day against Trafficking in Persons
The United Nations (UN) World Day against Trafficking in Persons is observed every year on July 30 to raise awareness of the plight of human trafficking victims, and promote and protect their rights. The 2017 theme “Act to Protect and Assist Trafficked Persons” highlights the large mixed migration movements of refugees and migrants. The theme ..
Topics: Crime • Human rights abuses • Human trafficking • Human trafficking in Uruguay • Sex crimes • United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking • Violence against men • Violence against women