Hyderabad: A two-day regional session on ‘Combating Human Trafficking’ concluded Saturday with the signing of a declaration by representatives of six southern states.
The session became once hosted by the Telangana authorities in partnership with the US authorities at Taj Deccan, where delegates of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana signed the ‘Hyderabad Declaration’.
The 2-day tournament brought collectively 36 functionaries from across the six states, including ministers and representatives of departments concerned.
The tournament comprised panel discussions and presentations from senior police officials, members of the judiciary, survivor advocates, prosecutors and cybercrime consultants. Many survivors additionally shared their spot, emphasising delayed justice by the machine.
Frankie Sturm, assistant public affairs officer at the US Consulate Frequent, Hyderabad, knowledgeable Deccan Yarn that signing the declaration became once a wanted step. “Something else that we are in a position to enact to facilitate conversations that enable the states to work collectively, we’re gratified to peep that occur and be a segment of it,” he said.
The core objectives of the tournament had been to enhance interstate cooperation and facilitate the developing of focal points for grassroots workers to give encourage and toughen to victims.
D. Divya, particular secretary, females and youngster welfare division, Telangana authorities said, “What in most cases occurs is that we, public representatives or officers, tend to be in a cocoon of my division, my district, my utter… There would be splendid practices in other states that would be replicated.”
Two NGOs, Prajwala and Shakti Vahini, additionally collaborated to discuss about suggestions to fight trafficking.
Rishi Kant, a co-founder of Shakti Vahini, expressed happiness over the inclinations at the tournament. The founder of Prajwala, Sunitha Krishnan, who is a Padma Shri awardee, wired cooperation and interstate dialogue to curb human trafficking.
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