- SC seeks Centre's reply on plea seeking comprehensive anti-trafficking law
"Issue notice, returnable on November 01...Aishwarya Bhati, learned Additional Solicitor General instructed by Ms. Ruchi Kohli, learned cou...
03 Oct, 2022, 08.23 PM IST
Survivors' wait for composite law to tackle trafficking gets longerTill 2013, the only legislation that punished the offence of trafficking was the Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act. However, it dealt only...
17 Aug, 2022, 01.00 PM IST
Government will set up centres for women in crisis internationally: IraniWith the passage of the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021, the government will enhance cooperation in...
30 Jul, 2021, 02.43 PM IST
Kamal Haasan writes to PM on anti-trafficking billThe Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 was passed by the Lok Sabha in July.
07 Dec, 2018, 09.11 PM IST
Hope Rajya Sabha will pass anti-trafficking bill: Maneka GandhiThe bill provides for confidentiality of victims, witnesses and complainants, time-bound trials and repatriation of the victims.
01 Dec, 2018, 03.31 PM IST
Maneka Gandhi apologises for using term 'other ones' for transgenders in Lok SabhaManeka Gandhi has drawn a lot of flak for calling transgenders "the other ones" in Lok Sabha
31 Jul, 2018, 06.21 PM IST
Anti-trafficking bill, three others introduced in Lok SabhaThe anti-human trafficking Bill aims to resolve the massive problem of trafficking. It addresses the issue of trafficking from point of pre...
30 Jul, 2018, 05.02 PM IST
Anti-trafficking bill victim-centric; law will break backbone of this crime: Kailash SatyarthiMembers cutting across party lines supported the bill in the Lok Sabha.
29 Jul, 2018, 04.53 PM IST
Anti-trafficking bill 'overboard and disproportionate': Amnesty InternationalThe Lok Sabha passed yesterday the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018, which provides for confid...
27 Jul, 2018, 09.59 PM IST
Comprehensive law to deal with human trafficking passed by Lok SabhaEven as Congress and CPI(M) demanded that the bill be sent to the standing committee, Gandhi said "the bill is long overdue ... The law is ...
26 Jul, 2018, 07.07 PM IST
Anti-trafficking bill, three others introduced in Lok SabhaThe Trafficking of Persons (prevention, protection and rehabilitation) bill was introduced by the Women and Child Development Minister Mane...
18 Jul, 2018, 08.41 PM IST
Cabinet nod to Bill for allowing NIA to probe human trafficking casesThe Union Cabinet today okayed the draft Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, which proposes a punishme...
28 Feb, 2018, 09.19 PM IST
New anti-trafficking law soon: Life term for repeat offendersThe bill, which is currently with a group of ministers (GoM), has proposed severe punishment for the crime.
28 Dec, 2017, 10.28 AM IST
NIA likely to probe human trafficking casesSources say the additional responsibility for the National Investigation Agency (NIA) would be part of the proposed anti-human trafficking ...
19 Nov, 2017, 11.47 AM IST
Need for a strong anti-trafficking bill: Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi“North-East is the mirror of the country and if we want to change India’s mind-set, we must start with a change in the North-East!" Nobel P...
22 Sep, 2017, 07.56 PM IST
National Commission of Women takes on Maneka Gandhi, returns draft trafficking bill"We can't accept this bill. If we make recommendations on it, it would mean we are accepting it in some form," said a NCW source.
14 Jul, 2016, 08.34 PM IST
Parliament passes anti-rape bill todayTerming it as a "unique law", Sushilkumar Shinde said the government is open to further improvement if there is such a need.
21 Mar, 2013, 04.58 PM IST