Trafficking of women on rise
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Home Affairs Adviser Maj Gen (retd) MA Matin Tuesday urged all to join the fight against human smuggling, as some 50 Bangladeshi girls are lured out to India everyday and coerced into prostitution, reports UNB.
"Organised criminals earn billions of dollars by trading human beings like merchandise, and it's the high time that we bring an end to this gross violation of human rights," he said.
The Adviser was addressing the inaugural ceremony of Trafficking in Human Beings Investigation Unit (THB) for Bangladesh Police at a city hotel.
He said the government is strongly committed to combating human trafficking, as some 4,00,000 Bangladeshi women are engaged in forced prostitution in India.
Describing human trafficking as a form of modern slavery, Matin said it is a serious crime that not only violates the dignity of individuals but also infringes on human rights.
The Home Adviser said human trafficking is a fast-growing and high-profit but low-risk crime, and "we all have to speed up and put in our best efforts together against the criminal syndicates."
"From the physical abuse and psychological trauma to the economic and political implications of unabated crime, the impact of trafficking on individuals and on society is destructive and most unacceptable," he told the programme.
The Home Adviser said the government is committed to fighting out this scourge with all its might because trafficking in persons is an affront to the principles of human dignity and liberty, upon which this nation was founded.
"It's pursued in various policy areas and focuses primarily on poverty reduction, economic development, migration, gender equality and child protection."
Home Secretary Abdul Karim, IGP Noor Mohammad, Additional IGP and National Project Director of Police Reform Project NBK Tripura, Head of THB and Additional DIG of CID Abdul Jalil, and Executive Director of BNWLA Salma Ali, among others, addressed the programme.
"Organised criminals earn billions of dollars by trading human beings like merchandise, and it's the high time that we bring an end to this gross violation of human rights," he said.
The Adviser was addressing the inaugural ceremony of Trafficking in Human Beings Investigation Unit (THB) for Bangladesh Police at a city hotel.
He said the government is strongly committed to combating human trafficking, as some 4,00,000 Bangladeshi women are engaged in forced prostitution in India.
Describing human trafficking as a form of modern slavery, Matin said it is a serious crime that not only violates the dignity of individuals but also infringes on human rights.
The Home Adviser said human trafficking is a fast-growing and high-profit but low-risk crime, and "we all have to speed up and put in our best efforts together against the criminal syndicates."
"From the physical abuse and psychological trauma to the economic and political implications of unabated crime, the impact of trafficking on individuals and on society is destructive and most unacceptable," he told the programme.
The Home Adviser said the government is committed to fighting out this scourge with all its might because trafficking in persons is an affront to the principles of human dignity and liberty, upon which this nation was founded.
"It's pursued in various policy areas and focuses primarily on poverty reduction, economic development, migration, gender equality and child protection."
Home Secretary Abdul Karim, IGP Noor Mohammad, Additional IGP and National Project Director of Police Reform Project NBK Tripura, Head of THB and Additional DIG of CID Abdul Jalil, and Executive Director of BNWLA Salma Ali, among others, addressed the programme.