Wokha District Administration & Sakhi One Stop Centre supported by National Commission for Women organized a one-day training and capacity-building programme for Anti Human Trafficking Unit and other stakeholders dealing with prevention of Human trafficking and rehabilitation of victims under Wokha district on 5th July 2022 at Deputy Commissioner's conference hall.
Deputy Commissioner, Wokha Ajit Kumar Ranjan, IAS while delivering the keynote address, said that no single organization can handle issues such as human trafficking single-handedly and urged all stakeholders, NGOs, and government agencies to come forwards and extend support in tackling such illegal crimes. Stating these issues revolves around various departments in the government along with civil societies, where he said that there should be good coordination between various agencies for detection of human trafficking right from the village level organization to churches, police and other concerned government agencies should be very smooth and should work out a system to ensure that works are done in a coordinated fashion when it comes to detection, rescue, and rehabilitation of victims.
He also said that rescued victims and families should be extended support from all sections so that the victims and families can come out from the depression they had gone through.
The DC also said that the general public should be provided with proper information that there is enough protection available to safeguard the victims of human trafficking and other Acts against perpetrators committing the offense.
President, Wokha Bar Association, Adv. Oren Humtsoe highlighted the concepts, different patterns, and dimensions of human trafficking. Nzanbemo Kikon, SI Wokha Police Station, and Adv. Shanchobeni P Lotha, Nodal Officer, OSC & Project Assistant WDLSA dwelled on cases reported/modus operandi of human trafficking in the district and the role of anti-human trafficking units and existing response system and legal mechanism to address human trafficking.
In the second session, DCPO (Social Welfare) Moasenla, Case Worker OSC Thungbeni Kikon, Psychiatrist DMHP, and Thungbeni Ngullie President Lotha Eloe Hoho spoke on the topic, Rescue and rehabilitation Services for trafficked women & children (schemes under MWCD, GOI), Psycho-social impact of trafficking and support system required, Role of Civil Societies in preventing human trafficking and challenges’ & way forward to address human trafficking.
The training programme was chaired by Central Administrator OSC, Renthunglo Kikon.
(DPRO & IA, Wokha)
