Will the SCPCR be a still born child?

By Paojel Chaoba

Manipur. IMPHAL, August 27: The good news is that the State Commission for the Protection of the Rights of the Child is likely to be formed shortly in the State. The bad news is that it might be a still born baby, judging by the manner in which the entire matter is being handled.

To start with, the State Government has reluctantly agreed to form the commission thanks to a directive from the Gauhati High Court and a continuous stream of queries in this regard from the Union Home Ministry.

The abhorrence which Messrs O Ibobi and Co at Heinoumakhong have for any independent State Commission, which is empowered to pull up erring government officials for any violation of the rights of the citizens, is well known.

It may be mentioned here that the Human Rights Commission which was described as the poor man’s court when it was initially formed was downgraded by inducting incompetent members during its second avatar and subsequently kept in limbo with the Government refusing to form the commission for the third term. Likewise the post of the Chairperson of the Right to Information Commission is still lying vacant for nearly a year now.To start with the news that has trickled out so far is that while as envisaged in the Central Act the Social Welfare Minister Meerabai Devi will be the chairman of the selection committee of the Chairperson and the six members of the Commission.

The good news is that the State Commission for the Protection of the Rights of the Child is likely to be formed shortly in the State. The bad news is that it might be a still born baby, judging by the manner in which the entire matter is being handled. Photo : from our archives : Happiness of Children by Moirangthem Ranjit

However what has raised eyebrows is the composition and of other two members of this committee. The grapevine has it that both the Secretary Social Welfare Department and the Director of the Social Welfare will comprise of the other two.

This raised serious questions as to how a commission who will be charged with looking after the activities of the Social Welfare Department and pull up erring officials have its members selected by the same officials who are supposed to be answerable to them.

Ideally it should comprise of besides the Minister herself a representative of the Governor of the State and that of the Chief Justice of the High Court. By all accounts it appears that the formation of this Commission is being looked as an internal family matter of the Social Welfare Department.

The second point to be noted is the pay and allowances of the Chairman and the Members.

It appears that the Social Welfare Department has proposed to the Government to pay Rs.10,000 per month to the chairperson and Rs.8,000 to the members keeping in mind that the chairperson and members of the State Women’s Commission enjoys that amount and further since it is  also handled by the Social Welfare Department as the nodal department, the two have to be kept on par. Now this raises serious questions about the effectiveness of the chairperson and the members to be functioning with a salary less than that of their drivers and peons thanks to the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations in the State.

To function effectively and to give time whole heartedly  ideally, the pay and allowances of the  Chairperson should be equal to that of the Chief Secretary of the State and the members should be paid equivalent to that of a secretary to the State Government.

The Commission would be required to look into the implementation of the Right to Education Act.

The Rules of the Commission framed by the State Government also finds no mention about the relation which it will be having with the Child Welfare Committees and the Juvenile Justice Boards. Ideally these two bodies formed for the welfare of the child should also come under the ambit of the Commission or else there is the danger of them working in cross purpose. A clear relationship should be established and adhered to and a meaningful protocol devised.

It is taken for granted that the appointments of the chairperson and members of the Commission will be done politically but favoritism should take second place and persons with proven track record and understanding of the rights of the child and human rights and having a strong sense of democracy, secularism, equality and justice should be selected to make the Commission have a meaningful existence.

Then the Government should ensure that this Commission have horizontal and vertical levels of inter and intra departmental support and cooperation from the Police, Education and Labor Departments and special note should be taken that it is going to exist in a conflict zone where many child soldiers caught by the police are recorded as adults so that they can be confined in jails. This would also require a separate special research wing to look and study the dynamics of children caught in a conflict zone.

Earlier experiences have proven that the Government forms Commissions not because it cares for the welfare for the people but just for tokenism. The Human Rights Commission when it was first formed was denied any support staff but the resilience of the members who were selected then carried it through to make a mark. The same should not be expected from the Child Rights Commission and a full time Chairman with a just Rs.10,000 as his monthly salary would also have to become a part time contractor to  meet his ends. That would be a tragedy indeed. Will the Government kindly look into the questions raised before it advertises for the posts please, as it concerns the rights of the child our future generation.

Ukrul children reach home

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From John K Kaping
UKHRUL, August 25: Altogether 23 children of Ukhrul district have been brought back home safely from Kerela today by the Manipur state government.

The children mostly between the ages of 6 – 13 years included with 10 girls and 23 boys who stayed at Kerala for almost two years with the assurances that they will be provided education were brought back to their home town after missing their formal education for some years.

The Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Ukhrul has been the key initiator in rescuing the children so far by establishing the rights of the children in adhering to the directive of the Supreme Court that directs the states of Assam and Manipur to ensure that “The State of Manipur and Assam are directed to ensure that no child below the age of 12 years or those at primary school level are sent outside to pursue education to other states until further orders”.

The children were warmly welcomed home and received by the Ukhrul Deputy Commissioner, R Sudhan, Ukhrul SP, K Kabib in the presence of media persons, members of CWC led by its president, Mohanti, parents and gaurdians of the children, Ukhrul Social Welfare Department, Education Department at a simple restoration function held at the Ukhrul DC`s Office Chamber where after the “children home-coming ceremony” the children were safely handed over to the respective cares with an adequate assurances of proper care of living and education to the children from the Government side.

The DC Ukhrul assured free education in the form of residential bridge-course under SSA to be commenced by September 10 next.

Free accomodations, free text books and uniforms as like boarding facilities are assured to be arranged from the Zonal Education along with the free supply of the PDS rice of BPL, AAY and the assurances of awarding Dependent Children Scholarship and widows pensions to children’s without father from the Social welfare Department.

Some of the children while interacting to this Ukhrul Correspondent of the IFP said that they were taken down to Chennai with the assurances of giving proper education by some people with the consent of their family and relatives initiatives.

Asked how about their studies at Chennai, they said that they were not given any formal education (were not sent to school) but they were taught at the centre as tuitions.

They also said that they were allowed to go to the morning Gospel service and gardening in the evening.

When asked how was their living in terms of fooding and lodging, they replied that it was well and comfortable facilities supplied and nice care treatment.

23 children repatriated process from Kerela to Manipur

CWC meeting at Kerela

CWC meeting at Kerela

Meeting with children home management

working table of CWC at Kerela

Meeting with Minister and MLA in Function

CRY and meeting with Special Secretary- Social Welfare, manipir

K pradip Kumar in his speech

Father, Monister, MLA and Children

Mother, Children and Minister

CRY team receiving children in Kolkata Airport

anti trafficking unit in Kolkata Airport for escort

meeting with Minister and Director in Manipur Bhawan

Minister announcing for support to CRY- Girl Child Campaign

JJ Act Workshop at Chourchandpur District with Police department

23 trafficked kids repatriated

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Rescued children being handed over to their parentsHueiyen Photo

NNN/Imphal, August 24: Altogether 23 children repatriated from Kerala were handed over to their parents on Friday by Social Welfare Minister Ak Mirabai. These children were trafficked to Kerala after giving false promises to their parents by five alleged child traffickers.

The children who are in age group of 10 to 13 years had been staying in Precious Home at Kochiyam in Kerala, which is not registered under Juvenile Justice Act, for the last two years after the alleged five child traffickers, all from Ukhrul district of Manipur, took them away on the pretext of giving them free education.

All the 23 minors, 13 boys and 10 girls, were handed over to their parents by Social Welfare Minister AK Mirabai during a simple function at Takyel Observation Hall, Takyel on Friday. They were brought back here on August 15.Twenty-two of them are from Ukhrul district and the other one is from Imphal East district.

One May 12, 2011, Kerala police rescued the 10 girls from Thammanam, Ennakullam and the 13 boys from Precious Home. Thereafter, they were brought back to Pratiksha Home and Don Bosco Sneha Bhawan by Children Welfare Committee, Kerala and they put up there for about 11 months.

Later, a joint team comprising Children Welfare Committee (CWC), Imphal East member secretary K Pradeepkumar; CWC, Bishnupur chairperson L Pishak and some representatives of the state Social Welfare Department visited Kerala on August 11 and brought back all the 23 children on August 18.

Speaking at the handing over ceremony of repatriated children, AK Mirabai assured that they would be provided proper education. At the function, G Satyabati, Director, Social Welfare, A Preshaw Shimrey, MLA, Chingai constituency and members of CWC were also present.

Repatriated children handed over to parents

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IMPHAL, Aug 24: Altogether 23 children repatriated from Kerala have been handed over to their parents today by Manipur Social Welfare Minister AK Mirabai after being trafficked to that State about two years ago under the pretext of false promises to the parents by five alleged child traffickers.

The children aged between 10 and 13 had been staying at Precious Home at Kochiyam in the State of Kerala, which is not registered with Juvenile Justice Act, since the last two years after five alleged child traffickers, all from Ukhrul district, took them away from their parents on the pretext of giving them free education at the children home.

All the 23 minors—13 boys and 10 girls—were handed over to their parents by Social Welfare Minister AK Mirabai during a simple function held at Takyel Observation Hall, Takyel. They were brought back here on August 15.Twenty-two of them are from Ukhrul district alone and the other one is from Imphal East district.

Five individuals from Ukhrul district went to Kerala along with the children after they made a false promise to the parents to give them education in 2012 and left them at the Precious Home. But the children never received education at the children home during their stay there for two years.

One May 12, 2011, Kerala police rescued the 10 girls from Thammanam, Ernakullam and the 13 boys from Precious Home. Thereafter, they were brought back to Pratiksha Home and Don Bosco Sneha Bhawan by Children Welfare Committee, Kerala and they put up there for about 11 months.

Later, a joint team comprising of Children Welfare Committee (CWC), Imphal East member secretary K Pradeepkumar, CWC, Bishnupur chairperson L Pishak and some representatives of the state Social Welfare Department visited Kerala on August 11 and brought back all the 23 children on August 18.

Speaking at the handing over ceremony of the 23 repatriated children from the state of Kerala, AK Mirabai assured they would be provided proper education. She also said the rescued children would also be given all the benefits available under all the Social Welfare sponsored schemes.The Minister emphasised the important role and sincere efforts of the parents in making them good individuals.

She advised all parents not to fall prey to frauds or hand over their children to such cheats. She pointed out that there is a Supreme Court ruling which prohibits taking children belowe 14 years of age beyond State boundaries.

Acknowledging the responsibility shared by Ukhrul DPO Ringshangphy and Social Welfare SNP Ningthingla in bringing back the children, the Social Welfare declared that the duo would be reinstated to their former posts.

Chingai AC MLA Preshow Shimray said that he was ashamed on learning that 22 children from his constituency were taken to Kerala after deceiving their parents.

Nevertheless, he assured that he would personally look into the requirements of the children regarding their education.

At the function, G Satyabati, Director, Social Welfare, A Presho Shimrey, MLA, Chingai constituency and members of CWC were also present.

23 children repatriated

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IMPHAL, August 24 (NNN): Altogether 23 children repatriated from Kerala have been handed over to their parents on Friday by Manipur Social Welfare Minister AK Mirabai after being trafficked to that state for about two years giving false promises to the parents by five alleged child traffickers.

The children aged between 10 and 13 had been staying at Precious Home at Kochiyam in the State of Kerala, which is not registered with Juvenile Justice Act, since for the last two years after five alleged child traffickers, all from Ukhrul district, took them away from their parents on the pretext of giving them free education at the children home.

All the 23 minors--13 boys and 10 girls--were handed over to their parents by Social Welfare Minister AK Mirabai during a simple function held at Takyel Observation Hall, Takyel. They were brought back here on August 15.Twenty-two of them are from Ukhrul district alone and the other one is from Imphal East district.

Five individuals from Ukhrul district went away to Kerala along with the children after they made a false promise to the parents to give them education in 2012 and left them at the Precious Home. But the children never received education at the children home during their stay at the children home for two years.

One May 12, 2011, Kerala police rescued the 10 girls from Thammanam, Ennakullam and the 13 boys from Precious Home. Thereafter, they were brought back to Pratiksha Home and Don Bosco Sneha Bhawan by Children Welfare Committee, Kerala and they put up there for about 11 months.

Later, a joint team comprising of Children Welfare Committee (CWC), Imphal East member secretary K Pradeepkumar, CWC, Bishnupur chairperson L Pishak and some representatives of the state Social Welfare Department visited Kerala on August 11 and brought back all the 23 children on August 18.

Speaking at the handing over ceremony of the 23 repatriated children from the state of Kerala, AK Mirabai assured they would be provided proper education. She also said the rescued children would also be given all the benefits available under all the Social Welfare sponsored schemes. The Minister emphasised the important role and sincere efforts of the parents in making them good individuals.

At the function, G Satyabati, Director, Social Welfare, A Presho Shimrey, MLA, Chingai constituency and members of CWC were also present. 

Mirabai pledges on child rights

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Mirabai pledges on child rights

IMPHAL, Aug 17: Social Welfare Minister AK Mirabai De- vi has asserted that she would personally bring back 23 children from Kerala to the State.

Interacting with newsper-sons at her office chamber in Secretariat complex today prior to her departure for Kol-kata, the Minister also announ- ced that State Commission for Protection of Child Rights would be constituted within this month to ensure children are protected from acts of violence and exploitation.

Informing that she would be the chairperson of the Commission, which will also have two females and four males at its members, Mirabai maintained that members would serve for a three-year period.

Stating that 23 children from different parts of Mani-pur were taken away to kerala with the false promise of educating them, she said on being informed by the Kerala Government officials a four-mem- ber team of State’s Social Welfare Department had left for the southern State some days back.

The official team would be bringing the children to Mani-pur Bhavan, Kolkata tonight from where the children would be brought here tomorrow, said the Minister who also conveyed that after health check- up and questioning of the parents/guardians the children would be handed over to their respective families.

The parents/guardians would be asked on what condition their children were sent to Kerala and punitive action would be initiated in case the children were actually taken away for engaging as domestic help with the consent of the parents, Mirabai affirmed.

Asserting that punitive action against the parents is inevitable to check ill-treatment of children in the future, she stated that police authorities would be asked to remain vigil in all the districts to prevent exploitation of children.

While a joint initiative of Kakching and Jiribam police led to rescue of two boys from Jiribam area recently, seven adolescent girls were also rescued from Chennai some times back, Mirabai recounted with the disclosure that the latter group was found engaged in immoral acts inspite of telling their parents that they are working at as call centre employees.

Since 2008 till date, a total of 314 children, including young girls have been rescued, said the Minister affirming that the Social Welfare Dept is taking all possible measures to protect the children. Regarding violence against people of North East in other States, she emphasised on exercising maximum restraint and acting in a mature manner to foil sinister intentions of rumour mongers.

Why children are picking up the gun

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 By Ratnadip Choudhury

Y RAKESH MEITEI of Singjamei in Imphal is a worried man. “Manipuris are used to living amid conflict, but the past three months have been different,” he says. “Today, every parent is afraid, just like me.” In the past three months, around 10 cases of abductions have surfaced in the Imphal valley alone, where parents allege that minors are being abducted or lured by rebel groups to be trained as child soldiers. Amidst widespread anger and protest, the rebels were forced to set free three children. Montu Ahanthem, a child rights activist, says these incidents are on the rise. “The state government should look at it from a social perspective, rather than as a law-andorder situation”.

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Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Shanta Sinha, during the commission’s recent stocktaking visit to Manipur, had clearly aired her disappointment at the Okram Ibobi Singh government’s failure in controlling child-trafficking and abduction by underground groups. Elsewhere, groups like the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) of Meghalaya and the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) have also recruited minors in hundreds. “The commission has decided to take up this issue suo moto, contingent on the situation in Manipur and Meghalaya, and raise it with the Union Home Ministry,” says NCPCR member Yogesh Dube.

The Manipur government has asked every district SP to put together special teams to check child soldier cases. Manipur has one of the highest drop-out rates: 64 percent at the primary level, and 70 at the junior level. “Rebels are losing support here and insurgency is on the decline in Manipur. They feel minors are an easy recruit,” says Manipur Home Minister G Gaikhangam.

Dr Laifungbam Debrabata Roy, of the Centre for Organisation Research & Education (CORE) in Manipur, says children are attracted to the gun culture early on. “They think having a gun wields power. They have seen security forces use the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in a barbaric way. And then there’s poverty, which makes it easier for the rebels to tap the young minds,” Roy opines. Another activist, a National award-winning filmmaker and journalist, Bachaspatimayum Sanzu, says, “I have been able to document child soldiers in many rebel bases, but it is a risky affair here”.

A top commander of a banned outfit, on the condition of anonymity, revealed to TEHELKA the modus operandi: “Minors are an easier lot to train. Initially, the boys cry but they also fall in line quickly, because they are fresh and smart. By the time they are fully trained, they can serve the party for a long time. We even recruit girls, but they are not given arms training. There are some collaborators and freelancers who recruit minors for us on a commission basis.”

Manipur has about 35 banned rebel outfits operating in its hills and valleys. According to activists, 338 children trafficked from Manipur were rescued from outside the state between 2009 and 2012; ironically, no one has records for children trafficked within the state. TEHELKA contacted four families who had lost their children in 2008, never to come back, but all refused to talk because their child is now a ‘rebel’.

Ratnadip Choudhury is a Principal Correspondent with Tehelka. 
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Child rights panel raps 'naive State Govt' on arrest and detention of a juvenile Minor held and detained under wrong murder charge

Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, July 18 2012: Castigating the Government of Manipur on the ignorance of its law enforcing agencies with regard to provisions of Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act 2000, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has pointed out the need to create awareness through training/orientation courses for the law enforcing agencies.

The alleged flaws in the State administration, particularly ignorance on the part of the police about the provisions of the Act reportedly came to light during the course of hearing by a Bench specifically constituted in the Commission in a case pertaining to illegal arrest and detention of a juvenile in a false murder case.

According to an informed source, Commission chairperson Shantha Sinha, in an official conveyance to the Chief Secretary DS Poonia pointed out ignorance of the State police force about not only provisions of the JJ (Care & Protection of Children) Act 2000 but also past statutes of the Supreme Court involving similar incidents.

Contrary to the Act's provisions entailing establishment of Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and special juvenile police unit, no such entities were found to be in place in Manipur, mentioned the Chairperson's intimation in addition to highlighting ignorance about notifying an officer in every police station or a child welfare officer as required under the Act.

"There is ignorance of the fact that a juvenile in conflict with law, if apprehended by the police, is required to be produced before the JJB and not before the Chief Judicial Magistrate," Shantha Sinha highlighted besides noting that arrest memos, another important component of the procedure, were not prepared properly.

Referring to a decree by the Supreme Court in 1996, the Commission missive took grim note that neither was ruling conformed with by the law enforcing agencies but copy of the 'essential requirements of law emanating from the judgement which was required to be complied with and displayed in every police station are not being displayed' .

Expressing deep concern about such ignorance on the part of the law enforcement agency like the police, the Commission mooted that the law enforcement agencies including police are required to undergo intensive orientation and training for familiarisation with the provisions of the Act.

The Commission suggested that the orientation and training of the law enforcement agencies be organised in State police academies or training schools in order to ensure judicious implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act in the State with locally available resource persons for which the panel also conveyed its willingness to extend all possible assistance.

Consequent to the Commission's expose, the Chief secretary, according to the source, has intimated Commissioner (Social Welfare) Letkhogin Haokip and Director (SW) G Seityabati Devi to coordinate with the Home and Law Departments in chalking out a training and orientation courses on priority basis for the lower judiciary and the police.

A copy each of the Chief Secretary's directive have also been sent to the Principal Secretary (Home) Dr J Suresh Babu, Secretary (Law) Y Rameshchandra Singh and DGP Y Joykumar, informed the source.

Child Trafficking : Many rescued yet dozens of minor traceless since 2010

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James Khangenbam *

Child Trafficking :: An illustration by Bunti Phurailatpam

The rescue of trafficked children was worthwhile as the kids must be playing football in green fields by now with no health issue and caring parents.

I came across a 12 year old child rescued from Tamil Nadu and brought to RIMS Psychiatric ward by CWC (Child Welfare Committee) Bishenpur way back in 2010. He stood naked before the doctors who were observing his skin thicken with overgrown chicken pox. Symptoms of malnutrition were vivid. He had acquired the health issue over a period of time and had overcome several traumas. He met such hardship in a wonder land with no love at a tender age depriving the joyful innocence of a normal childhood. To me, he stood as a testimony of deprived happiness in the trafficked destiny where children had to sleep with empty stomach and itchy skins and wake up for another unhappy day.

At any given point of time, the vulnerability of tender age should not be ignored, was the feeling I came across in my mind the moment I saw some other trafficked girls and boys laying on the hospital bed at the psychiatric ward of RIMS Lamphelpat. Upon enquiry, the CWC officials said that they will be taken back home after treatment by child psychologists and is a part of the rehabilitation programme.

However to our utmost dismay, 74 minor girls (7 - 12 years) from Manipur and Assam are traceless till date and the miserable life they would be leading are beyond our imagination. Way back in 2010, the Police personnel and Child Welfare Committee while interviewing 76 children rescued from Bedesta Blessing Home came to know about the missing kids.

Child Trafficking :: An illustration by Bunti Phurailatpam

According to DIG Kanyakumari, a native of Manipur named Paul brought 150 children from Manipur and Assam to Chennai in 2007. Boys numbering 76, were taken to a place on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram and then to Kanyakumari by a person called Saji and the remaining 74 girls were taken to Bangalore. Investigating officers informed that the girls were shifted to Bangalore before the raid. Rather 24 girls were traced to a home in Bangalore and the accused trafficker Saji was taken into custody at that time. But so far there is no report of rescuing the trafficked girls (news source: 13th Feb. 2010 Imphal Free Press, Sangai Express, Poknapham).

Trafficking Table 2010 source various local and national newspapers:-

Sl. No	Rescued children & time	Origins	Trafficked area & Rescue team	Remark
a)	93 kids Jan, 2010	Manipur	Rescued from a house in Sholinganallur by CWC Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, 3 children were reportedly hidden in a cupboard	1 girl was sexually assaulted. Police arrested 2 people from Manipur who brought the children to Chennai. The arrested persons were identified as Rakesh and Herojit.
b)	76 kids Jan 2010	Manipur & Assam	Rescued by CWC Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The children were kept in an unregistered Orphanage called Bedesta Blessing Home located at Kanyakumari. 53 from Manipur 23 from Assam.	Arun Ram from Time of India reports that, "the rescue of 76 malnourished children, from Manipur and Assam, from a home at Kuzhithurai in Kanyakumari district this week is only the tip of a vast network, which receives crores of rupees from churches and agencies abroad by showing a large number of children under their care"
c)	3 kids Feb. 2010	Manipur Lamkang tribe of Chandel	Rescued by combine team of CWC Tamil Nadu and CWC Manipur.	Rescued from Tamil Nadu
d)	10 kids Mar. 2010	Manpur CCpur	Intercepted by Sekmai police while traveling in an inter-state bus heading for Guwahati. According to police 9 children held from CCpur & 1 from Mizoram.	The 10 trafficked children have been handed over to the Child Line of Social Welfare department-Manipur, by Sekmai Police 3 of them were girls
e)	27 kids Apr. 2010	Manipur 21 from Chandel district, 4 from CCpur 2 from Senapati	Rescued and brought back to Imphal from Chennai. Tamil Nadu Government rescued the 27 children from different unregistered children Homes based in Chennai and Kanyakumari	The children were between 9 to 15 years 9 of them were girls.
f)	1 + 3 kids Sep. 2010	Imphal West & Imphal East	1 rescued from a hotel in Paona Bazar. 3 rescued from ImphalAirport by Singjamei police	-
g)	11 girls above 18 yrs Oct. 2010	6 girls held from Nagaland while the rest from Mizoram	Goa police rescued them from a beauty parlour	The girls alleged that the owner tried to force them into the flesh trade

A child undergoing trauma for a long period during childhood, the time when they absorb knowledge to their unpainted canvas like the water to dry cottons absorb hardness in life and becomes numb. The natural spontaneity of creative thoughts and ideas to a child were side-lined by sufferings which is unproductive but has choking effects and the desire for freedom with no means and might to a helpless child becomes the only hope.

Rehabilitation with proper education, nutrition and care was the immediate thoughts among many people and CBOs when the trafficked children were brought to the State. Stigma and discrimination the children and their parents might face from the locality or people known to them are another big issue. There was a commitment call from the CWC in proper rehabilitation of the rescued children.

Tamenglong CBOs and student bodies organised a grand reception of the 52 rescued Zeliangrong Sudents from Tamenglong along with their parents and announced that they will punish any person who help in trafficking children from the region (2010).

All Manipur Christian Organization (AMCO) and El Shaddai, an NGO conducted a consultation meet on child trafficking. One hundred pastors from across the State took part. President of AMCO Rev Prim Vaiphei expressed that some self-styled Church functionaries are involved in human trafficking cases.

Following reports of rescuing 76 children from Assam and Manipur, being rescued from "homes" run by missionaries in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court in the first week of April ordered a probe into a possible trafficking racket involving tribal children. On September 1st the Supreme Court passed an order that imposes a ban on sending out children below the age of 12 years or those in primary schools to other states to pursue education.

The main factor behind parents sending off their ward to other state is for better education at free of cost as promised by the traffickers who are mostly missionaries. Arun Ram from Time of India reports that, "the rescue of 76 mal-nourished children, from Manipur and Assam, from a home at Kuzhithurai in Kanyakumari district this week is only the tip of a vast network, which receives crores of rupees from churches and agencies abroad by showing a large number of children under their care".

The Court also directed Ministry of DoNER looking after the development affairs of the north east region to assess requirement in terms of educational infrastructure such as construction of school buildings, hostels and children's homes in consultations with the states of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya and submit a report to the Ministry of Human Resources Development for support.

Some few organisations who have been working in prevention of trafficking in the north east region are GOLD, EKTA, SOS Children Village and Snehalaya of Guwahati. Impulse NGO Shillong, Public monitoring committee, Tamenglong district, Fenry Reamei, Tamenglong based NGO, and Coalition on Children's Right to Protection, Manipur, Child Line and other government agencies and local bodies of the North Eastern States.

North East Support Centre and Helpline together with Pratigya - Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative of Operation Mercy India Foundation and other human rights agencies dealing with human trafficking took up certain initiatives in their efforts in combat the menace.

The kind of work these private organisations and volunteers had contributed are putting alerts on movement of large number of children in the railway Stations, awareness campaigns on trafficking, and organisation like Guwahati based GOLD trains volunteers on how to identify the traffickers. Besides Indian Red Cross Society took up their own methods in combating child trafficking.

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) did a commendable work in studying the ground realities of the trafficking cases and the Supreme court entrusted them for the same mission after which the verdict on imposition of banning children who are 12 years and below inpursuingstudy outside their respective States of North East India was passed.

The Commission also convene meetings of the North-Eastern States and the destination States in working out a coordination plan for State to State mechanisms. G Satyabati, Director of Social Welfare Department officially announced that Anganwadi workers will be roped in a door to door survey to identify trafficked children who are yet to be rescued in the year 2010 but so far there has been no reports from the same department nor Anganwadi workers are seen surveying houses for the same cause.

A reliable source says that there are still thousands of children from Manipur trapped in illegal homes operating in the Country. The source also disclosed that he has seen them with his own eyes.