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POCSO court extends remand of six accused in sexual exploitation case

The Special POCSO court here on Friday extended the remand of six accused to four more days in a case of blackmailing and sexual exploitation of six minor girls, even as a total bandh was observed in Vijaynagar town of Beawar district to press for stringent punishment to the culprits.

Pandemic heightens trafficking risks

“Trafficking is the most egregious violation of human rights”, declared Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General, at the turn of the new millennium, when the global body adopted a convention against transnational organised crime, and three protocols, one for preventing and punishing trafficking in persons, especially women and children, under the guardianship of the UNODC. So far, 177 countries, including India, have ratified it.