Hyderabad marks World Day Against Trafficking with awareness event

Prajwala, along with key stakeholders, held an event in Hyderabad to mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The event featured short films, posters, and training manuals to spread awareness and strengthen grassroots response to human trafficking

Hyderabad: An event on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons was organised by Prajwala, an anti-trafficking organisation founded by Dr Sunitha Krishnan, along with key stakeholders from the government, civil society and local community networks, here on Wednesday.

As part of the event, a poster reflecting the 2025 theme ‘Human Trafficking is Organized Crime – End the Exploitation’ was unveiled to create public awareness. Two short films, The Game and Like, Subscribe and Share, directed by filmmaker Rajesh Touchriver, were also released. A dance theatre performance on human trafficking by the Our Sacred Space team was also held.

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D Seethakka, Minister for Women and Child Welfare, released a set of training manuals for Anganwadi workers, school teachers and village office assistants, developed by Prajwala. Seetha Dayakar Reddy, Chairperson of the State Commission for Child Rights, Ch Panchakshari, Member Secretary of the Telangana State Legal Services Authority, and others were also present.

Mahesh M Bhagwat, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), addressed the gathering and spoke about key provisions of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act (ITPA), stressing its role in tackling sex trafficking.