Honour Killing as Horror Honour

Abstract

Every year, thousands of children, women and men fall victims to traffickers in their home countries and abroad. Through coercion, deceit or force, they are exploited for their labour, sex and even for their organs. Almost every country in the world is affected by this crime against humanity, whether as a country of origin, transit or destination for victims. Human Trafficking is a transnational organized crime and it is estimated that annual profits generated from trafficking in human beings are as high as $32 billion. Humans have been exposed to unprecedented vulnerabilities commercial exploitation of these vulnerabilities has become a massive organized crime and a multimillion dollar business. Nations are attempting to combat this trade in human misery through legislative, executive, judicial and social action. Victims and their families are often lured by the promise of better employment and a more prosperous life far from their homes. Others are kidnapped and sold. In this paper the author mentions the laws which are passed by government of India and establishment of different cells under police to prevent this inhuman crime. Further, this paper deals with the various rights of the victims and how these rights have been interpreted and appreciated by the courts with special emphasis on the interpretation of the various case laws. Before the conclusion, the author also mentions the suggestions and remedies for protection of the rights of victims under different laws.