PROTECTIONS OF THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNDER THE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT, 2012

Abstract

This study mainly focuses on the available protections for the victims of human trafficking provided by the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act, 2012 of Bangladesh. Because, human trafficking victims in most of the cases remain with vulnerable condition and in highly need of urgent protection for their survival. Bangladesh, as a member of international community has taken initiative by legislating anti-human trafficking Act 2012 for combating this heinous offence. The researcher further critically analyses the loopholes in the provisions of the Act related with protection of victims, in line with international standard and concerned literature. Furthermore, the paper explores several findings and suggests possible way out for boosting the existing anti-human trafficking Act of the country. The aim of this paper is to enhance the protection mechanisms for the victims through analyzing and examining the available protection provided by the above Act. It further aims to address the learners, researchers and policy makers to pay more attention in this issue to protect the misfortune section of the citizen of Bangladesh. The possible outcome of this paper is that it comes across several gaps inside the Act which are requiring to be reconsidered and amended the law. This is purely a doctrinal research and entails qualitative phenomena. Hence, researcher consults with the specific law mentioned above along with relevant international laws on human trafficking and their protections. In addition, researcher examines the scholarly works, articles, reports on human trafficking in Bangladesh to achieve the objectives of this paper.