Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Anti-trafficking aid to India drops
From The Hindu
The United States' support to India and other countries for the purpose of combating the trafficking in persons (TIP) has dropped from its highs in 2004 and 2005, a recent report has revealed.
A Congressional Research Service report, ‘Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress,' said that India was among several of the countries selected in 2004 by former President George W. Bush as being eligible to receive “a combined total of $50 million in strategic anti-TIP assistance.”
However, the aid to the countries, which in addition to India included Brazil, Cambodia, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania, “is now on a downward trajectory,” the report argued. It added that the anti-TIP aid had “spiked in FY2004 and FY2005.”
According to the study, Mr. Bush had chosen the countries based on the severity of their trafficking programs, as well as their willingness to cooperate with U.S. agencies to combat the problem.
The United States' support to India and other countries for the purpose of combating the trafficking in persons (TIP) has dropped from its highs in 2004 and 2005, a recent report has revealed.
A Congressional Research Service report, ‘Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress,' said that India was among several of the countries selected in 2004 by former President George W. Bush as being eligible to receive “a combined total of $50 million in strategic anti-TIP assistance.”
However, the aid to the countries, which in addition to India included Brazil, Cambodia, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania, “is now on a downward trajectory,” the report argued. It added that the anti-TIP aid had “spiked in FY2004 and FY2005.”
According to the study, Mr. Bush had chosen the countries based on the severity of their trafficking programs, as well as their willingness to cooperate with U.S. agencies to combat the problem.
Labels: human trafficking
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