Agartala, Aug 9, 2025 — The Centre for Women and Child Rights and the Kautilya Centre for Law and Economics at the National Law University, Tripura, in collaboration with the Directorate of Social Welfare and Social Education, Government of Tripura, organised a national conference titled “From Vulnerability to Justice: Tackling Human Trafficking in Northeast India” on Saturday.
The inaugural session was graced by Tinku Roy, Minister for Social Welfare, Government of Tripura, who highlighted the complex border dynamics with neighbouring countries that make Northeast India particularly vulnerable to trafficking. He informed the gathering that an anti-human trafficking team has been formed to prevent such crimes in rural areas of the state.
Justice Arindam Lodh, Chairperson of the State Human Rights Commission, emphasised the urgent need for robust policy-making and securing India’s borders to curb trafficking, noting the critical intersection between law, governance, and human rights.
Tripura Commission for Women Chairperson Jharna Debbarma urged greater awareness among women and children in rural areas to counter trafficking threats. Tapan Kumar Das, Director of the Directorate of Social Welfare and Social Education, was also present.
Prof (Dr) Yogesh Pratap Singh, Vice-Chancellor of NLU Tripura, in his welcome address, expressed deep concern over the state’s trafficking challenges, noting that Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides. He stressed that education and policy-making must be priority areas for the government to address this pressing issue.
Over the course of the conference, forty-five research papers from across India will be presented, covering diverse dimensions of human trafficking, from legal frameworks to grassroots interventions.
The inaugural session concluded with a vote of thanks from Dr Debasree Debnath, Director of the Centre for Women and Child Rights, marking the beginning of an in-depth discourse aimed at actionable solutions.
