INNOVATION
Missing Child Alert:
Combating Human
Trafficking with Technology
Mostafezur Rahaman
Human trafficking is
one of the most heinous
crimes against humanity.
In Bangladesh, women
and children are the most
affected being trafficked
mainly to India and Nepal.
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Missing Child Alert (MCA) is
a global initiative that aims to
respond to the grave issue of
child trafficking and its close link
with the intrinsic issue of ‘missing
children’ in South Asia.
MCA is a unique intervention that
encompasses the entire scope
of addressing human trafficking
which includes the protection
and prevention of vulnerable
communities at source and
probable victims while they are in
transit. The initiative also facilitates
the rescue, return, rehabilitation
and reintegration of the victims. At
the same time, it also ensures that
the intervention leads to a logical
goal by advocating law and policy
reforms.
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