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Prerana, the Glossary

Prerana is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that works in the red-light districts of Mumbai, India to protect children vulnerable to commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking.^[1]

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1986 establishments in Maharashtra
Children's charities based in India
Children's rights organizations

Aarambh India

Aarambh India is a non-profit initiative working in Mumbai, India.

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Child protection

Child protection (also called child welfare) is the safeguarding of children from violence, exploitation, abuse, and neglect.

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Child sexual abuse

Child sexual abuse (CSA), also called child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation.

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A Child Welfare Committee is an autonomous institution in India formed under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 to handle and resolve complaints relating to children who are either abandoned, orphaned, voluntarily given away by parents, or lost and who are in need of care on issues relating to growth, protection, treatment, development, and rehabilitation, and includes provision of requirements for their basic needs and protection.

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Children's rights

Children's rights or the rights of children are a subset of human rights with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to minors.

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ECPAT

ECPAT is a global network of civil society organisations that works to end the sexual exploitation of children. Prerana and ECPAT are Children's rights organizations and organizations that combat human trafficking.

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Education

Education is the transmission of knowledge, skills, and character traits and manifests in various forms.

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Facebook

Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta.

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district/national capital of Washington, D.C., where most of the federal government is based.

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Five-Year Plans of India

From 1947 to 2017, the Indian economy was premised on the concept of planning.

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Forced prostitution

Forced prostitution, also known as involuntary prostitution or compulsory prostitution, is prostitution or sexual slavery that takes place as a result of coercion by a third party.

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Gender

Gender includes the social, psychological, cultural and behavioral aspects of being a man, woman, or other gender identity.

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Government of India

The Government of India (IAST: Bhārat Sarkār, legally the Union Government or Union of India and colloquially known as the Central Government) is the central executive authority of the Republic of India, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.

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Health

Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time.

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Human rights

Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,.

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Human trafficking

Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation.

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Human trafficking in India

Human trafficking in India, although illegal under Indian law, remains a significant problem.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Internet Watch Foundation

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is a global registered charity based in Cambridge, England.

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Interpol

The International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL (abbreviated as ICPO–INTERPOL), commonly known as Interpol (stylized in allcaps), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control.

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Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS;, ONUSIDA) is the main advocate for accelerated, comprehensive and coordinated global action on the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

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Kamathipura

Kamathipura (also spelled Kamthipura) is a neighbourhood in Mumbai, India known for prostitution.

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Lakshmi (2014 film)

Lakshmi is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language biographical social problem film written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor.

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Mumbai

Mumbai (ISO:; formerly known as Bombay) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Nagesh Kukunoor

Nagesh Kukunoor (born 30 March 1967) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and few Telugu films.

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Navi Mumbai

Navi Mumbai (previously New Bombay) is a planned city next to Mumbai (Bombay), located in the Konkan division of the western Indian state of Maharashtra, on the mainland of India.

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Non-governmental organization

A non-governmental organization (NGO) (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government.

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Pravin Patkar

Pravin Patkar is an Indian academic and human rights activist.

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Priti Patkar

Priti Patkar is an esteemed social worker and human rights activist from India.

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Prostitution in India

Prostitution is legal in India, but a number of related activities including soliciting, kerb crawling, owning or managing a brothel, prostitution in a hotel, child prostitution, pimping and pandering are illegal.

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Red-light district

A red-light district or pleasure district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, and adult theaters, are found.

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Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Ingrid Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress.

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Sex trafficking

Sex trafficking is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation.

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Sex worker

A sex worker is a person who provides sex work, either on a regular or occasional basis.

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Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court of India (ISO: Bhārata kā Sarvōcca Nyāyālaya) is the supreme judicial authority and the highest court of the Republic of India.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prerana

Prerana, the Glossary

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1986 establishments in Maharashtra

Children's charities based in India

Children's rights organizations

References