Human Rights Body Action On Auctioning Girls On Stamp Papers In Rajasthan
NDTV
The Commission has observed that the contents of the media report, if true, amount to human rights violations of the victims of such abominable practice.
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) served notice to the Government of Rajasthan on the reported auctioning of girls on stamp papers and the refusal thereof resulting in the rape of their mothers to settle disputes on the diktats of Caste Panchayats in the State.
NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report, said a press release.
Reportedly, whenever there is a dispute between the two parties particularly involving financial transactions and loans etc, the girls aged between 8-18 are auctioned to recover money, added the press release.
These girls are being sent to UP, MP, Mumbai, Delhi and even foreign countries and subjected to physical abuse, torture and sexual assault in slavery. The media reports have documented the ordeal of many victims of such horrendous crimes, as per the statement.
