Sex Trafficking of Children: A study on Cyber Child Pornography in India

Human trafficking is the world's third most serious crime. The fight against human trafficking and human rights are inextricably linked. Child pornography on the has become one of the most noticeable human rights violations in the present day culture. Child pornographers have found a convenient forum for posting gruesome pictures of sexual abuse of children with the increased access to the internet and various of its platforms over the last decade. Although the governments and the law enforcement bodies worldwide have time and again tried to limit the availability of the pornographic content over the internet but the same has failed. This paper examines the chief issues in relation to technical, legal and social challenges that people and law enforcement agencies face with the main focus being India when it comes to cyber child pornography. It also suggests a new strategy for fighting child pornography on the internet.