The document discusses efforts to introduce a human rights-based approach to addressing human trafficking in law school curricula in South Asia. It details the development of a regional study on harmonizing anti-trafficking laws with international standards. A regional symposium was held with law students and professors from India, Bangladesh and Nepal to discuss adopting a curriculum module. Several law schools in the three countries have begun incorporating the curriculum to educate future lawyers on a rights-based approach to combating trafficking. Ongoing advocacy is needed to promote its adoption in more universities across South Asia.

1. Legal framework and rights-based approach in law schools: Ms. Muna Basnyat AT Program Coordinator, Tdh-Lausanne Harmonization of anti-trafficking legal frameworks with international standards and RBA in law schools curricula in South Asia (DDH/2004/089-105)

2. Harmonization of Anti-Trafficking Legal Framework with International Standards and Introduction of rights-based approach in Law Schools’ curricula RESULT 1 Anti Trafficking Unit Local government Level 3 Anti-Trafficking Unit Local government Level 2 Children/youth group Grass-root Level HRD System Grass-root Level Children/youth group Grass-root Level AT Task force Central Government Anti-trafficking Unit Local government Level 1 Anti Trafficking Unit Local government Level 3 HRD System Grass-root Level (DDH/2004/089-105)

3. Main Actions related to Result 1 Development and dissemination of a Regional Study for harmonization of anti-trafficking legal framework in South Asia countries with international standards Formulation and dissemination in Law Schools of Asia of a comprehensive human rights-based curricula focused on trafficking related issues (DDH/2004/089-105)

6. A regional symposium was organized from 19-21 March, 2006 in Kathmandu, attended by law students and professors from seven Law Universities of India, four Law Universities of Bangladesh and five Law Schools of Nepal along with the members of Tdh Consortium, lawyers, representatives from NGOs, and human rights activists. The total number of participants was 85 . (DDH/2004/089-105)

8. Dissemination of the human rights-based curricula on trafficking through the South Asian Law Schools Forum for Human Rights (SALS Forum) in 24 Law Schools in three countries. (DDH/2004/089-105)

9. Selected Law Schools for the Project INDIA: 1. Delhi University 2. Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University 3 Salvakar College of Law 4. University of Himanchal, Simla 5. Law School, Lucknow 6. Punjab University Chandigarh 7. Mahali Law School, Punjab 8. Ilahabad University 9. Calcutta Law School 10. Kuruchhetra, Hariyana 11. Law Institute, Kuruhettra 12. North Bengal University 13. ILS, Pune 14. Symbiosis School of Law, Pune (DDH/2004/089-105)

10. Selected Law Schools for the Project BANGLADESH: 1. Chittagong University 2. Dhaka University 3. Rajsahi University 4. Brac University 5. Islamic University NEPAL: 1. Prithvi Narayan Campus, Pokhara 2. Kathmandu School of Law 3. Mahendra Multiple Campus 4. Nepal Law Campus 5. Mahendra Bindeshwori Campus (DDH/2004/089-105)

12. INDIA Additional 15 Law Schools coming from Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal were mobilized through a Law School networking seminar organized in Kolkata on 22nd of October 2008.