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Late Bhausaheb Hiray S.S. Trust’s DR. BALIRAM HIRAY COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE Affiliated to University of Mumbai DISSERTATION ON RAAHAT A THERAPEUTIC HAVEN HAVEN FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING PUNE, MAHARASHTRA SUBMITTED BY Ms SHRUTI S DEORE UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PROF. SUNDEEP SHELAR IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (2017-18) i CERTIFICATE It is certified that the work content in the dissertation title RAAHAT A THERAPEUTIC HAVEN FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING PUNE, MAHARASHTRA by Ms Shruti S Deore, has been carried out under my supervision and that this work has not been submitted elsewhere for a degree in fulfilment of requirement for Award of Bachelor of Architecture of University of Mumbai. PROF. SUNDEEP SHELAR (Thesis Guide) April 2018 AR. SUNIL MAGDUM (Principal I.C.) Dr. Baliram Hiray College of Architecture, Mumbai ii DECLARATION I, Ms. Shruti S Deore a bonafide student of Bachelor of Architecture in Dr. Baliram Hiray College Of Architecture, Affiliated to University of Mumbai would like to declare that the dissertation entitled RAAHAT A THERAPEUTIC HAVEN FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING PUNE, MAHARASHTRA submitted by me in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE is my original work. Place: Date: Signature of the candidate Ms. Shruti S Deore iii THE OBLITERATE SOCIETY A C K N O W E L E D G E M E N T This dissertation would not have been possible without the help and guidance of Ar. Sundeep Shelar who, despite having a busy schedule, managed to give me time to meticulously guide me since the start of the project. And I wish to express my sincere gratitude to him. Another Professor who indirectly influenced me into this topic, Ar.Deepa Nandi, has always been supporting to all my theories and concepts and helped me improvise on them to achieve the final output. I would like to thank my parents for having been patient with me throughout the completion of this dissertation and constantly encouraging me to achieve this final output and helping me finalize this project in the limited time frame I would like to specially thank my father who challenged my topic in the very beginning and pushed me into the greater depths of the topic to successfully prove all of his points wrong. I am also grateful to my sister, Shravya for making this dissertation journey a memorable one with all her ways of keeping me awake and entertained to accomplish my objective and goal. I am very thankful to Sagnik Banerjee, for providing me with support at the most critical moments of this journey and for his comments that greatly improved my project. I appreciate the time he devoted towards this project to provide insights and expertise which helped me to complete my dissertation. I would like to extend my gratitude to my mother and sister for constantly motivating me and helping me finalizing this project in limited time frame. I am extremely thankful to my dear friends Lajja Champaneria, Vaidehi Dhamal and Ishant Hirani for always keeping the spirit of work in me alive and motivating me to pursue this topic in the future 1 | THE OBLITERATE SOCIETY “There’s no such thing as ‘voiceless’. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard” - Arundhati Roy 2 | THE OBLITERATE SOCIETY P R E F A C E VICTIMS SOCIAL STATUS? (HOW DO THEY EXPRESS) NON-HUMANS CAN ARCHITECTURE BE vs (silenced) THEIR PLACE OF VOICE? 3 | THE OBLITERATE SOCIETY This dissertation aims at providing a platform to the survivors to be heard and become an acknowledged part of the society It is a resonance of the voices of the ‘other’ part of the city SURVIVAL IN THE CITY This proposes and asks the question whether the primary aim of architecture is not for the built environment to enhance the human mind and body: an architecture whose primary client is humanity and whose form celebrates all of humanity regardless of the differences in age, gender, religion and race 4 | THE OBLITERATE SOCIETY O V E R V I E W The widespread contemporary exploitation of men, women and children is unacceptable to people of conscience over the world. Traditional approaches to prevent trafficking in human beings, to protect and assist trafficked persons and bring criminals to justice have had some small impact on the global phenomenon, but not enough. That even one young person be denied the benefits of childhood, that one young woman be subjected to the brutal humiliation of sexual exploitation and that one man become the slave of a cruel taskmaster in another country are clear signals that we must renew both our resolve as well as our initiatives to protect those who are vulnerable. This thesis of residential rehabilitative shelters for victims of trafficking is based on a thorough evaluation of the literature study which addresses residential shelters, protection and rehabilitation for victims of human trafficking. It addresses the situation of human trafficking globally and especially emphasizing on India. It addresses and further tackles the challenges, strategies and support systems associated with the rehabilitation and reintegration processes for women and children recovering from the sex trade. It also focuses on creating awareness among the public to achieve the desired objective of this topic – to create a conversation between the survivor and the layman for their voices to be heard. To comment on such issues and providing solutions, it is imperative to understand the complexities of the sex trade on a large-scale perspective. My dissertation is not merely about building structures but more about the continuous act of investigating and debating of what we build and why we build and majorly to whom does it cater to. It focuses on aspects like what shapes our thoughts, from where our behavioural patterns emerge and how are we finally governed by them. 5 | THE OBLITERATE SOCIETY I have tried to sketch a brief and sufficient amount of data to understand its general scope and size. Thereafter, I have addressed the violence and exploitation experienced by both women and children (both boys and girls) both prior to and during and after their involvement in such a treacherous trade by referencing a few personal interviews conducted by me. I have also listed down a list of non-profit organisations that participate in the recovery and repatriation of the victims and analysed them thoroughly comparing the differences in each and their impact on the society around. Conclusively, I have provided with solutions and strategies to overall develop their residential conditions and help them reintegrate themselves for a future of successful and happy life. I have proposed a ‘Therapeutic Community’ for the victims which will provide them with all the services that are needed for them to rehabilitate, reintegrate and repatriate them back into the society. Sex trafficking is an affront against basic human dignity. So as long as this debasing practice is allowed to persist in India, injustice and violence against women will remain all too common. All of India’s citizens deserve protection, empowerment, and dignity. Eradicating this trafficking will be a promising first step. The focus of this thesis lays on defining the architecture as an active participant in the healing process, and that the importance of architecture as a trigger to physical, psychological and physiological well-being is nowadays becoming a topic of significant relevance. 6 | THE OBLITERATE SOCIETY This page is intentionally left blank 7 | THE OBLITERATE SOCIETY C O N T E N T S I. Modern Day Slavery II. Introduction i. What is Human Trafficking ii. What are the types of Human Trafficking iii. What are the Causes of Human Trafficking iv. Who does it affect v. How does Trafficking take place vi. What impact does it have on the survivors III. Human Trafficking in India i. History of Human Trafficking in India ii. The main reasons of Human Trafficking in India iii. Cycle of trafficking in India iv. Life in a brothel v. The effect of human trafficking on 2nd generation of victims IV. Statistical data and analysis of Human Trafficking in India V. Objective of study VI. Significance of psychology on Architecture i. Human psychology on Architecture ii. Psychological Care in Shelter Homes iii. Environmental Design in support of trauma recovery VII. Case Study i. Snehalaya, Ahmednagar ii. Rescue Foundation, Kandivali & Boisar VIII. Design Interventions IX. Site Justification X. Program Formulation 8 | THE OBLITERATE SOCIETY This page is intentionally left blank 9 | THE OBLITERATE SOCIETY 1. M o d e r n d a y s l a v e r y It refers to the situations where one person has taken away another person’s freedom- to control their body, their freedom to choose, to refuse certain work or to stop working- so that they can be exploited. Freedom is taken away by threats, violence, coercion, abuse of power and deception. The Asia Pacific region has the highest number of people living under conditions of modern slavery; almost 46% of human trafficking is reported from this region. Types of Modern Slavery include • Domestic Services • Forced Begging • Commercial Sex Exploitation • Forced Marriage • Human Trafficking 10 | THE OBLITERATE SOCIETY I N T R O D U C T I O N 2. I. What is Human Trafficking? Trafficking in human beings is a gross violation of human rights, a modern-day form of slavery and an extremely profitable business for an organised crime. According to the United Nations, Human Trafficking is defined as: - ‘the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or the receipt of persons by means of threat or the use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, or fraud of deception, of abuse of power or a position of vulnerability, or the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person for the purpose of exploitation.’ Forced Prostitution Child Abduction TYPES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING Human Cage Forced Labour 11 | THE OBLITERATE SOCIETY Trafficking Boat Forced Marriage Organ Theft Selling Baby Forced Child Beggar 12 | THE OBLITERATE SOCIETY The definition of Human Trafficking has three distinct elements, which must be fulfilled for a situation to one of the types of trafficking.