Stories from UNODC South Asia

India: ACT - Against Corruption Today

2 February 2012 - A small group of voices against corruption made themselves heard during an online contest launched on 9th December 2011, International Anti Corruption Day. The contest was part of the 'ACT Against Corruption Today' online information campaign launched by UNODC Regional Office for South Asia, UNDP India, the UN Millennium Campaign together with ipaidabribe.com - a well known internet based citizen driven mechanism for tracking bribe payment activity.[Read More]

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South Asia: UNODC presents exploratory study on the misuse of prescription drugs in the region

19 January 2012 - Pharmaceutical drugs are used for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of various diseases and disorders. While some of them can be procured without any restrictions (over-the-counter drugs), others require a physician's prescription (prescription drugs). Certain narcotic and psychotropic prescription drugs, eg - opiate pain killers like morphine and some anti-cancer drugs, are under strict regulatory controls.[Read More]

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India: Psychosocial care for women in shelter homes - a dire need for trafficking survivors

12 January 2012 - Janaki*, a 25 year old woman was trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation. She was rescued by an NGO and brought to a Government-run shelter home for women in Bangalore. After her traumatic experience of being trafficked and exploited, Janaki was extremely depressed when she arrived at the shelter home. She would often turn violent with the staff and other residents in the home.[Read More]

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