44. The table hereunder shows the number of cases reported, prosecuted and convicted under these laws (Child Protection Act 1994, Criminal Code, Criminal Code Supplementary, Human Tissue (Removal, Preservation and Transplantation) Act, The Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act 2009). 45. From 2015 to 2019, the number of cases of trafficking in persons or having bearing on human trafficking that have been reported to the Police is as follows – Table 20: Cases of trafficking in persons or having bearing on human trafficking Trafficking in persons 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Nil Nil 2 illegal stay 1 1 Child Trafficking under the Child Protection Act 5 4 2 2 Cases having a bearing on human trafficking 9 8 3 4 1 14 Total Source: Ministry of Defence and Rodrigues 12 5 6 2 Under the Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act SENSITIZATION AND AWARENESS RAISING ON TIPS 46. Several sensitization campaigns on TIPs and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) are carried out by different institutions namely: Ministry of Gender Equality, Family Welfare and Child Development, National Human Rights Commission, Police Department, Child Development Unit. Campaigns are being carried out in schools, colleges, universities and social welfare centres and community centres. Table 21: Sensitisation Campaign on CSEC Year Number of campaigns 18 2018 3 2019(as at April 2019) Source: Ministry of Defence and Rodrigues Number of children reached 770 113 47. The Brigade des Mineurs (Police Department) in collaboration with NGOs, Ministry of Gender Equality, Child Development and Family Welfare and the National Children’s Council, conduct crackdown operations island wise at regular intervals to ensure that young persons and students are attending schools during normal school hours and to prevent young persons from engaging in truancy and loitering and getting involved in illicit activities. 66