A/HRC/12/21 page 7 Italy, Mauritania and Romania to carry out a country visit. She looks forward to a continuing dialogue with the following countries to which she has sent requests for visits: Bangladesh, Ecuador, Nepal, Peru, Qatar, the Sudan and Uzbekistan. G. Communications 17. On 21 January 2009, the Special Rapporteur, together with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights aspects of the victims of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, its causes and consequences, sent a joint letter of allegation concerning two separate cases. 18. The first case concerns allegations that an Indian girl, aged 16, was kidnapped, abused and sold to a brothel to work as a prostitute. She escaped two years later and despite repeated complaints following her escape, no police investigation has been undertaken. It is reported that although she escaped from her abusers, she still lives in fear of reprisal, being kidnapped again or killed. It is alleged that the fact that she gave birth to a child suggests the prevalence of unsafe sexual practices in brothels, and that victims can easily fall prey to sexually transmitted infections like HIV. 19. According to information received, no action, investigation or arrests have been made by the police at Kotwali station despite the notoriety of the brothel owners and human traffickers involved in this case, and despite the fact that the Indian Penal Code includes a number of relevant prohibitions. 20. In the red-light district of Shivadspur (Varanasi), B., P., A., J. and T. are reportedly well known for kidnapping girls through fake marriage, intoxication, or simply through force. Girls are then sold to brothels where they are forced to work as prostitutes and for the production of pornographic material. 21. The second case concerns a 15-year-old Indian girl who was allegedly kidnapped and trafficked into sexual exploitation. While there has been a criminal investigation regarding her case, reportedly, this investigation has not been conducted adequately with a view to identifying and punishing all perpetrators involved. 22. The victim was reportedly taken to Varanasi and sold by human traffickers for sexual exploitation. According to the information received, on 30 August 2008, a search and rescue operation was carried out by local police. Allegedly, the girl was located in a brothel at 3/120 Rattapur, Ramnagar, Varanasi. When the rescuers entered the house, they found five other girls also being held. The brothel keeper, Mr. P.N.M., and his “manager”, Mrs. A., were arrested during the rescue operation. 23. The girls found in the brothel had been made to dance with orchestras playing and were sexually exploited. Mrs. A. had told them that they were going to be sent to a foreign country within a few days. 24. The First Information Report was lodged at the Ramnagar Police Station, Varanasi, under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act (ITP), 1956. Apparently, this case is registered against Mr. M., Mrs. A., as well as the five girls who were rescued from the house.