Armenia ombudsman: Azerbaijan actually carries out human trafficking by holding captives
Azerbaijan holds Armenians captive for no reason; solely for political and military dividends. The Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) of Armenia, Arman Tatoyan, told this to a press conference Friday.
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ABC17news: Coronavirus pandemic increases human trafficking
The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the problem of human trafficking. According to the U.S State Department, an estimated 24.9 million adults and children are subjected to human trafficking around the world, including in the United States.
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IOM’s message on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
On December 2 we mark the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.
While slavery sounds like something from the past, there are more people in slavery today than at any other time in history.
More than 40 million people around the world are victims of modern slavery. If they all lived together in a single city, it would be one of the biggest cities in the world.
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December 2021
To “build back better” world must end slavery for all, including women and children ̶ UN experts
GENEVA (1 December 2021) – The effects of current global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, economic crisis, climate change and armed conflict are pushing an increased number of people into contemporary forms of slavery. The situation of women and children is of particular concern, UN human rights experts say in this statement issued on the occasion of the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery:
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Hetq.am: A woman wanted on charges of human trafficking has been found
The RA Police informs that on November 2, the officers of the Vagharshapat Police Department inspected a number of hotels in the area served by the Vagharshapat Department, finding several dozen foreign citizens living without valid visas, residence status and invalid documents.
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Analitik.am: The lawyer is accused of selling a child
Lawyer Armenuhi Arakelyan (68200820) was charged with the article “Purchase of a child for the purpose of taking care of a child or sale of a child for the purpose of handing over the care of the person receiving the care” (Article 168, Part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia).
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Armenian Public Radio: Interview with Kristina Hovhannisyan, Head of the Equal Opportunities Department of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
“Human Trafficking Awareness-Prevention” Information Campaign, which aims to raise public awareness of the mechanisms for the prevention of human trafficking-related phenomena and effective solutions to the problems arising from them.
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Gyumri visit within the framework of Human Trafficking and Exploitation Awareness and Prevention Information Campaign
With the joint efforts of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the UMCOR Armenia, an awareness-raising course was held at the “Shirak Region Child-Family Support Center” SNCO within the framework of the “Human Trafficking & Exploitation Awareness and Prevention information campaign.
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ArmeniaSputnik.am: Migrants who break the law often become victims of trafficking. Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation
The problem of illegal migration in Russia still persists, but some improvement in the situation has become obvious. This was stated by the country’s Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov. Victims of trafficking are those who have violated the law on entry and residence in Russia. Such migrants are easy “prey” for criminals, said Russia’s Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov.
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Human Trafficking: IOM and Microsoft Release Largest Public Dataset
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) today released a new synthetic dataset on human trafficking, made possible by innovative technology developed in partnership with Microsoft Research. This dataset represents the largest collection of primary human trafficking case data ever made available to the public, while enabling strong privacy guarantees that preserve the anonymity and safety of victims and survivors.
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