ArmenPress: Two women have been charged with attempting to involve minors in begging
The criminal case under investigation at the Main Investigation Department of the RA Investigative Committee revealed a number of circumstances of violence against minors and attempts to involve them in begging, causing severe physical pain. The charges were brought against two women. “Armenpress” was informed about this in the department of public relations and information of the RA Investigative Committee.
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NewsArmenia: 46-year-old man accused of forcing a mentally ill person to beg in Yerevan
A 46-year-old man in Armenia arrested on charges of trafficking or exploitation. This was reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee. During the preliminary investigation, it became known that in January-February 2019, a 46-year-old man, having met a woman born in 1973, suffering from a mental illness, forced her to beg on different streets of Yerevan. In addition, he periodically showed violence against her.
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Police of RA: TRAFFICKING․ Thematic reference and investigations
The RA Police once again referred to the problem of trafficking, presenting the peculiarities of the phenomenon and the latest revelations in the sphere. The whole video is below:
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Police of RA: Crime news daily report
According to the operations reports of Police of the Republic of Armenia, 51 cases of crime have been detected by officers of various police subdivisions in the territory of the republic from March 4 to March 5, 4 of which were earlier committed crimes.
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The Guardian: Mars, Nestlé and Hershey to face child slavery lawsuit in US
Chocolate companies are among the defendants named in a lawsuit brought by former child workers in Ivory Coast
Eight children who claim they were used as slave labour on cocoa plantations in Ivory Coast have launched legal action against the world’s biggest chocolate companies. They accuse the corporations of aiding and abetting the illegal enslavement of “thousands” of children on cocoa farms in their supply chains.
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Journalist students learn how to report on violence against women and domestic violence
Through a series of online lectures on reporting violence against women and domestic violence in December 2020, for a group of 80 journalist students from three leading universities of Armenia discussed issues such as what gender equality means and how to avoid stereotyping and discriminative language and advertisements.
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The procedure for identifying and directing children left out of compulsory education has been approved
The procedure for identifying and directing children left out of compulsory education was approved by the Government of the Republic of Armenia on February 11. The latter follows from the mandatory requirement of 12 years of general education.
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Sputnik Armenia: The government of Georgia will start issuing compensation to victims of human trafficking
The provision of a one-time state compensation will be a sufficient condition for granting a person the status of a victim.
Victims of trafficking will receive compensation at a time, regardless of whether a court is being held for damages in accordance with civil procedural legislation.
Sputnik Armenia: Trafficking organizer sought in Belgium found on Yerevan-Dubai flight
D. Gurdev was found during check-in for the Yerevan-Dubai flight and was detained, and immediately after that he was arrested.
The organizer of the international trafficking, who was wanted by the Belgian authorities, was detained at the Yerevan Zvartnots airport, the police press service reported.
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