UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons for 2020
The 2020 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons is the fifth of its kind mandated by the General Assembly through the 2010 United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. It covers 148 countries and provides an overview of patterns and flows of trafficking in persons at global, regional and national levels, based primarily on trafficking cases detected between 2016 and 2019.
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MFA of RA: The RA candidate was elected a member of the Group of Experts on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA)
During the 27th meeting of the member states of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings in Strasbourg on December 4, Sergey Ghazinyan, Armenia’s candidate and Adviser to Human Rights Defender, was elected for a four-year term member of the Group of Experts on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA). The election of the representative of Armenia in this important expert group testifies to Armenia’s consistent efforts in the field of combating human trafficking.
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, marks the date of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (resolution 317(IV) of 2 December 1949).
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CNN: The pandemic has created a second crisis in India — the rise of child trafficking
One evening in August, a 14-year-old boy snuck out of his home and boarded a private bus to travel from his village in Bihar to Jaipur, a chaotic, crowded and historical city 800 miles away in India’s Rajasthan state.
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WHITEHOUSE.GOV: Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking
This week, the White House released the first-ever comprehensive National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking. The National Action Plan (NAP) represents the broad-based, multi-disciplinary, whole-of-government strategy of the United States to eradicate human trafficking. This plan is built around the three pillars laid out in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000: Prevention, Protection, and Prosecution.
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FIP.AM: Mercenaries in the Artsakh war․ The sad experience of the Chechens and Mujahideens and the trafficking of Syrians
In July of this year, in the days following the Armenian-Azerbaijani war in Tavush, rumors circulated about the recruitment of militants by Turkey in northern Syria. On September 24, days before the large-scale attack by Azerbaijan, two Syrian sources had already reported the transfer of militants recruited by Turkey to Azerbaijan.
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Armenia completes ratification of Lanzarote Convention
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Armenia has become the 47th state to have completed the ratification of the Council of Europe’s Convention on Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (“Lanzarote Convention”), the CoE reported today.
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1tv.am: Let’s Understand: Trafficking Primary Cases
On August 19, 2020, on the TV program “Let’s Understand” of 1TV.am, issues related to the primary cases of human trafficking and the fight against crime were discussed.
RA Investigative Committee: In the first half of 2020, the 206 criminal cases in crimes committed against children were investigated. 197 people were recognized as victims
For the first half of 2020, the RA Investigative Committee investigated 206 criminal cases on crimes against children, 102 materials have been prepared.
In these criminal cases, 97 people were brought in as accused, including 1 person aged 14-16, 5 persons aged 16-18, 53 persons aged 18-35, 38 persons over 35 years old.
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CTV.BY: Parents can see how easy it is for children to fall for criminals. Unique internet platform presented in Minsk
Belarus makes a great contribution to international cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings, according to the News 24 Hours program on CTV. July 30 is the world day to combat this negative phenomenon.
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