Discovery of bodies in smuggler’s camp in Thailand prompts UN call for joint action against people trafficking
On 6th of May the United Nations refugee agency today expressed its deep concern over the discovery of dozens of bodies in smugglers’ camps in Thailand, appealing for a regional effort to end human trafficking and protect those who escape difficult conditions from “the hands of ruthless smugglers”. Read More
REVIEW: Awareness Rising in Armenia on 13th UN Crime Congress
As you know, The 13th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice was held from 12 to 19 April 2015, in Doha, Qatar, bringing together governments, policy-makers and experts to share their experiences and intensify international cooperation in tackling the threat of transnational organized crime. Read More
Considerations When Interviewing Trafficking Victim/Survivors
Interviews with victims or survivors of human trafficking are an especially salient way to gain information on a first-hand basis to help inform policy and social service provision. Interviews also pose critical ethical considerations related to the interviewee’s agency Read More
13th Crime Congress (Doha, 2015), High level segment, 5th Plenary Meeting
Statement by H.E. Mr. Ashot Hovakimyan,
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia at the 13th United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Congress Read More
13th UN Crime Congress closes with vow to implement Doha Declaration for crime’s victims
On 19th of April, 2015, in closing the 13th Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Doha yesterday, UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov said that the event had set a very high bar for the future, and that the key task now was to turn the Congress’s Declaration into action. Read More
Human trafficking: Many European states not doing enough for child victims
Governments across Europe need to step up their efforts to identify child victims of human trafficking and provide them with the support they are legally entitled to, writes Council of Europe, Read More
Two thousand human trafficking victims benefit annually from UN Trust Fund
The UN Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, helps trafficking victims reclaim their dignity and their lives, an audience heard yesterday, On 14th of April, at a high-level event held on the margins of the 13th Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
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Spotlight on human dignity, justice at high-level debate on rule of law and development
On 13th of April 2015 UNODC is committed to efforts to oppose the criminals who sabotage the rule of law and sustainable development, Executive Director Yury Fedotov told a packed audience today at a high-level event at the 13th Crime Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Doha, writes official web-site of UNODC.
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Human traffickers may face life sentence under Britain’s tough new slavery bill
Human traffickers may face life imprisonment under a British law passed designed to crack down on modern-day slavery, one of a raft of measures designed to lead the way in combating the $150bn-a-year industry. Read More
Presidential Proclamation — National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2015
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
For more than two centuries, the United States has worked to advance the cause of freedom. Stained from a history of slavery and shaped by ancestors brought to this country in chains, today, America shines as a beacon of hope to people everywhere who cherish liberty and opportunity. Still, our society remains imperfect, and our Nation has more work to do to uphold these values. At home and around the globe, we must continue to fight for human dignity and the inalienable rights of every person. Read More