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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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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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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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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