Your search for Trafficking in persons retrieved 26 results.

Cabinet Approves Anti-Trafficking Plan (March 19, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda

On February 27, 2013, the Thai Cabinet approved an urgent master plan intended to allow the government to implement more anti-trafficking ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Thailand

Agreement to Combat Human Trafficking (October 05, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin

On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Indonesia / Taiwan

UNODC and IOM Sign MOU to Enhance Cooperation in Combating Human Trafficking, Migrant Smuggling (April 23, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: United Nations

Proposal to Increase Human Trafficking Punishment (March 08, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin

On March 1, 2012, the Ministry of Security and Justice of the Netherlands submitted a legislative proposal to the House of ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Netherlands

Assistance to Victims of Human Trafficking (February 06, 2012) by Peter Roudik

On November 21, 2011, the Kyrgyz President signed into law the amended version of the country's Law on Preventing and Countering ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan)

Agreement to Combat Trafficking in Persons (December 06, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin

On October 31, 2011, the heads of two United Nations agencies – the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: United Nations

Special Rapporteur Says More Must Be Done on Human Trafficking (August 24, 2011) by Constance Johnson

On August 19, 2011, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, said that Thailand must work ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Thailand / United Nations

Trafficking in Human Beings and Protection of Victims (April 28, 2011) by Theresa Papademetriou

In early April 2011, the European Union adopted Directive 2011/36/EU on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and Protecting Its ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: European Union

New Website for Fight Against Human Trafficking (December 30, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin

On December 21, 2010, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs launched a new website devoted to combating trafficking in human beings. ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: European Union

Special Human Trafficking Court to Be Established in Dubai (October 28, 2010) by Constance Johnson

According to a statement given recently by Judge Ahmed Ibrahim Saif to the EMARAT AL YOUM newspaper, Dubai is planning to ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: United Arab Emirates

National Assembly Approves Amendment to Anti-Human Trafficking Law (October 13, 2010) by Hanibal Goitom

On October 4, 2010, the 53-member unicameral Gambian National Assembly unanimously approved the Trafficking in Persons (Amendment) Bill 2010, legislation seeking ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Gambia

Baby Traffickers Sentenced to Death (October 07, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin

On September 27, 2010, the Quanzhou Intermediate People's Court in China's coastal Fujian Province sentenced two men to death on charges ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: China

Three Arabs Accused of Human Trafficking in Dubai (August 25, 2010) by George Sadek

On August 18, 2010, the Criminal Court of Dubai tried three individuals from Egypt, Morocco, and Lebanon for smuggling Moroccan women ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: United Arab Emirates

Report on Human Trafficking in Europe (July 07, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released a document on June 29, 2010, on the problem of human ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: United Nations

Pilot Program to Receive and Accommodate Trafficking Victims (July 01, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin

The Dutch Ministry of Justice, together with the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, officially launched a pilot program on June ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Netherlands

Anti-Human Trafficking Bill Proposed (March 29, 2010) by Hanibal Goitom

It was reported on March 18, 2010, that the South African Department of Justice recently put before the South African Parliament ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: South Africa

Proposal to Raise Marriage Age May Help Counter Trafficking in Girls (January 28, 2009) by Constance Johnson

According to the United Nations, Niger is the country with the highest incidence in the world of early marriages, with many ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Mali

Legal Aid to Victims of Human Trafficking Offenses (December 30, 2008) by Ruth Levush

On November 5, 2008, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed an amendment to the Legal Aid Law, 5732-1972. The amendment requires the ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Israel

Anti-Human Trafficking Law Drafted (November 18, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin

On November 6, 2008, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill to combat human trafficking. In a press release, Premier ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Taiwan

Human Trafficking (July 02, 2008) by Hanibal Goitom

Despite significant efforts, Ghana falls short of complying with minimum, international standards against human trafficking, a U.S. State Department report released ...

Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Ghana

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Last updated: March 19, 2013