Human Trafficking
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 08:22
To date, the TIP Report’s country-by-country assessment has proven to be a powerful motivator, inspiring governments to improve efforts to reduce modern slavery in order to avoid the report’s lowest Tier 3 ranking - a diplomatic black eye that comes with the threat of U.S. sanctions.
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 08:12
The U.S. Department of State has released its 2014 Trafficking in Person (TIP) report on Liberia and has praised Liberia for making substantial progress in combating human trafficking although it says more work still needs to be done.
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 08:08
This year’s Trafficking in Persons Report offers a roadmap for the road ahead as we confront the scourge of trafficking." -- John F. Kerry, Secretary of State
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 11:10
Al Zarouni highlighted the ministry’s efforts to counter human trafficking by introducing a specialised department that monitors the situation and uncovers any practices or crimes committed against poor workers.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 08:12
Law-enforcement officials, judges and defense lawyers of Turkmenistan discussed best practices in preventing and combating trafficking in human beings at an OSCE-organized training course that ended in Ashgabat today.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 08:15
A workshop on combating human trafficking began in Amman on Tuesday in a bid to boost the ability to recognise cases of human trafficking and exploitation at a work environment and to provide better protection for migrant workers.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 12:37
"I was very impressed with the co-operation between government structures and civil society, which is critical to victim protection and to the prevention of trafficking," she said.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 08:12
"I have been following anti-trafficking efforts in Kazakhstan for 13 years, and I have observed the dynamic growth of the anti-trafficking experience and practice, thanks to strengthened political will," Pojman said.
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 09:02
580 facts of human trafficking and forced labor were revealed in the reporting period, 385 were brought to trial, 5 organized gangs, 152 criminal groups were rendered harmless.
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 10:30
Officials in Tajikistan recorded a big rise in the number of people trafficked in and out of Tajikistan last year, 679 compared with 524 in 2012.