Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Trafficking in Persons Report 2011

The report is available in HTML format and in PDF format. Due to its large size, the PDF has been separated into sections for easier download: Introductory Material [also available in Chinese | French |Russian Spanish]; Country Narratives: A-CD-IJ-MN-ST-Z/Special CasesRelevant International Conventions and Closing Material. To view the PDF file, you will need to download, at no cost, the Adobe Acrobat Reader. 
Source: http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2011/index.htm


Información en español aquí


Trafficking in Human Beings: Identification of Potential and Presumed Victims



Jun 22 2011
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For several years it has been recognized that trafficking in human beings for various exploitative purposes occurs on a massive scale, hat victim identification is a necessary element in addressing this crime, and that police play a crucial role in the identification of victims. At the same time, police are regularly criticized for not effectively identifying victims, who subsequently end up detained or deported as irregular migrants. The OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings24 and other Ministerial Council decisions and declarations mandate the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit (SPMU) to address trafficking in human beings. To contribute to improved victim identification, the SPMU has prepared this guidebook for law enforcement officers on early identification of both potential and presumed victims of trafficking in human beings. It builds on previous community policing activities, particularly the publication “Good Practices in Building Police-Public Partnerships.”
http://www.ungift.org/knowledgehub/en/publications.html?vf=/doc/knowledgehub/resource-centre/OSCE/OSCE_Trafficking_in_Human_Beings_Identification_of_Potential_and_Presumed_Victims.pdf 

International: Human Trafficking and Smuggling

US Expands Human Trafficking Blacklist:  The Obama administration is expanding the number of countries that may face U.S. sanctions for not doing enough to combat human trafficking.  In its annual Trafficking in Persons report released on Monday, the State Department identified 22 nations as failing to meet minimum international standards to curb the scourge, which claims mainly women and children as victims.  That's up from 13 in 2010.  Another 41 countries were placed on a "watch list" that could lead to sanctions unless their records improve.  Among the countries on the blacklist are perennial rogues Cuba, Iran, Myanmar and North Korea along with frequent U.S. foes Libya, Zimbabwe and Venezuela.  Others include Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Yemen.  [HSEC-3.9; Date: 27 June 2011; Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110627/ap_on_re_us/us_us_human_trafficking_1]  

At Least 60 Migrants Kidnapped In Mexico:  Gunmen have kidnapped at least 60 undocumented migrants, including children, who were aboard a freight train in Mexico trying to get to the United States, a shelter director said.  Alejandro Solalinde, a priest who heads the Brothers Along the Road hostel, in the southwestern state of Oaxaca. … "At least 60 or 80 people, if not more, were kidnapped" from the freight train, Solalinde said, adding that women and children were among those snatched.  Some 250 migrants were aboard the train when the gunmen climbed aboard in a rural area of southeastern Mexico.  Many managed to flee, Solalinde said. … The train, which left the Oaxaca city of Ixtepec for the eastern state of Veracruz, was stopped by the gunmen after about four hours.   [HSEC-3.10; Date: 26 June 2011; 
Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gmsEOZ1zhmoPLuRVu9Xb8kjGvuAg?docId=CNG.7 
4d26f8877bc5108e8836ab5bbde3a42.2f1]  

Philippines, Singapore Off US Trafficking Watchlist:  The United States on Monday removed the Philippines and Singapore from a human trafficking watch list that drew concerns from the close allies, but it reported persistent abuses around Asia.  The State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons Report has become increasingly sensitive for Southeast Asian governments, which face a cutoff of US assistance if they are found to be unresponsive in fighting trafficking.  The latest report elevated the Philippines, Singapore and Laos off the watch list to so-called Tier 2, which means that the countries do not fully meet standards on human trafficking but are making efforts to do so. … In Monday's report, the State Department praised an "intensified effort" by the Philippines.  It said the Philippines convicted 25 trafficking offenders, compared with nine the previous year, including first-ever convictions for forced labor.  [HSEC-3.9; Date: 27 June 2011; 
Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h9BmTuatfiNj1O_OK7eTBeJBqEQQ?docId=CNG.1a 
b5d657468a2ee5f1590c010c34102a.5a1]  

My First 12 Days As A Sex Slave [Burma, Thailand]:  San Yu, 19, an ethnic Mon from Mudon Township, was sold as a sex worker to a brothel in the town of Three Pagodas Pass near the Thai border.  Speaking to The Irrawaddy in secret, she said that her elder brother, who was working in Thailand, called her by phone, and told her to come and work with him in Thailand. … "My brother told me that he would pick me up when I arrived at the border of Three Pagodas Pass," … An ethnic Mon agent for human smugglers discovered San Yu looking lost at the border.  He convinced her he could help, and she went with him.  He sold her to a brothel on the Thai side of the border…for 6,000 baht [US $200]. … San Yu was ordered to have sex with the client.  The brothel owner threatened to kill her if she refused. … According to local sources, young virgins are much sought after by patrons of brothels at the Thai-Burmese border.  The price for sex with a virgin can be around 12,000 baht [$400].  "The next morning I was given 100 baht [$3]," she said.  "The brothel owner told me the rest was to go toward paying off my debt."  [HSEC-3.10; Date: 27 June 2011; 
Source: http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21578]  

Human Smugglers Continue Unabated [Sri Lanka]:  A group of some 300 immigrants are set to leave Malaysia on board a vessel purchased by persons known to have links to the banned LTTE terror group.  The would-be immigrants are hoping to reach the shores of either Australia or Canada. … The centre of the human smuggling ring are known human smugglers:  Bala Chandran a Sri Lankan from Vavuniya, … subagent Sundharam from Jaffna and a former Jaffna Tamil Sateesh who now travels on a UK passport. … The trio have also come to the notice of authorities in rather an unlikely location for human smugglers: Mali in Africa.  Many of the group of 300 persons are from India and Sri Lanka and not all are of Tamil origin either.  A number of those awaiting travel on this dangerous and high-risk journey are Sinhalese and Muslims.  Each person has on average paid approximately USD 20,000 – Rs 2 Million to one of the three agents.  
[HSEC-3.6; Date: 27 June 2011; Source: http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2011/06/26/human-smugglers- 
continue-unabated/]  

Extracted from: DHS Open Source Enterprise. Daily Human Trafficking and Smuggling Report  
28 June 2011 

Child Protection in Europe - Update #124






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European Union EU leaders endorse Commission's plan 

for Roma integration

24 Jun 2011
'Focus Information Agency' reports that the European Commission's EU
framework for national Roma integration strategies was endorsed at the
highest political level. Read More
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UK 'Criminals' aged just 3: Children responsible for hidden 

crimewave... and there's nothing police can do

27 Jun 2011
'Mail Online' reports that 3,000 juvenile offenders were too young to be
prosecuted. Read More
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UK Victim's mum reveals full horror of Hearts star Craig 

Thomson's depravity

26 Jun 2011
'Daily Record' reports that the mum of a schoolgirl groomed by footballer
 Craig Thomson called on his club to sack him after his bosses at Hearts they
he would be kept on at the club despite his conviction for targeti... Read More
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UK Rise in child exploitation convictions receives a cautious 

welcome

24 Jun 2011
'Children and Young People Now' reports that a six-fold rise in the
number of people convicted of offences relating to child sexual
exploitation has been cautiously welcomed by campaigners who say a greater
 focus on t... Read More
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UK Whistleblower exposes a quango's cynical lie about child 

labour in an English onion field

24 Jun 2011
'Mail Online' reports of a case last October where trafficked children
as young as nine were found working on English farmland, leading to high
media coverage. Read More
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Romania Report faults Romanian legal system for Roma 

housing discrimination

23 Jun 2011
According to 'Deutsche Welle' an Amnesty International report finds that
the Roma minority in Romania lacks legal protection from forced evictions,
and that Roma families are often left in sub-standard housing condit...
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UK Mental health care for youth offenders 'lacking'

23 Jun 2011
'BBC News' reports that according to experts more needs to be done to
address the mental health and behavioural problems faced by children in
the youth justice system. Read More
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Czech Republic Czechs to open new baby boxes despite 

U.N. criticism

23 Jun 2011
'Ceske Noviny' reports that the Czech Republic is preparing the opening
of another two 'baby boxes' by the end of the year while the U.N. Committee
 for the Rights of the Child (CRC) recently recommended that it should...
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UK Commissioner recommends smaller secure units for children

23 Jun 2011
'Children and Young People Now' reports that the children's commissioner
has recommended that children in custody should be kept in small units with
sufficient trained staff to meet their mental health and emotional n...
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Czech Republic Ministry prepares strategy of care for endangered 

children

23 Jun 2011
'Prague Daily Monitor' reports that the Czech Labour and Social Affairs Ministry
is preparing a strategy of care for at risk and abandoned children reacting
to the criticism of the U.N. Committee for the Rights of the... Read More
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The Netherlands Dutch inquiry finds 'shocking' sex abuse of 

foster children

22 Jun 2011
Expatica' reports about the results of an official inquiry into child abuse in
child protection institutions as well as in foster homes in the Netherlands.
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Czech Republic OSCE is against segregation and discrimination

 against Roma children in Czech schools

21 Jun 2011
'The Financial' reports that the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
expressed concern about the continued serious and widespread discrimination
against Roma children, and their "systemic and unlawful" segregation... Read More
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Turkey Almost 1 Million child workers in Turkey

21 Jun 2011
'Bianet' reports that during a panel discussion organised on the International
Day against Child Labour, Assoc. Prof. Ferdi Tanır emphasized that that children
 who are working under unhealthy conditions today cannot ... Read More
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Serbia Macedonia Visa proposals fuel Roma tensions

20 Jun 2011
Public Service' reports that EU proposals to allow temporary reintroduction of visas for
third countries are fuelling ethnic tensions for Roma in Serbia and Macedonia.
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Spain Babies allegedly stolen from mothers in Spain

19 Jun 2011
'Allmediany' reports that Spanish authorities are investigating 849 cases in
which allegedly babies were stolen from their mothers and sold to other families.
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Switzerland Youth violence becomes a table topic in Zurich

19 Jun 2011
'Swissinfo' reports that house calls are the latest ammunition in the fight
against youth violence in the city of Zurich. Read More
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Albania Children's Right to Play cannot co-exist with child 

labour

22 Jun 2011
10 June 2011, Elbasan: On the occasion of the International Day against
Child Labour, MOVE animators in Albania facilitated several psychosocial
games for 220 school children during a 2-hour event held at the AIEK spo...
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France or Death

24 Jun 2011
In an article dated June 10th 2011, the French daily newspaper "Libération"
published an article on the suicide of A.M, a 17-year-old unaccompanied
Afghan minor, who has migrated to France. Read More
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International Beneath the Surface

28 Jun 2011
This report focuses on approaches to collecting data about human
trafficking that underlie a large segment of research produced since the
UN Protocol and, in doing so, reveals some of the key reasons that research
gen... Read More
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International Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in

 persons, especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo

27 Jun 2011
The present report is submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council
decision 8/12. It covers the period from 1 March 2010 to 1 March 2011.
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UK 'I think I must have been born bad'

27 Jun 2011
Throughout 2010 the Office of the Children's Commissioner observed and
examined the treatment of and services provided to children and young
people in the criminal justice system to address their emotional and mental ...
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Romania Mind the Legal Gap

27 Jun 2011
This report documents the stories of Romani individuals and communities
across Romania and highlights the need for the adoption of an adequate
legal framework incorporating international human rights standards into Ro...
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Europe Trafficking in Human Beings: Identification of Potential 

and Presumed Victims

24 Jun 2011
This guidebook calls for a new community policing approach to victim
identification that would provide a solid platform for the broad involvement
of various public institutions, civil society groups a community repres...
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Monday, June 27, 2011

USAID, Demi & Ashton Foundation, and NetHope Announce the Stop Human Trafficking App Challenge

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Demi and Ashton Foundation (DNA) and NetHope Inc. announced the launch of the Stop Human Trafficking App Challenge, a contest to develop the most effective mobile technology application to combat trafficking in persons in Russia. Leveraging the culture of innovation thriving in Russia and broadly across the region, the contest aims to raise awareness of trafficking in Russia and help civil society organizations provide services to survivors.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Panamá: 30 años de prisión para traficantes y trata de personas

PANAMÁ, (Xinhua). – El ministro de Seguridad Pública de Panamá, José Raúl Mulino, informó hoy que el gobierno espera que la Asamblea Nacional de este país avance en la discusión de un anteproyecto de ley que penalizaría la trata de personas con condenas de hasta 30 años de prisión.

Según el funcionario, con la aprobación de esta norma legal las autoridades podrán combatir con mayor eficacia este flagelo internacional.

La propuesta de ley también incluye penas severas para los delitos de explotación laboral, esclavitud, adopción irregular, extracción ilícita de órganos, mendicidad, servidumbre y uniones forzadas.

En ese sentido, Mulino indicó que si se aprueba esta ley, Panamá se pondrá a tono con el Protocolo de Palermo de Naciones Unidas, suscrito en el 2000, donde se tipifican los delitos de trata de personas y la violación de los derechos humanos.

Las discusiones, que se encuentran en su fase de primer debate dentro de la Asamblea panameña, deberán continuar durante las sesiones ordinarias que comenzarán el próximo 1 de julio.

En los últimos años, las autoridades migratorias de Panamá han descubierto la proliferación de prostitución clandestina que se alimenta con la trata de blancas procedente de países latinoamericanos y de Europa del Este, lo que preocupa al gobierno panameño.

http://tvn-2.com/noticias/noticias_detalle.asp?id=54385

Colombia: Vigilante de Embajada de China involucrado en una red de trata

Colprensa-La Tarde | Pereira | Publicado el 25 Junio 2011 - 12:32 a.m.

En la tarde del viernes en el Palacio de Justicia de Pereira, agentes de la Dijín de la Policía en Bogotá, llevaron ante un juez de control de garantías a Solón Delgado Bonilla, quien se desempeñaba como guarda de seguridad de la Embajada de China en Colombia y quien al parecer hacía parte de una red de trata de personas que envía mujeres a ejercer la prostitución al país asiático.

Lorena, una de las víctimas en Pereira de la organización, fue quien denunció los hechos y quien permitió esta captura, de lo que al parecer se desencadenarán más detenciones.

Bolivia: Acciones contra la revictimización en trata y violencia sexual

La Gaceta Jurídica

La Unidad de Víctimas Especiales (uve) de la ciudad de Santa Cruz es una experiencia piloto que tiene el objetivo de implementar un modelo de atención integral a víctimas de violencia sexual, abordando aspectos de salud biopsicosocial y legal, a través de un equipo multidisciplinario que realiza la investigación, recojo de evidencia y protección a la víctima de forma inmediata, porque hay coordinación entre la Defensoría de la Niñez y la Adolescencia, la Fiscalía, la Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el Crimen (felcc) y la oficina forense, al encontrarse estas instituciones en el mismo edificio.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Demi Moore estrenará documental sobre trata de personas

La actriz está trabajando en un documental que habla sobre la trata de personas en Nepal, el cual será estrenado este fin de semana.

Jueves, 23 de junio del 2011
Demi Moore estrenará documental sobre trata de personas
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Demi Moore realizara un documental sobre la trata de personas, para lo cual se asocio con CNN Freedom Project, según publica cnnmexico.com
La actriz fue hasta Nepal para reunirse con Anuradha Koirala quien tiene una organización que ayuda a rescatar a mujeres de las garras de la prostitución forzada.

Bolivia: Redes de trata prefieren captar adolecentes del oriente para la explotación sexual en occidente

Las redes de trata de personas en el país tienen a las regiones oriente boliviano de Santa Cruz, Beni y Pando como preferidas para captar adolecentes con fines de explotación sexual, cuando logran su cometido las trasladan hasta ciudades del occidente según el estudio "Los Métodos de la Trata de Personas en Bolivia" publicado por el Centro de Capacitación y Servicio para la Mujer.