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Bulgaria Launches Campaign to Prevent Trafficking in Human Beings for Sexual Exploitation
Romania Scraps Statute of Limitations for Human Trafficking
A total of 293 of the 332 MPs in Romania's Chamber of Deputies voted on Thursday in favour of removing the statute of limitations for crimes ranging from human trafficking, forced labour and slavery to rape and the sexual abuse of minors, Romanian news website G4Media reported.
Montenegro Urged to Compensate Human Trafficking Victims
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"The victims of trafficking are not given compensation, they should receive compensation for the damage done to them," Petya Nestorova, Executive Secretary of the Council of Europe's Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, told BIRN.
NGOs Accuse Romania of Inaction on Human Trafficking
Civil society organisations have accused the Bucharest government of allowing Romania to remain the country of origin of most victims of trafficking in the EU.
On 19 November, 2019, 63 NGOs addressed an open letter to the then new centre-right government, demanding that it take measures to more efficiently fight human trafficking.
President Iohannis: Human trafficking is, in essence, contemporary form of slavery
Human trafficking is, in essence, a contemporary form of slavery, President Klaus Iohannis told the "Human Trafficking: New Path of Cooperation and Achievement" conference on Thursday.
Croatia Urged to Toughen its Response to Human Trafficking
A new report on human trafficking in Croatia by the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, GRETA, published on Thursday, said that Croatia should strengthen its criminal justice response to human trafficking and enable victims to more effectively exercise their right to compensation.
Anti-trafficking Agency head: No substantial reduction in human trafficking unless demand is criminalised
Bucharest, Oct 18 /Agerpres/ - The president of Romania's National Anti-trafficking Agency (ANITP), Maximilian-Axel Nicolae, said on Friday that the authorities should also focus on investigating those who use the services of human trafficking victims, as this is the only way to increase the success rate in stopping this phenomenon.
ANITP campaign - "Destroy the indifference wall! Trafficking in persons can be prevented"
The prevention campaign of human trafficking for sexual exploitation purposes - "Destroy the indifference wall!
Human Trafficking Victims Are between 400-550 a Year, the Age Dropped Down to 14-15
The age of human trafficking victims has dropped down to 14-15. Victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation are mostly women aged 18 to 35, people trafficked for labour exploitation are of various ages, many of them over 55.
Bulgaria and Northern Macedonia will Work Together against Human Traffic
The Council of Ministers approved a draft protocol on cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Northern Macedonia in the field of combating trafficking in human beings.