Human trafficking
387 Bulgarians Became Victims of Trafficking since the Beginning of the Year - Most of Them - Women
387 Bulgarians became victims of trafficking for the first 9 months of 2019. 258 of them were women, trafficked for sexual exploitation and 56 for forced labor. 51 are pregnant women sent abroad to sell their babies.
The National Anti-Trafficking Commission said today that every year victims of trafficking are between 450 and 500 people, as nearly 87% of them are women.
EU launches proceedings against Austria, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary over Balkans
The proceedings were initiated because the mentioned countries have entered into an agreement with five Southeast European countries on the automatic exchange of DNA data, fingerprints and the car registry.
As Austrian media report, this is an agreement initiated by Austria, aiming at strengthening police cooperation with the Western Balkans, in order to combat cross-border crime.
Police Officers Arrested Two Bulgarians for Trafficking in Persons for Begging in France and Sweden
The special prosecution has brought charges against two persons involved in trafficking in human beings in France and Sweden for the purpose of recruiting, transporting and coercing them into begging, said the press office of the Ministry of the Interior.
Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus Want More Solidarity and EU Funds in order to Handle the Migrant Pressure
Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus have called on the EU not to neglect the rise in migration flows across the Eastern Mediterranean.
Forty migrants rescued by Danish tanker safely reach Greece
Greek authorities say 40 migrants rescued by a passing merchant ship from a crippled sailboat off western Greece have safely arrived in port.
In a statement, the coast guard said the 34 men, two women and four children disembarked Wednesday in Kalamata, southern Greece.
FOCUS: The Parliament Adopts Amendments to the Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Act on First Reading
The Parliament has adopted amendments to the Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Act on first reading, Focus News Agency reported.
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!
PSD Congress/ PSD's Dancila: I started a fight against criminality and I won't stop
Romania's Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Viorica Dancila stated on Saturday after being designated the party's candidate in the presidential elections that she will "fight with all her strengths" in order to combat human trafficking, domestic violence and child abuse. "I started a fight against criminality and I will not stop.
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.
Investigation opens in non-observance of 112 emergency call procedures
Prosecutors with the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) have opened an in rem criminal case regarding the recent Caracal crimes, for negligence in connection with the non-observance of the procedures by the police officer who took the 112 emergency phone calls of 15-year-old Alexandra Macesanu.