OSCE hosts the 26th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons on 20–21 April 2026 to fight forced criminality, protect victims, and combat exploitation in drugs, theft, migrant smuggling, and cybercrime

The event will bring together national authorities, law enforcement, international organisations, and civil society to discuss strategies for early victim identification, protection measures, and the application of the non-punishment principle to ensure victims...

UNODC’s Corruption and Trafficking in Persons report shows that corruption drives and sustains human trafficking at every stage—from recruitment to exploitation and obstruction of justice—undermining efforts to protect victims and prosecute traffickers

The report explores how corrupt acts by public officials and private actors facilitate trafficking in persons by enabling recruitment, transit, exploitation and the concealment of criminal profits, while also weakening law enforcement, judicial processes and victim...