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Swedish Presidency of the EU Council held conference on human trafficking

The aim was to hold strategic discussions focusing on how to prevent and protect people from being exploited in prostitution and human trafficking for sexual purposes and the need to strengthen joint efforts to stop the serious offence of human trafficking…

GRETA holds its 47th plenary meeting and elects its Bureau

GRETA elected its new Bureau for the next 2 year period. In addition, it issued a statement concerning the UK Illegal Migration Bill, calling on the authorities to uphold their international obligations in combating human trafficking by reconsidering the relevant provisions of the Bill…

UK Parliament issues Research Briefings on Human trafficking and modern day slavery

The briefing highlights the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) which is a UK-wide framework for identifying and referring potential victims of modern slavery and ensuring they receive the appropriate support. According to ONS “The hidden nature of modern slavery makes…

UK issues new Guidance on tackling modern slavery in the supply chains

The Guidance outlines actions that the contracting authorities should take when modern slavery is identified within a supply chain. It focuses on identifying and managing risks in new procurements, managing risks in existing contracts, action when victims of modern slavery…

 

UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2022

According to the report, fewer victims of trafficking in persons are being identified even as the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises are increasing vulnerabilities to exploitation. The number of victims detected globally fell by 11 per cent in 2020 from the previous year…

FinCEN alert on human smuggling along the US Southwest border

FinCEN issued an alert to better support FIs in detecting financial activity related to human smuggling along the southwest border of the US. FIs need to know that their vigilance and prompt Bank Secrecy Act reporting matters, it aids investigations tied to human smuggling…

EU Commission plans stronger rules to fight human trafficking

The updated rules will provide stronger tools for law enforcement and judicial authorities to investigate and prosecute new forms of exploitation. The Commission’s proposal put forward mandatory sanctions against companies for trafficking…

Council of Europe on fight against human trafficking

GRETA’s latest evaluation report urged the Irish authorities to adopt a national referral mechanism to ensure that different agencies are involved in identifying victims of all types of trafficking, and to provide trafficking victims with specialised assistance…

Europol: Human traffickers luring Ukrainian refugees

The investigators monitored different online platforms to detect criminal networks attempting to recruit vulnerable Ukrainian refugees and identified suspicious advertisements targeting Ukrainian refugees, looked into tips received from citizens…

UNODC new report on human trafficking

The report discusses the most common forms of trafficking in persons addressing the current challenges encountered by professionals who are involved in the different stages of the anti-trafficking response, from detection to prosecution, including prevention…

Home Office on Modern Slavery Fund review

Home Office reports on trends and recommendations identified as part of a fund-wide review of the Modern Slavery Fund with the aim of reducing the prevalence of modern slavery internationally through a combination…

US DoS Country Reports on Human Trafficking

The reports paint a clear picture of where human rights and democracy are under threat. They highlight where governments have unjustly jailed, tortured, or even killed political opponents, activists, human rights defenders…