United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a United Nations agency that is mandated to assist Member States in their efforts to counter illicit drugs, crime, and terrorism. The UNODC was established in 1997 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The UNODC has a global mandate and works in more than 90 countries, providing technical assistance and support to governments, civil society, and other partners. The UNODC’s work covers a range of areas, including drug control, crime prevention, criminal justice, and terrorism prevention. The UNODC also plays a key role in promoting the implementation of international conventions and agreements in these areas. The UNODC is headed by a Executive Director, who is appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Two Maryland Residents Found Guilty by Jury of Federal Charges
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Two Maryland Residents Found Guilty by Jury of Federal Charges

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Willis Lewis, 48, and Brittany Jones, 32, have been found guilty by a jury of federal charges, including sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, sex trafficking of minors, and related offenses, in connection with their trafficking of a 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl between April and May of 2019.

Columbia County man sentenced to multiple terms of life in federal
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Columbia County man sentenced to multiple terms of life in federal

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A Columbia County man convicted on nine felony counts related to child sex trafficking has been sentenced to life in federal prison with no parole.

Human trafficking victim turns trauma into triumph
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Human trafficking victim turns trauma into triumph

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According to a report from the Human Trafficking Legal Center, modern-day enslaved people number as many as 25 million, and most never see justice. Evelyn Chumbow, operations manager and survivor advocate for the Washington D.C.-based organization, said human trafficking happens around the world — and in the U.S. Her presentation was part of the Bon…

UNODC Contribution to the Progress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum
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UNODC Contribution to the Progress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum

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As the guardian of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and the Protocols thereto, including the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air (Smuggling of Migrants Protocol) and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (Trafficking in Persons Protocol), UNODC strives…

Putting Women at the Forefront to Combat Crime and Protect Rights
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Putting Women at the Forefront to Combat Crime and Protect Rights

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© UNODC Vienna (Austria), 19 May 2022 – Human trafficking and migrant smuggling are global crimes that can affect all genders and ages. However, women and girls consistently account for the majority of detected trafficking victims, primarily for sexual exploitation, and females who are smuggled over borders are more exposed to sexual violence and rape than…

“The concept of place of safety under international law and the respect of the rights of migrants and refugees rescued at sea by all States”
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“The concept of place of safety under international law and the respect of the rights of migrants and refugees rescued at sea by all States”

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PRESS RELEASE Vienna, 18 May 2022 Migrants and refugees take to the seas in search of dignity and safety, refuge, or otherwise across all regions worldwide. The drivers of this mobility are complex and without safe and legal alternatives people are increasingly compelled to turn to smugglers and traffickers who facilitate this irregular migration across…

Trafficking for Sex: Experts Examine the Demand for Sexual Exploitation
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Trafficking for Sex: Experts Examine the Demand for Sexual Exploitation

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Dubrovnik (Croatia), 16 May 2022 – Human trafficking is a lucrative, global business that forces and tricks people of all ages to provide services in dangerous and degrading conditions for little or no pay.

Empowering women in law enforcement: UNODC continues to provide specialist coaching to female officers
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Empowering women in law enforcement: UNODC continues to provide specialist coaching to female officers

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Islamabad, Pakistan – 15 May 2022– UNODC, under the EU-funded GLO.ACT – Global Action to Address Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants (GLO.ACT – Asia and the Middle East) organized a 3rd coaching session for a cohort of 22 female law enforcement officers on investigative techniques related to Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and…

Family Convicted of Conspiring to Force a Pakistani Woman to Labor in
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Family Convicted of Conspiring to Force a Pakistani Woman to Labor in

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A federal jury in sitting in Richmond, Virginia, found defendants Zahida Aman, Mohammad Nauman Chaudhri and Mohammad Rehan Chaudhri, guilty of conspiracy to commit forced labor for compelling the domestic labor of a Pakistani women for 12 years.