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An anti-human trafficking unit is a specialized law enforcement team or division that focuses on investigating and prosecuting cases of human trafficking. Human trafficking is a crime that involves the exploitation of individuals for labor, sexual exploitation, or other forms of abuse. It is a global problem that affects millions of people and can take many forms, including sex trafficking, forced labor, and debt bondage.
Anti-human trafficking units typically work to identify and rescue victims of trafficking, gather evidence and build cases against traffickers, and provide support and resources to victims during the legal process. These units may be part of a larger law enforcement agency, such as the FBI or a local police department, or may be standalone organizations. They often work closely with other agencies and non-governmental organizations to share information and coordinate efforts to combat trafficking.
In addition to their investigative and enforcement efforts, anti-human trafficking units may also engage in public education and outreach to raise awareness about the issue and prevent individuals from becoming victims of trafficking.
Jabalpur New World representative. New methods of human trafficking are being viciously adopted. RPF was also alerted to avoid this. On this occasion, help desks were set up at railway stations. Apart from this, workshops are also being conducted. Large-scale measures have been taken to curb human trafficking in trains. For this, RPF has worked…
When incidents of forced labour or sex trafficking hit the headlines, the law-enforcing machinery suddenly gets into a firefighting mode. Victims are rescued and success stories circulate. But the magnitude of human trafficking and its disastrous impact on people and society often go unnoticed. According to an UNDOC report, the most common forms of human…
WACO, Texas (KWTX) – The McLennan County Sheriff’s Office’s Human Trafficking Unit arrested 12 individuals during a sting operation targeting human trafficking. Some of the suspects were reportedly looking to pay for sex, including three who allegedly solicited from a minor. Five other individuals were allegedly in possession of child pornography. “They’re trading this child…
Kingston Police and Ontario Provincial Police have laid an additional 19 charges, bringing the total to 95, and are seeking additional victims in the ongoing joint investigation called Project Shamrock. According to Kingston Police, the joint investigation began in January 2022 when they were made aware of an individual luring women and girls through social…
A Lao couple who hired young women to work as waitresses and later tried to coerce them into having sex with customers have been sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined 100 million kip ($6,500) each, authorities said, in a rare case in which traffickers in the country have faced significant punishment for their…
A 14-year-old girl who is pregnant and 15 other children have been rescued from being trafficked from the Central Region to Cote d’Ivoire. The children, according to rescuers were being trafficked into forced labour and forced marriages. Speaking to Joynews, CEO of Challenging Heights, James Kofi Annan, indicated that this latest operation brings the total…
A 14-year-old girl missing from UP was reunited with her parents, thanks to the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of Haryana Police. The girl is differently abled (Divyang) and had been living at a shelter home in Kerala. According to Haryana Police, the Child Welfare Inspector, Kozhikode (Kerala), had contacted the Haryana Crime Branch and told…
© Provided by The Indian Express THE CONVICTION rate in human trafficking cases across the country continues to be low, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). While police filed chargesheets in 84.7 per cent of the 2,189 cases registered under the Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) across the country in…
According to the statement, the campaign “will cover all stakeholders including school children, victims community members, especially those in communities most affected by human trafficking”. Already, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Central Regional Police Command embarked on an outreach programme at some selected basic schools at Gomoa-Dago in the Central Region on June 29,…
In line with the proactive prevention policing strategy of the Ghana Police Service, the security organisation has introduced a comprehensive programme to educate the general public on Human Trafficking and its related offences. The education will cover all stakeholders including school children, victims community members, especially those in communities most affected by human trafficking. As…
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