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Securing Evidence: The Key to Convictions in Human Trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News January 20, 2022September 26, 2022

Belgrade, (Serbia) 18 – 20 January 2022 – Human trafficking is a global and widespread crime, but despite its prevalence research shows persistent low levels of prosecutions and convictions of traffickers. Data from the latest Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, produced by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), showed that in 2018…

International Migrants Day

ByEyes on Trafficking News December 18, 2021January 3, 2023

Vienna (Austria) 18 December 2021 – As the world marks International Migrants Day, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) urges countries to uphold human rights while combatting the criminal networks who smuggle migrants for profit. Further calls are for better access to pathways for regular migration, an adherence to obligations that are…

Countries Unite to Tackle Smuggling of Migrants in South Eastern Europe

ByEyes on Trafficking News December 9, 2021February 26, 2023

Skopje, (North Macedonia) 9-10 December 2021 – Crimes that cross borders can only be stopped through cross border cooperation. This was the main message of the Regional Expert Group Meeting on countering migrant smuggling in Skopje, North Macedonia. The event, which was organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the…

Migrant Smuggling on the United Nations Intergovernmental Agenda

ByEyes on Trafficking News December 8, 2021September 24, 2022

Vienna (Austria) 8 December 2021 – The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), the United Nations’ main policymaking body on crime prevention and criminal justice, held its annual thematic discussion on 8 December 2021.

COVID-19 and Crime

ByEyes on Trafficking News December 6, 2021September 25, 2022

Vienna (Austria) 6 December 2021 – As businesses and industries worldwide continue to struggle with the economic downturn caused by the COVID pandemic, the illicit trade of migrant smuggling has continued to flourish.

2021 Working Groups on Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants

ByEyes on Trafficking News December 1, 2021February 26, 2023

The 2021 Working Groups on Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants brought together over 800 delegates from more than 100 countries to discuss a variety of current issues relating to these global crimes.

New Project to Counter Migrant Smuggling

ByEyes on Trafficking News November 2, 2021January 2, 2023

Vienna (Austria) 2 November 2021 – A two-year project to combat organized crime groups that smuggle migrants over multiple continents to North America is underway in thirteen countries. The STARSOM initiative will support States along the main smuggling routes to work together to respond to migrant smuggling while protecting the lives and upholding the rights…

Traffickers abusing online technology, UN crime prevention agency warns

ByEyes on Trafficking News October 30, 2021September 24, 2023

Research conducted by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) shows how victims are being targeted and recruited via social media and online dating platforms, where personal information and details of people’s locations are readily available.

Increase in Regular Migration Options

ByEyes on Trafficking News October 21, 2021September 16, 2022

Vienna (Austria) 21 October 2021 – “If you have to leave your country very urgently to save your life, there is often no other way than to use a smuggler,” says a 30-year-old man who had to pay 15,000 USD to get to Europe. “We used all sorts of transport – plane, car, boat,…

The Role of Technology in Human Trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News October 14, 2021March 12, 2023

Vienna (Austria) 14 October 2021 – Human traffickers who trick people with fake job offers and promises and then exploit them for profit are taking advantage of online technologies for every step of their criminal activities. Research conducted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) shows how victims are being targeted and recruited…

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