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Romania is a country located in Southeast Europe and is a member of the European Union. Romania has a rich cultural heritage and is known for its beautiful landscapes, historical landmarks, and traditional cuisine. Romania has a diverse economy, with agriculture, industry, and services being the main sectors. The country has made significant progress in recent years in reducing poverty, improving healthcare and education, and promoting human rights. However, Romania still faces challenges, such as corruption, discrimination, and social inequality. The country has been working to address these issues through various reforms and initiatives aimed at promoting good governance, social inclusion, and economic growth.
The Council of Europe’s expert group on human trafficking (GRETA) has urged Luxembourg to make additional efforts to identify and assist victims of trafficking, and to ensure that human trafficking cases are investigated proactively and results in effective, proportionate, and dissuasive sanctions. These are among the main proposals for action included in the third evaluation…
STOP THE TRAFFIK has undertaken research to understand migration patterns and trafficking risks for those fleeing Ukraine. Since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, STOP THE TRAFFIK has been conducting interviews with NGOs and academics across various countries to learn more about these issues. These interviews have informed STOP THE TRAFFIK’s Europe-wide, geo-targeted digital…
Earlier this month, a joint action day, coordinated by the Netherlands, targeted criminal networks using websites and social media platforms to recruit victims for sexual exploitation. This first online, EU-wide hackathon against trafficking in human beings, supported by Europol and Eurojust, involved law enforcement authorities from 20 countries. The European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats…
IJM’s Ukrainian Crisis Response provides essential and unique support to refugees in need through direct accompaniment activities and through various governmental and private entities. IJM collects and combines experiences from working with Ukrainian refugees and with victims of trafficking in cross-border cases from Romania. Based on this diagnostic collaborative casework approach, IJM shares best practices…
Sofia Bobok/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images; Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images; Rebecca Zisser/Insider Russia’s war in Ukraine has grown the booming human trafficking industry. Ukrainian refugees are especially vulnerable as they seek shelter and safety. While reporting has increased, it’s also impossible to track to its full extent. More than six months into Russian…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Do you know the definition of human trafficking well enough to explain the Actions, Means, and Purpose (the requirement for human trafficking) Andrew is being accused of? Challenge yourself. Choose your own price to take Human Trafficking Essentials: EXPRESS, today! Following his widespread ban from many social media platforms, Andrew Tate appeared on…
This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. Hope for Justice’s Film Producer, Gomolemo Nyakale, recently returned from a visit to Moldova where he was helping to document the situation in…
1 August 2022 At Anti-Slavery International we continue to be concerned about the risk of modern slavery to those who have fled Ukraine. That’s why we have been working collaboratively with the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) alongside businesses, other civil society actors and wider networks to develop guidelines for supporting the safe employment of people…
MORE than 3000 people – including asylum seekers – have been held in police cells for up to 72 hours under immigration powers over the past five years, new figures reveal. The latest statistics, released under freedom of information legislation, show the majority of people held in police cells for “immigration purposes” are from countries…
A volunteer with the humanitarian group Save the Children sits next to a banner at the Romanian-Ukrainian border in Siret, Romania, on March 7. (© Andreea Alexandru/AP Images) Human traffickers continued to exploit vulnerable and marginalized communities in 2021 and 2022, according to the latest U.S. Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report, released July 19….
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