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The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is an annual event held on July 30 to raise awareness of human trafficking and to promote efforts to prevent and combat this crime. The day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013, and is observed by governments, organizations, and individuals around the world. Activities on this day can include events, educational campaigns, and other initiatives to raise awareness and support for the fight against trafficking. The theme for the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons in 2021 is “Committed to the Cause: Working on the Frontline to End Human Trafficking.”
As the United Nations prepares to commemorate World Day Against Trafficking in Persons July 30, a team of U.S. federal investigators from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) are in Frankfurt, Germany, this week to train German law enforcement counterparts on the latest investigative techniques to combat human trafficking. U.S. Mission Germany hosted…
DFWAC aims to support UAE’s efforts to curb the crime around the world By WAM Published: Sun 31 Jul 2022, 7:56 AM The Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) has joined the world in celebrating the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, by launching an awareness campaign. Themed “Human Trafficking in the Digital Space”,…
Efforts to combat human trafficking need to be coordinated both in cyberspace and the real world, since the menace has latched on to the internet and gotten worse amid the pandemic, said speakers yesterday. They called upon stakeholders, including the government and international partners, to focus on a rights-based approach to prevent exploitation of victims…
This July 30, Enough Is Enough joins thousands of organizations around the globe in recognizing World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Human trafficking is a heinous crime impacting millions of victims annually. The sex and labor trafficking industry is second only to drug trafficking as the world’s largest criminal industry. Enough Is Enough, whose mission…
By Ejiro Gray I still remember the first time I heard of kidnappers. I must have been about six or seven then, growing up in a university community and attending the senior staff primary school. The tale was told of a young boy in our primary school who had been a victim of attempted kidnap….
DHAKA, Bangladesh A young Bangladeshi woman, Jaeda Akhter, was trapped by an international human trafficking gang and taken to India in late 2020. She was able to return home after a year with a harrowing experience she will never forget. Akhter, 30, is a wife and the mother of a young boy. She lived on…
July 30 is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and as the West builds its strategies to counter Russia and China’s increasingly coordinated military aggressions and invasive intelligence operations, we would do well to take a closer look at how human trafficking fuels both of these state-controlled economies—and revisit a human rights tool that could help us address security threats by hitting…
Human trafficking is a horrific crime and “an all-out assault on people’s rights, safety and dignity,” Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, the eve of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is recognized annually on July 30. Since its inception in 2013, the day has been sanctioned as an opportunity for “raising awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion and protection of their rights” (United Nations resolution). The fastest-growing criminal industry in the world…
ATEST Applauds Overwhelming Bipartisan House Passage of the First of Four Bills to Reauthorize Trafficking Victims Protection Act July 27, 2022 • 5:37 pm • Terry FitzPatrick WASHINGTON – Legislation to reauthorize the key law that underpins the U.S. government’s efforts to combat human trafficking and forced labor has passed the House of Representatives with…
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