The COVID-19 pandemic intensifies inequality in the world affecting the most vulnerable individuals in our populations. Even before the pandemic human trafficking victims faced isolation, lack of freedom of movement and of access to assistance and information. The spread of COVID-19 and the following crisis made them even more invisible to the world in a time when they need more help than ever.
In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, many forms of communications have moved to Zoom, Skype, social media outlets, and a number of other online platforms. Research through these mediums, however, poses a unique set of challenges when the population involves sex trafficked populations and those who engage in commercial sex. Sex trafficking involves the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act (Public Law No. 106-386), while commercial sex activities refer to the selling or exchanging of sex for some material good (e.g., money, drugs, housing, etc.). These two populations may be fluid and not necessarily always independent of one another.
We look at the conclusions to be drawn from the International Development Law Organization’s (IDLO) recent research into the criminal justice response to human trafficking in Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked country in the heart of Central Asia, and consider how a new initiative could help to tackle some of the barriers to effective prosecution of traffickers identified in this research.
We look at the conclusions to be drawn from the International Development Law Organization’s (IDLO) recent research into the criminal justice response to human trafficking in Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked country in the heart of Central Asia, and consider how a new initiative could help to tackle some of the barriers to effective prosecution of traffickers identified in this research.
We look at the conclusions to be drawn from the International Development Law Organization’s (IDLO) recent research into the criminal justice response to human trafficking in Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked country in the heart of Central Asia, and consider how a new initiative could help to tackle some of the barriers to effective prosecution of traffickers identified in this research.
Information of activities and services offered by organisations around the world that are working towards the elimination of human trafficking. It aims to facilitate co-operation and the establishment of networks and partnerships, aid effective referral for trafficked people (psychological counselling, long-term shelter provision and skills training), assist personnel who have identified a victim of trafficking to make contact with relevant service providers and provide an overview of the trafficking situation in each country. Also provides background on legislation and the types of services provided by organisations and institutions in this area.
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