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Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons

Challenge in the Americas: Trafficking in Persons A Presentation to the Special Committee on Fighting Transnational Organized Cime in the Americas February 15, 2006. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons.

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Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons

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  1. Challenge in the Americas:Trafficking in PersonsA Presentation to the Special Committeeon Fighting Transnational OrganizedCime in the AmericasFebruary 15, 2006

  2. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons “Trafficking in persons” shall mean the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force, or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power, or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.

  3. Identifying Crime is linked to finding Victims • Victims are generally difficult for officials to identify • Most victims do no self-identify • Victims are usually linked to clandestine activities: Prostitution Migrant Smuggling Sweatshop and Agricultural labor

  4. Internal and International Human Trafficking • Victims of internal human trafficking or trafficking within the same country • Victims of cross-border or international human trafficking

  5. Mission of the OAS Anti-Trafficking in Persons Section: • Increase awareness and understanding • Help build a Hemispheric consensus • Provide training opportunities • Provide better information on trafficking

  6. Anti-Trafficking Training Seminars Argentina November 2004 Belize April 2005 Bolivia 2004-05 Caribbean Countries 2004-05 Mexico 2004-05 Peru April 2005 Ecuador August 2005 Venezuela January 2005 Guatemala September, December 2005

  7. Special OAS Projects HAITI: Fielding of an OAS advisor with the Haitian Police JAPAN: Report on trafficking of Latin women from the region to Japan for the commercial sex trade EUROPE: Coordination with Latin American source countries and Western European destination countries

  8. Countries with Specific Anti-Trafficking Laws in Force Belize Bolivia Colombia Dominican Republic Guyana Panama United States

  9. Countries with a Combination of Effective Criminal Laws Brazil Canada Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Jamaica

  10. Countries with Significant Anti-Trafficking Legislation Pending Argentina Mexico

  11. Countries with Advanced Police Capacity on Human Trafficking Brazil Canada Chile Colombia El Salvador Guatemala Panama

  12. Bilateral Agreements in the OAS Region Guatemala -- Mexico Venezuela -- Brazil

  13. Estimates of Victims Annually • 16,000 – 22,000 victims transported across borders within the Western Hemisphere • 9,000 – 12,000 victims transported from the Western Hemisphere to Europe • 5,000 – 8,000 victims transported from Europe to the Western Hemisphere • 12,500 – 16,500 victims transported from Asia to the Western Hemisphere

  14. Recommendations Political Leadership: • Place fighting human trafficking on the national agenda • Appoint a senior policy figure to act as a “czar” to coordinate policy • Create a modern legal framework

  15. Recommendations Law Enforcement: • Develop dedicated police, immigration and prosecutorial units • Focus on the “easy” cases first • Pubilicize high profile prosecutions • Work with NGOs to develop cases • Find a strategy to deal with corruption

  16. Recommendations Social Services and Crime Prevention: • Work with NGOs and encourage their activities • Develop the capacity to identify victims and treat them humanely • Develop the capacity to collect information on human trafficking

  17. Recommendations Foreign Relations: • Develop expertise in foreign affairs ministries • Develop ability to exchange information • Train consular and diplomatic officials before sending them abroad • Implement transparency in foreign labor, residency and visa documents • Eliminate so-called “Entertainer Visas”

  18. Thank you for your attention. OAS Website on Human Trafficking oas.org/atip

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