Human Trafficking

A sixteen year old Cambodian girl hiding behind shutters, cautiously peers out into the streets of Phnom Penh, after being rescued from a brothel were she was forced to work. © AFP/Getty Images.

Human trade, slave markets, the buying and selling of people – these are words and phrases that, to many people, echo a brutal and distant time in our past. But to the countless women, men, and children trafficked every year, these words coldly define the horror of their lives. Trafficking is a global phenomenon where victims are sexually exploited, forced into labor and subjected to abuse. Trafficking is a crime under international law that requires international cooperation to address.

Stop Human Trafficking in Montenegro
Montenegro is a source, transit, and destination country for women and girls trafficked internally and internationally for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Urge Montenegro to oppose human trafficking by supporting shelters for women and girls, providing financial resources for non-governmental organizations, and prohibiting the forcible return and detention of trafficked persons.

Protect the Rights of Trafficked Women in Greece
Greece has been a transit and destination country for trafficked persons since the early 1990s and has seen a continuous increase in the number of women and girls trafficked and forced into prostitution.

Health Professionals: Take Action!
In Greece, women who are recognised as 'victims of trafficking' are offered a period of only one month to decide whether to testify against suspected traffickers. An extension of the time for reflection would allow trafficked women a more adequate period of time receive assistance and recover from their ordeal, as well as make an informed decision as to whether to cooperate with the authorities in criminal proceedings.