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News and Updates

International Chiefs of Police Recognize Police Departments for their Anti-Trafficking Work
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) based in Virginia, USA has announced its 2006 Webber Seavey Award Finalists and Semi-Finalists.

Cameroon Updates Its Law on Human Trafficking
On 15 December 2006, the National Assembly in Cameroon adopted a new law against trafficking of children.

Child Pornography: Model Legislation & Global Review
On Thursday, 6 April 2006, The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children released a new study of child pornography laws in 184 Interpol member countries.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) Signs 'Historic' Agreement with Vietnam, Cambodia
AFP cooperates with neighboring countries on trafficking.

Cops Shatter Korean Human Trafficking Ring¹
A federal grand jury handed down indictments on 30 August 2005 charging 24 persons for their role in a sophisticated human smuggling scheme that allegedly brought hundreds of South Korean women into the United States to work as prostitutes.

First Conviction in the Philippines on Human Trafficking Spurs More Initiatives
Additional awareness campaigns are being planned for law enforcement, prosecutors and service providers.

Malaysia Promises to Act Against Human Trafficking
Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Seri Syed Hamid Albar has promised his country will act against Malaysians involved in human trafficking.

Progress on Human Trafficking Legislation in Cambodia
A draft law establishing a new system to halt human trafficking and child sexual exploitation will be sent to the National Assembly for approval shortly.

Updates on the CHAI HOUR II Hotel Case in Cambodia
Defendants Testify at Chai Hour II Hotel Trial; Judges May Reinvestigate Charges in Hotel Case; Chai Hour II Hotel Owner Sentenced to 5 Years.

Thai Government Signs MoUs with NGOs
On March 24, 2003 the Secretary Generals of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Public Health, the Attorney General, Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police and representatives from 28 Non-Governmental Organizations, including the National Council on Youth and Child Development, representatives of the Thai Coordinating Body on Trafficking of Children, the Thai Network to Assist and Protect the Rights of Trafficked Women and Children, and Child Rights Projection Foundation joined together to sign three National Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) relating to the protection and assistance to women and children victims of trafficking.

Vietnam Court Sentences Human Trafficking Ring
The Ha Noi People's Court sentenced ten individuals to 5-to-13 years in prison for human trafficking activities.

Ms. Kun Thea sentenced to 50 years according to Thai Criminal Code
The United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (UNIAP) announces a groundbreaking decision by the Thai Criminal Court in a sex trafficking case.

California's Mail-Order Bride Protections Bill by Assemblywoman Sally Lieber
To address an additional form of abuse towards women, Assemblywoman Sally Lieber has authored Assembly Bill 634.

Philippines' Congress to Pass Anti-Trafficking Act
The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children Act was first filed in the Ninth Congress of the Philippines and was passed on the third reading in the House of Representatives in the Eleventh Congress.

Philippines Congress Passes Anti-Trafficking Act
The Philippines Congress passed The Anti-Trafficking Act of 2003 which covers penalties for such offenses as prostitution, slavery and sexual exploitation.