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ABC News (USA) Airs Series on Trafficking in the United States
Every year an estimated 800,000 people are bought, sold and smuggled worldwide -- part of the multibillion dollar human trafficking industry.

Human Trafficking Victims Give Testimony in Tetovo Court, Macedonia
Ten women of foreign nationality, including Bulgarians and a Serb, were brought in for questioning before an investigative judge in a competent Tetovo Court relating the Oriental As case, Makfax's correspondent reported.

Operation White Light Shuts Down Human Trafficking Ring in Colombia
Diplomatic Security Special Agents Collaborate with Colombian Officials in 19 Arrests.

National Plan to Tackle Trafficking in Persons in Guyana
The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Unit at the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has gotten a boost through an agreement with the newly installed task force at the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Council of Europe: Not for Sale Campaign
The Council of Europe Campaign to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings was launched in 2006 under the slogan Human Being – Not for Sale.

UN Anti-Trafficking Drive Hits Culture Barriers
Global efforts to crack down on human trafficking are handicapped by lack of information from countries whose cultures have not deemed some forms of slavery to be a crime, U.N.

Human Trafficking on Long Island, NY
Human trafficking has become so rampant on Long Island that three years ago the US Justice Department set up a task force to focus on the problem.

Justice Officials Debate Response to Human Trafficking in Lao PDR
Crime and human trafficking officials met in Vientiane to learn about measures to combat human trafficking, at a four-day workshop.

Consultation Meeting on the Structure of the National Taskforce in Cambodia
The New National Taskforce in Cambodia to implement MOUs on Human Trafficking was launched on 6 April 2007 at the Cambodianna Hotel in Phnom Penh.

Anti-Trafficking in Persons Seminar Held in Beijing, China
The UN Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (UNIAP) China Office organised an anti-trafficking seminar which was held on 12 April 2007 in Beijing.

University of New Haven Professor Studies Human Trafficking
What keeps Professor Mario Gaboury going are the survivor stories.

Task Force in Cambodia Attempts to Improve Coordination Among Groups and Agencies
The Cambodian government has launched the country's first national task force to combat human trafficking.

UAE Establishes New Panel to Combat Human Trafficking
The cabinet’s recent decision to constitute a national committee on curbing the crime of human trafficking was widely appreciated by federal ministries and high ranking officials for being a complementary step for the UAE efforts in devising policies and legislations that guarantee human rights protection for people who live and work in the country.

Deputy Prime Minister, Vietnam, Asks for More Focus on Human Trafficking Prevention
Discussion should focus on the situation, causes and shortcomings remaining in the fight against the trafficking of women and children with the aim of countering this crime, said Deputy PM Truong Vinh Trong at a conference held in Hanoi on April 6, 2007.

UNESCO/ADB Radio Prevention Drama Wins First Prize in China
The Jingpo language HIV/AIDS, drug and trafficking prevention radio drama, “Life of Tragedy”, took first prize at the Fifth Provincial Literary and Artistic Creation Awards held recently in Kunming, Yunnan, China.