Amnesty International Welcomes New Sex Trafficking Report

Amnesty International has called for more of an emphasis to be placed on the protection of victims of sex trafficking in efforts to crack down on the crime.

This call was issued in response to a new report on trafficking from the parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights. The report calls for a timetable to be set for the ratification of the Council of Europe convention against trafficking and to ensure that all victims of sex trafficking are properly protected.

Amnesty International supports the view that the rights of the victims should put at the heart of measures to stamp it out. While this will include an increase in policing and awareness-raising measures, Amnesty desires to see the welfare of the victims to be placed at a higher priority.

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