Human trafficking reaches “Epidemic Proportions.”

Experts from the Council of Europe have declared that human trafficking has reached “epidemic proportions” and now estimate that the total revenue for criminals may be £22 billion globally every year. Marta Requena of the council’s directorate general of human rights said “It is much easier to cross borders with persons than with drugs or weapons. The profits are very high, and the risks are very low.”
Officials from the Council of Europe were speaking at a conference in Greece where they were urging governments to sign, ratify and enact the Council’s convention against human trafficking which insists not only on adequate law and law enforcement, but also a minimum standard of care for the victims of human trafficking.
Athanassia Sykiotou from University of Thrace said at the conference “Trafficking is a crime of indifference.We are all responsible.”
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