Women trafficked from Azerbaijan to UAE, India and Turkey

The Azerbaijani Deputy Interior Minister fighting human trafficking, Iman Necefov has reported that so far this year 67 victims of human trafficking were found by the government and 141 people were arrested. The figures are confused as they also allude to procuring and the running of brothels. The report also found that most of the victims were trafficked by relatives or friends to UAE, India and Turkey. Disturbingly 18 of the victims were deported from Azerbaijan and it is unknown whether they were sent back into situations which might expose them to the danger of being re-trafficked. The other victims were, however, cared for in a refuge which was set up jointly by the OSCE, the International Migration Organization and the Azerbaijani Government. To read more about this or related subjects, please visit APA by clicking here.