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April 16, 2013

Report: Human Trafficking Increases in Europe 
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A new European Union report says the problem of human trafficking is
deepening in Europe, with the number of victims increasing as the number
of convictions falls. Nearly 24,000 people were victims of human
trafficking over a three-year period, according to the report, but its
authors said the actual number is probably far higher, in the hundreds
of thousands. On Monday, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia
Malmstrom urged EU member states to take action.

Cecilia Malmstrom: "Unfortunately today, we know with certainty that the
situation regarding human trafficking in Europe has deteriorated. The
number of confirmed or presumed victims of trafficking increased by 18
percent between 2008 and 2010."

 

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