Source: Momento24
Sunday, September 12, 2010
The Nigerian Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking of persons, today advised the authorities of Argentina that “a ‘urgent’ reform of the governing law of this crime, whose victims do not have protection and access to justice, is needed.”
Joy Ezeilo today ended her official visit to Argentina, very concerned about “increasing human trafficking in the country, which undoubtedly became a destination country for victims of this crime.”
She was also very concerned about the “impunity with which human trafficking takes place and the horrific abuse to the victims of this crime, which in her view became a modern case of slavery that brings enormous benefits to many companies .
In a press conference, Ezeilo denounced “the limitations of Argentine’s legislation in this area, the poor coordination of anti-trafficking activities of persons and the few resources for this work.”
And warned about the “inadequate protection in Argentina for victims from the institutions involved in offering assistance and support to them.”
The UN official expressed her “particular concern about child trafficking in this country and in South America, especially for debt bondage and forced prostitution.
Pointing out that “there is little capacity to combat trafficking of persons, we must also denounce police corruption and other members of the security forces who are directly involved in implementing measures for this crime, especially at the provincial level, where they receive bribes and collaborate illegally with traffickers.”
She also noted that “labor inspectors do not have the capacity to combat trafficking for labor exploitation, which also increased, but is more hidden than sexual exploitation.”
Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, met with Argentine Minister of Justice, Security and Human Rights, Julio Alak, and advised him to “increase cooperation with neighboring countries from which most of the victims came to Argentina, especially from Bolivia, Paraguay and the Dominican Republic” .
“The Argentine government has to allocate more resources to combat trafficking and to implement a policy of ‘zero tolerance’ to corruption, to ensure that any agent involved in the crime of trafficking in persons could be prosecuted and severely punished.”
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