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UN shines attention on fighting human trafficking in Europe and Asia

31 March 2005
United Nations agencies cast a spotlight today on fighting human trafficking at opposite ends of the Earth, warning that the root causes are not being adequately addressed in South Eastern Europe while praising government moves in Southeast Asia to forge a concrete, detailed strategy to combat the problem.

UN project against sex traffic in South Asia hails ‘stunning success’ of first case

9 March 2005
A United Nations initiative to fight sex trafficking in South Asia today hailed the first prosecution based on multilateral action as a “stunning success,” calling the 85-year prison sentence imposed by a Thai court on a Cambodian national for procuring under-aged women for prostitution “a groundbreaking decision.”