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Western and Southern Europe WESTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE Dividers_country profiles.indd 10 04/12/2018 15:08:17 −Andorra− The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Andorra covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. In 2017, Law 9/2017 was introduced which concerns the protection of victims of trafficking in persons. There were no recorded cases of trafficking in persons during the reporting period. Source: Police Department / Interpol/ Ministry of Social Affairs, Justice and Interior/ judicial authorities −Austria− The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Austria covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. Investigations and suspects The Austrian authorities use two different statistical sources. The first is the Police Crime Statistics, which is maintained by the Federal Police of Austria. The second is the Automation Court Procedure, which refers to the number of cases brought to the public prosecution offices. Source: Police Crime Statistics and Automation Court Procedure. Number of cases of trafficking in persons recorded, 2014 – September 2017 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2014 2015 2016 Jan-Sep 2017 Police Crime Statistics 64 98 51 Automation Court Procedure 127 107 119 63 Source: Police Crime Statistics and Automation Court Procedure. Number of persons brought into formal contact with the police and/or criminal justice system because they have been suspected of, arrested for or cautioned for trafficking in persons, by sex**, 2014 – September 2017 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2014 2015 2016 Jan-Sep 2017 Males brought into formal contact 75 70 69 (Police Crime Statistics) Males brought into formal contact 156 147 141 62 (Automation Court Procedure) Females brought into formal contact 24 33 29 (Police Crime Statistics) Females brought into formal contact 59 52 64 42 (Automation Court Procedure) Source: Source: Police Crime Statistics and Automation Court Procedure. **Note: Formal contact with the police and/or criminal justice system may include persons suspected, arrested, or cautioned at the national level. Number of persons prosecuted for trafficking in persons, by sex, 2014 – September 2017 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2014 2015 2016 Jan-Sep 2017 Males 73 1 138 60 Females 34 30 34 22 Source: Automation Court Procedure. Number of persons convicted of trafficking in persons, 2014 – 2016 31 21 17 2014 2015 2016 Source: Judicial Criminal Statistics. Citizenship of persons convicted of trafficking in persons, 2014 – 2016 Austria, 9 Other Central and Eastern Europe, Bulgaria, Romania,12 25 23 Source: Judicial Crime Statistic Victims Number of victims of trafficking in persons detected, by age and sex, 2014 – 2016 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2014 2015 2016 Women (Automation Court Procedure) 122 114 115 Women (Police Crime Statistics) 48 105 44 Men (Automation Court Procedure) 48 53 51 Men (Police Crime Statistics) 26 10 20 Girls (Police Crime Statistics) 545 Boys (Police Crime Statistics) 073 Source: Police Crime Statistics and Automation Court Procedure. Citizenships of persons identified as victims of trafficking in persons by state authorities**, 2014 – September 2017 Other/Unknown, 112 South America, 5 Asia, 32 Austria, 198 Sub-Saharan Africa, 34 Other Western and Romania, 91 Central Europe, 55 Bulgaria, 117 Hungary, 58 Source: Police Crime Statistics. Three Austrian victims were domestically trafficked in 2016. Source: Police Crime Statistics. −Belgium− The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Belgium covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. Investigations and suspects Number of cases of trafficking in persons and related offences recorded, by type of exploitation, 2014 – 2016 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2014 2015 2016 Organ removal 101 Forced crime 13 8 11 Forced begging 10 15 13 Economic exploitation 182 165 168 Sexual exploitation 429 424 409 Source: Integrated Data of the Police of Belgium. Number of persons brought into formal contact with the police and/or criminal justice system because they have been suspected of, arrested for or cautioned for trafficking in persons and related offences, by sex**, 2014 – 2016 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2014 2015 2016 Unknown 373 Females 153 138 169 Males 402 328 371 Source: Integrated Data of the Police of Belgium. **Note: Formal contact with the police and/or criminal justice system may include persons suspected, arrested, or cautioned at the national level. Number of persons brought into formal contact with the police and/or criminal justice system because they have been suspected of, arrested for or cautioned for trafficking in persons and related offences, by form of exploitation, 2014 – 2016 Organ Forced removal, 1 crime, 29 Forced Other, begging, 96 127 Sexual Economic exploitation, exploitation, 910 411 Source: Integrated Data of the Police of Belgium. Additional information During this period, the majority of those suspected of, arrested for or cautioned for trafficking in persons in all categories were men. However, in the category of organ removal, the one individual was female. In 2014, 389 persons were prosecuted for the crime of trafficking in persons while in 2015, 461 were prosecuted. Source: Integrated Data of the Police of Belgium and Data Bank of the College of Attorneys General – Crown Prosecution Analysts. Number of persons convicted of trafficking in persons and related offences, by sex, 2014 – September 2017 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2014 2015 2016 Jan-Sep 2017 Unknown 5528 Females 21 20 28 9 Males 76 74 109 32 Source: Federal Public Service Justice. Additional information The Federal Public Service Justice of Belgium notes that in 2016, there is a significant increase in convictions for trafficking. This increase may be related to an actual increase in decisions, but it may also be the result of an increase in false positive trafficking cases due to the increased migration of refugees throughout Europe. However, authorities note that despite the impact on convictions due to increased migration, there is a parallel increase in trafficking which also has caused an increase in decisions. Source: Federal Public Service Justice. Citizenships of persons convicted of trafficking in persons and related offences, 2014 – September 2017 Other/Unknown, Eastern Europe and Turkey, 8 54 Central Asia, 4 Thailand, 13 Western and Central Europe, 27 Romania, 33 Portugal, 6 The Middle East and North Africa, 7 Pakistan, 5 South America, 2 The Netherlands, 9 Sub-Saharan Africa, 11 Hungary, 17 Asia, 7 France, 13 Belgium, 112 China, 8 Bulgaria, 20 Albania, 20 Afghanistan, 9 Source: Federal Public Service Justice. Victims Number of victims of trafficking in persons and related offences detected, by age and sex, 2014 – 2016 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2014 2015 2016 Boys 222 Girls 224 Men 55 57 40 Women 26 29 38 Source: Foreign Office. Number of victims of trafficking in persons and related offences detected, by form of exploitation, 2014 – August 2017 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2014 2015 2016 Other 6 Forced crime 112 Forced begging 8101 Forced labour 86 61 62 Sexual exploitation 43 44 48 Source: Foreign Office. Citizenships of persons identified as victims of trafficking in persons and related offences by state authorities, 2014 – 2016 Other Sub-Saharan Belgium domestic Other South America Other Asia, 7 Africa, 20 trafficking, 13 and the Caribbean, 4 Other Middle East and North Africa, 8 Morocco, 43 Other Western and Central Europe, 15 Other Eastern Europe, 4 Bulgaria, 5 India, 18 Thailand, 8 Benin, 8 Algeria, 6 Romania, 19 Iran, 6 Brazil, 6 Albania, 12 China, 7 Pakistan, 9 Nigeria, 30 Egypt, 10 Turkey, 8 Source: Foreign Office. −Cyprus− The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Cyprus covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. Investigations and suspects Number of cases of trafficking in persons recorded, 2014 –2017 27 26 20 13 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: Office of Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. Number of persons prosecuted for trafficking in persons, by sex, 2014 – September 2017 2014 2015 2016 2017 Females 28 22 20 54 Males 22 23 38 66 Source: Office of Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. Number of persons convicted of trafficking in persons, by sex, 2014 –2017 23 19 17 9 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: Office of Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. Citizenships of persons convicted of trafficking in persons, 2014 –2017 Bulgaria, 8 China, 5 Vietnam, 5 Russian Cyprus, 28 Federation, 4 Romania, 4 Other, 9 Source: Office of Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. Victims Number of victims of trafficking in persons detected, by age and sex, 2014 –2017 2014 2015 2016 2017 Boys 0000 Girls 2120 Males 15 14 3 5 Females 25 18 25 16 Source: Office of Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. Number of victims of trafficking in persons detected, by form of exploitation, 2014 –2017 1234 Sexual exploitation 11 6 6 13 Forced labour 72035 Begging 0120 Illegal adoptions 0100 Fictitious marraiges 5 2 17 2 Other 2321 Source: Office of Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. Citizenships of persons identified as victims of trafficking in persons by state authorities, 2014 –2017 Middle East and North Africa, 4 Eastern Euope Sub-Saharan and Central Africa, 10 Asia, 20 Romania, 27 Asia, 9 Greece, 4 Cyprus, 2 Bulgaria, 17 India, 25 Source: Office of Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. −Denmark− The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Denmark covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. Investigations and suspects Number of cases of trafficking in persons reported to police, 2014 – September 2017** 17 8 8 6 2014 2015 2016 Jan-Sep 2017 Source: Danish Police POLSAS. **The system which the Danish Police uses, POLSAS, is dynamic and continuously updated.
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