COUNTER TRAFFICKING IN

2018 ANNUAL BULLETIN KEY FIGURES

250 VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING identified in 2018 ASSISTANCE RECEIVED IN 2018 by IOM Burundi and implementing partner SOJPAE. 250 provided with basic emergency assistance. GENDER 120 provided with full recovery and reintegration assistance. 17 233 PSYCHIATRIC 5 PSYCHOLOGIAL 135 MEDICAL 26 AGE 95 EDUCATION 6 62 SHELTER 115 43 50 ECONOMIC 196

INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITES CHOSEN

Under 18 years 18-24 years 25-32 years 33-46 years 3 2 Restaurants Beauty salons OF ORIGIN 1 Hardware store 5 5 Embroidery projects KIRUNDO 4 3 MUYINGA 19 Clothing stores 10 CIBITOKE 6 NGOZI 18 Cafeterias KAYANZA 3 KARUZI 4 9 BUBANZA CANKUZO Sewing projects 1 10 1 MURAMVYA MAIRIE BUJUMBURA 6 Retailler of paint RURAL RUYIGI Food stores 102 MWARO 4 11 4 1 7 39 Wholesalers Wholesale of kitchen utensils RUMONGE 1 1 of food items 3 BURURI RUTANA 98% of beneficiaries reported that the assistance received MAKAMBA allows them to generate a sustainable income to meet their 48 needs HUMAN TRAFFICKING TAKES MANY COUNTRIES OF DESTINATION FORMS“ AND KNOWS NO BORDERS. Saudi HUMAN TRAFFICKERS TOO OFTEN Arabia 104 OPERATE WITH IMPUNITY, WITH THEIR Oman 35 CRIMES RECEIVING NOT NEARLY Kuwait 11 ENOUGH ATTENTION. THIS MUST Internal tracking 65 CHANGE. ANTÓNIO GUTERRES Kenya 26 ” UNITED NATIONS Tanzania 9 SECRETARY-GENERAL

COUNTER TRAFFICKING 2018 ANNUAL BULLETIN NATIONAL COMMITTEE DEVELOPS AN INTEGRATED PLAN OF ACTIVITIES (2019-2020)

FIRST VICE ALONGSIDE IOM BURUNDI CHIEF OF MISSION ARRIVAL AT ROYAL PALACE HOTEL TO OFFICIALLY LAUNCH THE WORKSHOP FOR AN INTEGRATED NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN BURUNDI, ©IOM 2018/T. NTORE

In March 2018, on the instruction of the President of the Republic of Burundi, a ministerial committee was nomi- nated to develop strategies to respond to trafficking in THE GOVERNMENT IS DETERMINED persons under the coordination of the 1st Vice President “TO FIGHT AGAINST THIS FORM OF of the Republic. This committee includes focal points from the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Af- CRIMINALITY, AND ALSO REAFFIRMS fairs and the Ministry of Public Security and Management ITS WILL TO COLLABORATE WITH of Natural Disasters. During 2018, IOM worked closely with this committee to support the development of a Na- OTHER STATES TO COMBAT THIS tional Counter Trafficking strategy. SCOURGE.

The committee visited Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 23 H.E GASTON SINDIMWO to 25 May 2018 for a counter-trafficking study visit facili- FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT OF BURUNDI tated by IOM. The visit helped the Burundi delegation and ” Tanzanian counterparts to exchange experience and share The plan was finalized in December 2018 following the practical knowledge in the fight against trafficking. It also input of multidisciplinary actors. It is based on four axes: aimed to strengthen cross-border cooperation between coordination, prevention, protection and prosecution. Burundi and Tanzania, specifically in regard to policy de- velopment and police investigations. Three crosscutting priorities are gender, international co- operation and data collection. Planned activities include On 6 November 2018, the First Vice President’s Office, reinforcing the capacity of the national Committee/Com- supported by IOM, organized a Workshop to develop an mission, developing referral mechanisms for victims and integrated Plan of Activities (2019-2020) in close coordi- putting in place standard operational procedures for law nation with all relevant actors including civil society. This enforcement. plan sets out pragmatic, comprehensive activities for the next two years to prevent and reduce trafficking in Burun- Reviewing recruitment practices and the regulation of re- di, and to provide appropriate assistance and protection cruitment agencies is also anticipated, as well as multidis- to victims. ciplinary training provided to all relevant actors.

COUNTER TRAFFICKING 2018 ANNUAL BULLETIN BURUNDI NATIONAL POLICE WORKING TO PREVENT AND INVESTIGATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING

and participants. The goal of the training was to provide officers with practical information to assist them to lead successful investigations, which involved many group- work exercises and real-world examples. Participants were drawn from all over Burundi, in particular border provinces and the of Bujumbura.

TRAINING IMMIGRATION POLICE

The chiefs of all 26 border posts in Burundi, as well as 4 officers responsible for issuing documents, were trained in Gitega from 25-29 June. The training was based on victim identification, referral, protection and assistance, TRAINING JUDICIAL POLICE OFFICERS as well as collecting intelligence on traffickers. In addition, participants were trained on the the detection of false From 26-30 November, twenty five officers of the Judicial documents. Given the increasingly sophisticated tactics Police were trained on investigating trafficking in persons. used by traffickers including the use of false documents, detecting false or forged documents, and cross-checking The training covered the following topics: documents against international databases, is of utmost • International and national legal framework importance at border points. • Human trafficking vs. people smuggling • Protection of and assistance to victims, including child The participants in turn trained 113 immigration police victims under their supervision at their respective border posts. • Interviewing victims and witnesses, including children This helps to ensure the sustainability of the training ac- • Rights of suspects tivity. • Investigation techniques (including financial) THE NATIONAL POLICE ARE REQUIRED TO Based on a victim-centered approach, the participants CONSTANTLY DEVELOP AND ADAPT THEIR received practical training on carrying out investigations. RESPONSE TO THE EVOLVING MODUS OPERANDI UNICEF and Bridges to Justice Burundi supported the AND TACTICS USED BY TRAFFICKERS. training, providing modules on child protection and the rights of suspects. This training provided an opportunity to discuss the gen- eral trends and challenges faced by the immigration police. The protection of and effective interaction with victims This includes the constantly changing tactics used by traf- and witnesses are paramount to successful police inves- fickers, which requires a proactive and creative response tigations, and this was consistently reinforced by trainers from law enforcement.

TRAFFICKING IS A “LUCRATIVE ENTERPRISE AND THOSE RESPONSIBLE ARE OF- TEN LINKED TO ORGANIZED CRIMINALITY. THE BURUNDI POLICE IS WORKING HARD EVERY DAY TO FIGHT AGAINST THIS SCOURGE. CP EMILE MANISHA, IMMIGRATION POLICE OFFICERS DURING A WORKSHOP GENERAL COMMISSIONER OF THE ©IOM 2018/S. SINDAKA ” JUDICIAL POLICE, AT OPENING OF POLICE TRAINING.

COUNTER TRAFFICKING 2018 ANNUAL BULLETIN CIVIL SOCIETY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IOM, RAISE AWARENESS AND OFFER ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING

AWARENESS RAISING ACTIVITY ©IOM 2018/G. MUNEZERO

AWARENESS RAISING Healing and Recovery Services (THARS), to identify and offer assistance to victims of trafficking. Victims of trafficking require IOM, in partnership with the National Federation of As- specialized care and assistance following traumatic experiences. sociations engaged in the Domain of Children in Burundi These professionals are often in a position to identify victims of (FENADEB), trained 100 community focal points represent- trafficking, as well as to offer them much-needed assistance – ing all of the provinces of Burundi. By the end of the year, they medical, legal and psychological. had raised awareness among more than 2,600 vulnerable peo- ple in their communities. Radio broadcasts during which local expert panelists spoke BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF TWO SPECIALISED about trafficking trends were organized in the northern prov- SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING inces of Burundi reaching out to an audience of almost 150,000 people in the community. Additionally, awareness raising ses- In 2018, two shelters, situated in Bujumbura and Makamba, sions were organized through the medium of theater where 100 people were sensitized. A local drama company developed and run by the organization SOJPAE, were developed and a play to illustrate key counter trafficking messages. Following equipped to provide emergency assistance to victims of traf- the play, question and answer sessions were organised with ficking. These shelters provide assistance to victims including community members to reinforce messages and respond to emergency shelter, psychological, social and legal assistance, queries. This activity feeds off Burundi’s long history of oral family tracing and reintegration. story-telling and creative means of expression such as dance, music and drama. IN 2018, 114 VICTIMS WERE IDENTIFIED

TRAINING SERVICE PROVIDERS ON VICTIM AND ASSISTED BY SOJPAE SHELTERS, 56 ASSISTANCE VICTIMS IN THE CENTER IN BUJUMBURA, With support and guidance from IOM, 100 psychologists, AND 58 IN THE CENTER IN MAKAMBA. healthcare professionals and lawyers were trained by Trauma STORIES FROM SURVIVORS PAULA Paula was walking home from the market in her neighborhood when a man approached her and offered her a job in Kuwait that included good pay and housing, she readily accepted. When she arrived at the destination she found that her work would be mostly to take care of the pets of the house (25 cats and 2 dogs). Her boss forced her to have sex with him but not only that, she said he used to invite people over and let them sexually abuse her. “My boss never received money for this, he told me that I had to please his friends,” said Paula. Paula escaped the house and ran to the nearest police station. She returned to Burundi with her wages unpaid. Back home, Paula tries to reach as many women/girls as possible in her neighborhood to warn them about the risks of trafficking. Paula received reintegration assistance including counselling, medical and economic assistance. She chose a sewing project as an income generating activity. She is currently undertaking a 4-month professional training course at a local training center. When this course has been completed, Paula will receive a start-up kit including a sewing machine, fabric, thread and needles, as well as rental assistance, to start her business.

COUNTER TRAFFICKING 2018 ANNUAL BULLETIN PANEL DISCUSSION AT IOM END-OF-YEAR COUNTER TRAFFICKING EVENT, ©IOM 2018/T. NTORE

For more information please contact:

Niamh McEvoy, Counter Trafficking Project Manager

Email: [email protected]

www.iom.int/countries/burundi

IOMBurundi @IOMBurundi

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