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US human trafficking report biased, missing key information
US human trafficking report biased, missing key information
The 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report, released by the US Department of State, that continues to list Việt Nam on its watch list, is biased and does not reflect the reality of the situation in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that the report fails to mention that Việt Nam is located in a human trafficking "hot spot".
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has said human trafficking is complicated in the Asia-Pacific region, especially the Greater Mekong Sub-region, including Việt Nam.
The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman, Lê Thị Thu Hằng, reaffirmed that the Vietnamese Government advocates for legal, safe and orderly migration while resolutely fighting illegal immigration and human trafficking.
Việt Nam is working to build a programme on human trafficking prevention and control for the 2021-2025 period, Hằng said, adding that Việt Nam needs support and collaboration from countries and international organisations amid rising crimes in the region and the world.
The spokesperson said in order to develop bilateral ties effectively, the two countries need to show goodwill and foster efforts for the well-being of people in each country.
The Party and State of Việt Nam have consistently attached importance to ensuring and enforcing human rights, in which the fight against human trafficking has always received special attention, with the engagement of the entire political system and all-level administrations and agencies, the department said.
Over the past two years, the Party, National Assembly, Government, ministries, agencies and localities have made human trafficking prevention and control a key task.
The Prime Minister established a steering committee on crime prevention and control while ministries, central agencies and mass organisations have stepped up public awareness campaigns to fight against various forms of human trafficking.
The public security forces have also collaborated with border guards to launch annual crackdowns on human traffickers nationwide and worked with counterparts in neighbouring countries to fight cross-border trafficking.
Việt Nam has also refined laws and enhanced international cooperation in the effort to rescue and assist victims.
From 2010 to June 2021, Việt Nam uncovered nearly 3,500 cases involving 5,000 traffickers and some 7,500 victims in all 63 cities and provinces.
Since the normalisation of diplomatic ties in 1995, Việt Nam and the US have seen their relationship continue to grow stronger./.
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Human trafficking is ranked as the third largest source of income for organized crime after arms and drugs trafficking, according to anti-trafficking organizations.
Traffickers mainly target women and children in rural and mountainous areas near the border where they live in poverty and get little access to education and social media
Vietnam reported 60 human trafficking cases in the first half of 2020, with 90 victims, mainly women and children, sold to foreign countries.
This marks a year-on-year drop of 31 percent in the number of cases and and 37 percent in the number of victims
It said over 70 percent of these victims were women and children from poverty-stricken border areas where people are poorly educated.
the impact of coronavirus has meant that the trafficking of people out of Vietnam has slowed down; or at least that it is much harder to detect.
Because trafficking out of the country is harder, we're seeing more cases of exploitation within Vietnam
the government is doing a commendable job of combating the crime.
There are some further areas of law reform that are needed to make the law clearer for police and the judiciary; and there's an ongoing need to train officials throughout Vietnam in implementing the law.
Especially given the difficulties imposed by Covid-19, the government's efforts remain strong and focused.
Vietnam is a human trafficking hotspot with the crime generating tens of billions of dollars annually
The country has recorded over 3,400 victims of human trafficking since 2013, over 90 percent of them women, children and people from ethnic minority communities.
Eighty percent of victims end up in China, which suffers from one of the worst gender imbalances due to its one-child policy and illegal abortion of female fetuses by parents who prefer sons, leading to increasing trafficking of Vietnamese women and baby girls to that country.
The Party and State of Vietnam have consistently attached importance to ensuring and enforcing human rights, in which the fight against human trafficking has always received special attention, with the engagement of the entire political system and all-level administrations and agencies.
Without legal representation, a victim like the girl in this case, already traumatized and with no knowledge of the law, often could find no clear path to justice.
Situations like this one were possible because of shortcomings in Vietnamese law, which for years failed to clearly codify important legal protections for victims of crime.
Without legal representation, a victim of human trafficking or sexual assault like the girl in this case, already traumatized and with no knowledge of the law, often could find no clear path to justice.
Ultimately, Vietnam’s Criminal Procedure Code will need to be revised but for now, Circular 46 addresses this one shortcoming and highlights the needs and rights of crime victims for all in the justice system to see.
A surge in COVID-19 cases in Vietnam has prompted a spike in human trafficking and smuggling as people become more financially desperate, rights organizations have warned.
Even though Vietnam's borders have been shut, trafficking and smuggling still occurs into neighboring China.
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