First Person: ‘Trafficking is a crime can happen in front of our eyes’ – International People Search

December 5, 2021 chhaymam@chhaymam.com Travel 0

Ilias Chatzis heads up a global team of more than 60 experts at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), committed to countering Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling. He says that more focus needs to be placed on those who profit from the crimes, rather than the victims.

from UN News – Human Rights https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2021/12/1107042
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