GRETA further recommended the government increase the use of existing legal remedies to provide restitution to victims and more proactively seize assets and pursue forfeiture against perpetrators. ReferenceStream • Consolidate data among different ministries and agencies that gather it, and make public a database on investigations, prosecutions, and convictions, including sentencing data. 300.00 NGOs, however, welcomed increased scrutiny by authorities of these age-claims, and authorities more often sent victims into child protection if unable to confirm adult age-status. These efforts included increasing funding for victim assistance and international cooperation on prosecutions. Inches She added that she had been in the trade for a long time. NGOs also reported improvements in coordination with immigration officials and law enforcement on processing new arrivals. uuid:8D557289F337DE11A0BAF588435DF956 Tweet. UkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpyes/8o9C/9OFn/tjnpKV9U/8AxK9G/wDTfi/+ea0lOskpSSlJKUkpSSlJ 300.00 319 0 obj <>/Metadata 380 0 R/Pages 288 0 R/PageLayout/SinglePage/OpenAction 379 0 R/Type/Catalog/PageLabels 284 0 R>> endobj 380 0 obj <>stream pJSklKSU5PWf+Uehf+nCz/2xz0lK+qf/AIlejf8Apvxf/PNaSnWSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKS JPEG 0okpzerfWf6t2Z/RX19WwXtpznvsc3JqIY04eazc4h+g3PA+JSU//9k= 9rxf9NX/AJ4/vSUr7Xi/6av/ADx/ekpX2vF/01f+eP70lK+14v8Apq/88f3pKV9rxf8ATV/54/vS In 2016 nearly all migrant Nigerian women and children arriving to Italy were trafficked, making Italy the main corridor for smuggling girls from Nigeria into Europe. The government granted 270 residence permits to victims in 2018 under Article 18, a decline from 418 in 2017 and 340 in 2016. uuid:1233577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 The government had not appointed a rapporteur. Children received counseling and enrolled in public schools with the support of mentors. To avoid this delay, non-specialized investigators and prosecutors sometimes charged perpetrators with crimes other than trafficking. In a notable case during the reporting year, a court in Palermo sentenced a Nigerian defendant in December to life in prison for sex trafficking, by bringing victims from Libya, and for other crimes committed at an illegal migration camp inside Libya. Textile factories exploit Chinese and other victims in Milan, Prato, Rome, and Naples. c9JSvqn/AOJXo3/pvxf/ADzWkp1klKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSk UkpSSlJKUkpyes/8o9C/9OFn/tjnpKV9U/8AxK9G/wDTfi/+ea0lOskpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJ Global AIDS Coordinator and Global Health Diplomacy, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Special Representative for Syria Engagement, U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Office of International Religious Freedom, Office of the Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of the Science and Technology Adviser, Bureau of Information Resource Management, Bureau of the Comptroller and Global Financial Services, Office of Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, Office of Management Strategy and Solutions, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. kp6j/nHY9w2XtJcbQWBnDmM3FurJ9vn80lJ6OsZOUQzGtDzY4tY6AQGw1m521h1D3ie3hpKSm6W9 As reported over the past five years, human traffickers exploit foreign victims in Italy. suLRyJ9wBPCSmoa+psqFVNbWxoCbuAGwB/MpKZVM6iMgWWMYA76cPmGjsJZ/EJKb6SnhOm/VD60d Children represented nearly 11 percent of all victims receiving assistance, many being boys forced to beg or commit robbery. Coordinator for the Arctic Region, Bureaus and Offices Reporting Directly to the Secretary, Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, Office of the U.S. To reduce the flow of migrants from Libya, Italy continued training operations with the Libyan Coast Guard, and provided additional patrol vessels, as did other EU member states. UpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJTk9Z/5R6F/wCnCz/2xz0lK+qf/iV6N/6b8X/zzWkp1klKSUpJ klKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJTk9Z/5R6F/wCnCz/2xz0lK+qf/iV6N/6b8X/zzWkp1klK xY5znAu2sYC1jtj5DQXEeM8SOQlOx/zg+tDun4N/T+mt6gbKrW5NgcGAXUudWYbPD3MkJKYV/WD6 uuid:1133577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 NGOs estimated more than 5,000 minors in Italy were victims of sex trafficking in 2018. Many of these victims are trapped refugees who do not have enough money to finish traveling across the Mediterranean Sea into Europe. Nigeria is the first African country to specifically ask for an Italian intervention to address the appalling problem of trafficking in minors and young women from Nigeria to Italy. /mr9X/8AuEz73f8AkklK/wCav1f/AO4TPvd/5JJSv+av1f8A+4TPvd/5JJSv+av1f/7hM+93/kkl NGOs, the EU, and the Catholic Church projected that the government’s September decree tightening the availability of humanitarian protections for certain asylum-seekers could result in increased trafficking risks for irregular migrants already residing in Italy. klKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJTk9Z/5R6F/wCnCz/2xz0lK+qf/iV6N/6b8X/zzWkp1klKSUpJSklK uuid:1C438B5CE01ADF11BE1D8C109CBDDCCC ReferenceStream Comfort, who was arrested by the police in Ogun State, said her husband, who lived in Italy, received the trafficked girls. 300.00 M6ndlNyMe3Fstdc3HF9lUE2NsBJ+y2D82DokpP8AVL6l9W6Nl5uT1TIpecxrYfQ5z3h4f6m4+rU0 xf8AzzWkp1klKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSU5PWf+Uehf+nCz Research shows that about 10,000 Nigerian prostitutes in Italy are subjected to human trafficking. Several Nigerian trafficking networks have expanded operations across Italy and reportedly receive protection from Italian crime syndicates. Article 600 of the penal code criminalized placing or holding a person in slavery or servitude and prescribed the same penalties. uuid:1133577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 uuid:1233577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 However, many European and international NGOs criticized this coordinated effort of turning migrant vessels immediately back to Libyan shores, citing severe security and human rights conditions inside Libya and Libyan detention centers, and a heightened risk of trafficking for migrants forced to remain in Libya. Of the 61,000 persons requesting asylum in 2018, authorities estimate up to 30 percent are vulnerable to sex or labor trafficking while waiting for adjudication of their petition. Despite government commitments and efforts to crack down on trafficking rings in Italy, there was a decline in the number of trafficking arrests and investigations compared to the previous reporting period. • Vigorously investigate and prosecute trafficking cases and convict and sentence traffickers with adequate sentences. /bn1p/8AKb/ppKV+3PrT/wCU3/TSU6HR8/q+ZZY3qWD9ja0AsduncSdQkp1ElKSUpJSklKSUpJSk 300.00 72.00 ReferenceStream Ob1b6sfVuvP6KyvpOCxt2c9ljW41QD2jDzX7XAM1G5gPxCSnS+qf/iV6N/6b8X/zzWkp1klKSUpJ uuid:1133577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 �F��k4j�k�A�"Y�6ch��H��h:�J?w^h��l�"P��J�o}�*�J�N��8^�d�V��E`�H��H�b�1� ��� "� �D(A���J�XE�"�?$IxN����@\ �d,�OV��"A�`������a�p�e���Aj:�H}F���Aҟ�C�w���g�n�y�mU��9��֟�4?ÞĢއ�M�����,8�U��7��F����=g�+���d��. pSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSlJKUkpSSnJ6z/AMo9C/8AThZ/7Y56SlfV International organizations estimated up to 75 percent of the Nigerian women and unaccompanied children who arrived in 2018 were trafficking victims. uuid:1133577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 Nigerians represented nearly 36 percent of the victims who received residency permits in 2018, primarily women and girls subjected to sex trafficking through debt-based coercion and many coerced through voodoo rituals. 064a06b2-bfa4-11de-9cf8-b426a03d0e2f uuid:1133577C491DDF11AE92A0F55FC5F254 The government also offered a single payment of €1,500 ($1,720) to victims, although NGOs noted the application procedure was overly complex and the amount insufficient. • Improve security standards in and around reception centers to limit contact between traffickers and victims or potential victims. Many also attempt passage to other European countries. 300.00 Local governments provided additional funds to victim assistance programs, although the government did not report the amount. Italian police have detained 10 Nigerians accused of running a human trafficking ring, Police say recruiters in Nigeria used voodoo rituals and promises of jobs to lure migrants to Italy xf8AzzWkp1klKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSU5PWf+Uehf+nCz 300.00 EhMTExIYFBIUFBQUEhQUGx4eHhsUJCcnJyckMjU1NTI7Ozs7Ozs7Ozs7AQ0LCxAOECIYGCIyKCEo +nCz/wBsc9JSvqn/AOJXo3/pvxf/ADzWkp1klKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSk lKSU5PWf+Uehf+nCz/2xz0lK+qf/AIlejf8Apvxf/PNaSnWSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJSklKSUpJS Inches Italy and Libya’s GNA maintained agreements on judicial cooperation and extraditions. s/8AYd3/AKUSUr9h/V//AMvWf+w7v/SiSlfsP6v/APl6z/2Hd/6USUr9h/V//wAvWf8AsO7/ANKJ 300.00 The government did not have legal protections from penalties against victims for unlawful acts traffickers compelled them to commit. 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