ERADICATING (Enhancing Prevention and Multi-Agency Cooperation Against Trafficking) aspires to eradicate the dangerous culture of impunity with regards to THB.
🚨Successful joint operation led by 🇳🇱&31 countries combats #humantrafficking for labor exploitation. 21 individuals arrested, responsible for exploiting 261 victims. ERADICATING aims to support cross-border cooperation against trafficking. Stay updated👉https://t.co/RdpGt5UMpY
🚨 21 arrested for labour exploitation and 261 victims identified.
Authorities target food and delivery services, beauty salons, and transport and construction sectors during EU-wide Joint Action Days.
Press release ⤵️
https://t.co/KpvL4bbzt8
#EMPACT
Joint investigation by 🇩🇪🇷🇴🇷🇸 led to the arrest of 4 individuals in a criminal network smuggling irregular migrants.This highlights the importance of information-sharing & capacity-building of various organizations to combat trafficking👉our core objective https://t.co/RdpGt5UMpY
🚨 Joint raids on the #Balkanroute see migrant smugglers halted.
🚛 Europol & @Eurojust supported the 🇩🇪🇷🇴🇷🇸 joint investigation into an organised crime network smuggling 850+ migrants from Türkiye to Germany in lorries.
Press release ⤵️
https://t.co/8ykEOkpnhF
#EMPACT
📅On May 8th, 2023 the BayHfoeD team presented ERADICATING during @Europol#EMPACT action week 👮The ERADICATING team did capacity building for countering smuggling and cases of THB with first line officers, tailored for cross-border challenges. More info: https://t.co/RdpGt5UMpY
📷Last week during #DEFEA2023 representatives from the Center for Security Studies (KEMEA) introduced ERADICATING initiative designed to enhance LEAs capabilities in preventing and detecting human trafficking cases
💡Find out more about ERADICATING's work https://t.co/SuLpREDhgf
🚨 A success operation by 🇨🇿🇫🇮 &🇭🇺 #LEAs successfully suspected 13 human traffickers responsible for enslaving more than 400 women in sexual labor. This shows just how important the #cooperation between LEAs is in tackling human trafficking
🚨 90 victims of sexual exploitation identified.
The operation involved 🇨🇿 🇫🇮 & 🇭🇺 authorities, with support from Europol & @Eurojust, and led to the arrest of 13 suspected human traffickers.
Press release ⤵️
https://t.co/DQImhQe8Jl
⚠️ERADICATING's approach to tackle #THB includes capacity building initiatives for relevant stakeholders to improve their skills.
The following is a key✉️from 1 of the key stakeholders in our simulation exercise, Spyros Mpratiskas, Police Major at the Hellenic Police.👇
📅 Last week in Athens, ERADICATING held a transnational #training event featuring simulation exercises, attended by stakeholders and practitioners and aimed at strengthening their abilities in investigating and prosecuting people involved in #THB and #CSE cases.
📉#UN Report 2022: Trafficking victims decrease not due to fewer cases, but reduced law enforcement. ERADICATING supports EU law enforcement in combating THB through simulation exercises and e-learning platform. Learn more: https://t.co/LvODHq4RDS #EUlawenforcement#THB
📣We are thrilled to share our training #event with simulation exercises from March 6th to 10th, 2023 in Athens, Greece! The event's focus is to engage #antitrafficking practitioners in simulated scenarios to investigate cases of #THB in different contexts
https://t.co/HmSf6x70nZ
💡To complement EU efforts in #preventing THB, ERADICATING aims to support capacity-building efforts to combat and prevent THB by enhancing the #cooperation and information-sharing between #LEAs.
Stay tuned 👉 https://t.co/LvODHq4RDS
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⚠️Human Trafficking is a #violation of human rights, posing a social and security threat across the #EU.
📖This practical guide is one of the #AwarenessRaising resources included in the ERADICATING "Footprint" toolkit.
Full text available here 👉
https://t.co/Vc3jnBGqGH
#KEMEA Coordinates @EradicateThb which held its Hybrid Event in Brussels on Friday 18/11/2022.
Stay tuned for the project's Simulation Exercise which is scheduled to take place in #Athens#Greece between 6-10.3.2023 https://t.co/c6T7yatnIX #ISF#THB#CSE#StrongerTogetherEU
Eradicating the culture of #impunity, that persists and contributes to the thriving of the #HumanTrafficking industry requires active engagement and cooperation between #THB researchers and LEA officers from related jurisdictions.
Stay tuned for what's to come in 2023!
#ISFP
#KEMEA Coordinates @EradicateThb which held its Hybrid Event in Brussels on Friday 18/11/2022.
Stay tuned for the project's Simulation Exercise which is scheduled to take place in #Athens#Greece between 6-10.3.2023 https://t.co/c6T7yatnIX #ISF#THB#CSE#StrongerTogetherEU
Ensuring that results of our work remain beyond project cycles is dependent on establishing a strong and engaged network of likeminded professionals sharing similar causes. Sustainability of EU funded initiatives is crucial for the proper for the implementation of the EU budget.
LEA' structures are highly diverse among EU states, and so are their legal frameworks on prostitution. Which are the underlining arguments in public debate on the appropriate ways to regulate sex work? https://t.co/jnvfLOFDwz
Achieving efficient engagement between #LawEnforcement , private actors and civil society while also strengthening transnational #collaboration in #investigations remain the core #challenges to curbing #THB across #Europe.
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