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REUNIÓN DE AUTORIDADES NACIONALES EN MATERIA DE TRATA DE PERSONAS / MEETING OF NATIONAL AUTHORITIES ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

  • 23 February 2021
  • Posted by: Jane Piazer
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La reunión de autoridades nacionales en materia de trata de personas es el foro político para la toma de decisiones en materia de prevención y enfrentamiento de esto delito y la asistencia y protección a las víctimas. La reunión es realizada a cada dos años bajo la presidencia rotativa de un Estado Miembro de la Organización de los Estados Americanos.

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The Meeting of National Authorities on Trafficking in Persons is the main political forum for decision-making on the prevention and prosecution of this crime as well as on the assistance and protection of its victims. The meeting takes place every two years and is presided by the country elected to be the chair.

Exploited and Prosecuted: When Victims of Human Trafficking Commit Crimes

UNODC releases new publication "Female victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation as defendants: A case law analysis"

  • 21 December 2020
  • Posted by: Anna Uchoa
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Exploited and Prosecuted: When Victims of Human Trafficking Commit Crimes

Women and girls, who are often themselves victims of human trafficking and are sexually exploited by criminal gangs, are being prosecuted and convicted for human trafficking-related crimes, according to a new UNODC publication., Female victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation as defendants: A case law analysis

These victims often have no alternative but to obey an order. Some hope to limit their own exploitation or escape poverty by playing a role in the criminal process.

Yet at the same time, the traffickers use the women and girls as a shield to protect themselves from being punished for their crimes.

These are the findings of a new UNODC study which aims to shed light on this alarming trend. The publication highlights the complexities faced by victims of human trafficking, with a view to assist the authorities and victim support services that handle such cases.

Source: Textt by UNODC, 2020

UN Women | The Shadow Pandemic: Violence against women during COVID-19

UN Women | The Shadow Pandemic: Violence against women during COVID-19

One in three women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence mostly by an intimate partner. Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, emerging data and reports from those on the front lines, have shown that all types of violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence, has intensified. This is the Shadow Pandemic growing amidst the COVID-19 crisis and we need a global collective effort to stop it. As COVID-19 cases continue to strain health services, essential services, such as domestic violence shelters and helplines, have reached capacity. More needs to be done to prioritize addressing violence against women in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. Everyone has a role to play.

**UN Women is providing up-to-date information and supporting vital programmes to fight the Shadow Pandemic of violence against women during COVID-19.

The Wilson Center | Visualizing the Scope and Scale of Femicide in Latin America

The Wilson Center | Visualizing the Scope and Scale of Femicide in Latin America

Even before the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, the home was a place of fear for many women and girls living in situations of violence. In Latin America, 70 percent of femicides occur in the victim’s home.

The quarantine and stay-at-home orders that governments adopted to address COVID-19 trapped many women with their abusers; evidence from early on in the pandemic reinforces the urgency of this issue. ORMUSA, or Organización de Mujeres Salvadoreña, in El Salvador reported 13 femicides in the first 6 weeks of quarantine between March 17 and April 29, 2020. In Argentina, 63 women and girls were killed because of their gender between March 20 and July 7. In the month of March 2020, 50 feminicides were recorded in just six states in Brazil. These statistics are alarming as the virus continues to spread across the Americas, raising fears that extended lockdowns will continue to exacerbate gender-based violence while governments struggle to address the twin public health crises.

UNICEF | América Latina y el Caribe: una década perdida en la reducción del matrimonio infantil

UNICEF | América Latina y el Caribe: una década perdida en la reducción del matrimonio infantil

América Latina y el Caribe es la única región del mundo en la que los matrimonios infantiles y las uniones tempranas no han disminuido en los últimos 10 años, dijo la oficina regional de UNICEF con sede en la ciudad de Panamá.

Los matrimonios infantiles en América Latina y el Caribe se han mantenido alrededor del 25 por ciento durante la última década, mientras que en otras áreas del mundo se han registrado disminuciones significativas, especialmente en Asia meridional, donde han bajado del 50 al 30 por ciento estos 10 años.

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