‘Ordinary hero’ says EU cooperation succeeded in combating human trafficking
By Evie Andreou ONE of the island’s youngest police officers chosen to represent Cyprus as part of the EU-wide ‘local hero’ campaign, says that cooperation...
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New law goes after exploiters of trafficked persons
After long and intense discussion, the plenum on Friday unanimously approved a bill allowing the prosecution of people requesting, receiving, and/or using the services of...
Cyprus meets minimum standards for trafficking elimination
The 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report released Thursday by the State Department shows that the government of Cyprus fully meets the minimum standards for the...
Remand after two women thought forced into marriages (updated)
A 25-year-old man believed to be involved in a case of trafficking who was stopped on Thursday at Larnaca airport was remanded for seven days...
Raid on massage parlour
A 48-year-old man was arrested on Monday after a police raid on a beauty and massage parlour in Limassol on suspicion of human trafficking and...
Extra laws needed to combat human trafficking say MPs
With figures showing that 50 per cent of human trafficking victims in the EU are European nationals, additional laws are required to combat the practice,...
Three arrests as police stage human trafficking operation
A 36-year-old woman and two men, 52 and 60, who were arrested in connection with human trafficking for the purpose of prostitution in Limassol on...
Remands for women involved in human trafficking
A 36-year-old woman was remanded for eight days on Tuesday by the Nicosia district court to facilitate investigations into a case involving human trafficking, sexual...
State shelter for trafficking victims at full capacity
The state-run shelter for victims of human trafficking is at full capacity, hosting around 13-15 women, the House human rights committee said on Monday. “There...
Facebook, responding to lawsuit, says sex trafficking banned on site
Facebook said in response to a lawsuit accusing it of not doing enough to protect users from human traffickers that it works internally and externally...
Head of anti-trafficking NGO resigns, blames welfare department
The head of Cyprus Stop Trafficking, a non-governmental organisation that provides aid and assistance to victims of trafficking, has resigned, saying she could no longer...
US sisters help Cyprus human trafficking NGO
Two siblings from the United States have been praised in Cyprus for their efforts to help a local NGO that aims to combat human trafficking....
New measures to tackle trafficking and domestic violence
The Ministry of Justice and the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (Spavo) signed a cooperation protocol on Monday to...
Cyprus at top of scale in quest to eliminate human trafficking
Cyprus is in the group of countries doing the most to try to eliminate human trafficking after slipping back to a Tier 2 ranking last...
News podcast: the profits of human trafficking
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local...
Trafficked women nearly forced into sham marriages
Seven people were sentenced on Wednesday by the Nicosia criminal court to between eight months and five years in prison after being found guilty for...
Four arrested in trafficking case
Police arrested four people in Nicosia in connection with a case of fake marriages and human trafficking on Tuesday. Following a tip off officers searched premises...
Death toll in suspected Texas human smuggling case rises to nine
At least nine men were found dead on Sunday alongside dozens of people discovered inside a sweltering tractor trailer parked at a Walmart store in...
Thai general, politicians held guilty in major trafficking trial
An army general, two provincial politicians and police officers were among the 46 people held guilty on Wednesday by a judge in Thailand‘s biggest human trafficking...
Cyprus slips back down the people-trafficking elimination list
Despite significant efforts, the Cyprus government has not met the minimum standards for the elimination of people trafficking, the US State Department’s 2017 Trafficking in...