Police chief highlights success in tackling human trafficking
Police chief Stelios Papatheodorou revealed on Tuesday that nine convictions and the identification of 40 exploitation victims were recorded in Cyprus last year in relation...
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North ‘falls short’ on preventing human trafficking
The north “falls short” on implementing its obligations regarding the prevention of human trafficking, according to a report released this week. The report was released...
Thirteen cases for human trafficking tried in two years
Authorities were called to assist victims of human trafficking in 147 cases last year and 149 so far this year while the island’s two shelters...
Police bust human trafficking networks, five arrested (Update 2)
Police on Wednesday carried out busts against a “criminal organisation involved in the smuggling of irregular migrants to Cyprus”, with five arrests made. The move...
Cyprus gains extra layer of access to Schengen, but not full membership
Authorities in Cyprus are poised to gain access on Tuesday to the files of 90 million people through the Schengen Information System (SIS). As a...
People traffickers jailed on British bases
A number of human traffickers will be jailed for a combined total of three years for attempting to smuggle Middle Eastern and African nationals into Cyprus...
Man sentenced to jail for buying sex from human trafficking victim
A Cypriot court convicted a man who paid to have sex with a human trafficking victim about two years ago in Nicosia in a first...
Interests are behind reactions to changes promoted by the government, justice minister says
Resistance to reforms and changes promoted comes from the effort to protect specific interests but the government will not succumb to such pressures, Justice Minister...
Justice ministry to act on US human trafficking report on Cyprus
Authorities will take additional measures based on the recommendations of the US State Department’s human trafficking report on Cyprus, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides Procopiou said...
State Department acknowledges Cyprus’ Anti-Trafficking efforts
Cyprus has demonstrated serious and sustained efforts in combatting human trafficking, despite challenges, a state department report from the United States said on Friday. According...
