#human trafficking

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 result the state’s national security ...

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 through the Sovereign Base ...

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 ruling of its kind on ...

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 Anna Koukkides Procopiou said on ...

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 on Wednesday. Saying that ...

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 to the report, despite the ...

Many students never attend university and are either trafficked or enter the Republic By Esra Aygin The ease with which student visas are issued, the inadequate legal framework, and the ...

Two men have been jailed for almost two years on human trafficking charges, the police announced on Friday. The Larnaca-Famagusta criminal court ruled the two men, 37 and 35, were guilty on ...

The ministries of justice, labour and social welfare on Wednesday signed memorandums of cooperation for combatting human trafficking and the protection of victims. The first memorandum, signed between Labour Minister ...

A 60 and 25-year-old were detained for five days and appeared in court on Monday on allegations of human trafficking and labour exploitation. The two suspects were arrested on January 10 after ...

A 21-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, under suspicion of aiding in human trafficking in Cyprus, police said. After receiving an anonymous tip, the police raided the suspect’s apartment ...

The division of the island makes it easier for human traffickers to trick their victims into coming to Cyprus and harder for the authorities to arrest them, a new report ...

More effective measures need to be adopted in an effort to crack down and eradicate human trafficking, said Commissioner for Administration and Human Rights Protection, Maria Stylianou-Lottides on Tuesday on ...

The Turkish Cypriot human rights platform will hold its first Walk for Freedom march this month to raise awareness on human trafficking, as cases are on the rise in the ...

The international Walk for Freedom, organised to combat human trafficking and raise awareness on the issue, is being held for the first time in Cyprus with bi-communal cooperation on October 15. ...

The fight against human trafficking requires international cooperation at all levels and Cyprus actively participates in the international effort to curb the issue, Justice Minister Stephie Dracou said on Tuesday. ...

Cypriot actress, Paola Hatzilambri, known for producing theatrical monologues, has been nominated to receive a Norns Award, along with a Red Shoes Award, so-named in remembrance of female victims of ...

By Louisa Borg Haviara Human trafficking is divided into forced labour and sex trafficking. According to the latest Global Slavery index (2018) over 40 million men, women or children, are current victims ...

A 24-year-old man wanted by police in Cyprus for human trafficking was extradited from Germany on Wednesday following his arrest there by German authorities. The man, against whom a European ...

Cyprus was upgraded to tier one status in the US’ annual human trafficking report, noting that “the government made key achievements” towards the elimination of such criminal activities. Judith Garber, ...

Police on Monday arrested a 23-year-old man, who was wanted on suspicion of assisting illegal entry into the Republic last year. An arrest warrant was pending against the suspect for ...

A man suspected of sexually exploiting a young woman earlier this month in Nicosia, was remanded in custody for four days on Monday, police said. During the investigation of the ...

A total of 12 people were convicted for human trafficking offences in the past year, police said on Wednesday, while a further 33 cases are currently before the courts. Since last July ...

The ministry of interior on Monday announced the launch of an information campaign against human trafficking aimed at discouraging demand for sexual services from victims. The main objective of the ...