State secretary for internal security of the Ministry of Interior Károly Papp held a video conference on 10 November with experts from the US State Department. The meeting provided an opportunity to present the measures taken by Hungary this year in the field of anti-human trafficking and exchange information.
Jump to this pageOn 21 October Baranya, Tolna and Somogy counties participated in the one-day awareness-raising.
Jump to this pageOrganized by the European Commission and the German Presidency, the regular meeting of national anti-trafficking rapporteurs and equivalent mechanisms in the EU took place on October 20-21, 2020.
Jump to this pageThe Hungarian Police continue to draw young people's attention to the dangers of sexual exploitation through drama pedagogy.
Jump to this pageThree men and a woman are suspected of having committed serious crimes against a 13-year-old child in Hajdú-Bihar County.
Jump to this pageThe suspects from the city of Szeged have coerced their victim into prostitution for years. In another trafficking case, the prosecution is seeking the imposition of executable imprisonment against 13 members of a criminal organisation.
Jump to this pageSecretary of State Mike Pompeo presented the 20th annual TIP Report on June 25, which –recognizing the past year’s efforts – upgraded Hungary’s ranking.
Jump to this pageThe European Commission invites law enforcement agencies and NGOs to form a consortium and apply for the open call entitled “New methods to prevent, investigate and mitigate trafficking of human beings and child sexual exploitation – and on the protection of victims”.
Jump to this pageMembers of a criminal organization operating in Nyíregyháza were arrested by the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Police. The organization forced their victims into prostitution in Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, and Germany.
Jump to this pageTwo girls coming from the poor eastern part of Hungary were lured to the city of Győr, then forced into prostitution. The Győr-Moson-Sopron County Chief Prosecutor’s Office has filed charges of qualified felony of trafficking in beings against a man who already knew the victims and invited them to Western Hungary, while a local couple who bought them dirt cheap will face charges of trafficking in human beings and procuring for prostitution.
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