At the beginning of the year, the second revised edition of SANSZ – Supporting Material for Professionals was published with the aim of providing practical guidance for members of the signalling system on the identification and assistance of victims of trafficking in human beings.
A Hungarian duo running brothels in Munich and Kecskemét have been arrested. The National Bureau of Investigation thanks to international criminal cooperation with the German authorities apprehended the two men.
The county chief prosecution offices indicted two individuals in two separate trafficking cases for providing remuneration in exchange for the sexual services provided by exploited minors.
The Prime Minister's Office, as the National Coordination Unit, and the Swiss Contribution Office signed the Agreement on Technical Support on December 21, 2022 which also provides significant funding to fight trafficking in human beings.
Prosecutors also took action in Nógrád and Fejér counties for the crimes of human trafficking and forced labour. In both cases, young women in vulnerable situations were allegedly forced into prostitution.