No less than 22 formerly homeless men were enslaved by a family in the village of Kőszárhegy.
Jump to this pageThe National Bureau of Investigation of the Rapid Response and Special Police Services, in cooperation with the Swiss police, has dismantled a Hungarian human trafficking gang in Switzerland. The three members of the Mezőtúr family are in criminal custody, waiting for a decision on their pre-trial detention.
Jump to this page"Ukrainian Refugees in the Light of Human Trafficking" was the title of a conference organized by the Chance for Families 2005 Foundation on 25 October 2023 in the Marble Hall of the Ministry of Interior, co-organized by the Ministry of Interior and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Among other things, the conference aimed to present research on the risks of human trafficking among refugees from Ukraine.
Jump to this pageThe last two members of a criminal gang in Kecskemét have been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation of the Rapid Response Police (KR NNI). The pair continued to exploit women despite the fact that their relatives had already been behind bars last year.
Jump to this pageIn 2007, the European Union declared 18 October as the EU Anti-Trafficking Day. The main objective of the European Day is to raise awareness on the prevention and to increase the flow of information and knowledge on trafficking in human beings. In Hungary, several professional days and training sessions have been organised in recent years to enable professionals to share their experiences in the fight against trafficking in human beings.
Jump to this pageThe training programme of Slachta Margit National Institute for Social Policy was implemented in the framework of the project entitled “Renewal of methodological and information systems in the social sector” between June and September 2023.
Jump to this pageOn the occasion of the European Day of Trafficking in Human Beings (18 October), on 9-10 October 2023, the International Criminal Investigation Department of the National Bureau of Investigation organised a professional conference in Balatonföldvár, where speakers and participants shared their experiences in the field.
Jump to this pageThe Family-Friendly Hungary Centre and the National Crisis Management and Information Telephone Service organised a professional day on 4 October 2023. Experts gave presentations on domestic violence, abuse, forms of exploitation, how to recognise them, and the possible ways to rehabilitate victims.
Jump to this pageCriminal proceedings have been underway against five members of a family in Heves County for human trafficking and forced labour. All of them were arrested.
Jump to this pageThe police of Fejér county arrested two members of a family from Sárbogárd.
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