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Today is the European Day for Anti-Trafficking

Publicated on: October 18, 2022

In 2007, the European Union declared 18 October as the European Day for Anti-Trafficking. The main objective of the European Day is to raise awareness on the prevention of trafficking in human beings and to enhance the flow of information, knowledge and best practices between actors in the field.

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Hungarian Police hot on the trail of traffickers

Publicated on: October 4, 2022

At the end of September 2022, investigators apprehended a total of four perpetrators in two separate cases, with arrest warrants out for two more suspects.

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Attitude-shaping training on human trafficking

Publicated on: September 22, 2022

The Ministry of Interior, in cooperation with the National Institute of Criminology (OKRI), the Hungarian National Police Headquarters (ORFK) and the Prosecutor General's Office, held an attitude-shaping training on human trafficking for police officers and prosecutors of four counties in Northeastern Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hajdú-Bihar county, Heves county, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county) on 19-20 September.

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EU seeks to ban all products made with forced labour

Publicated on: September 16, 2022

The proposal of the European Commission covers the products of all industries, including those made in the EU for domestic consumption and imported goods as well.

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Trafficker exploited his own wife

Publicated on: August 18, 2022

Budapest Chief Prosecutor's Office brought charges of trafficking in human beings against a 53-year-old man who forced his spouse into prostitution over more than ten years.

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New campaign on combating trafficking in human beings by OSCE

Publicated on: August 4, 2022

The so-called "Be Safe" media campaign is specifically aimed at protecting refugees from Ukraine.

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TIP Report 2021 released

Publicated on: July 22, 2022

The global assessment by the US government continues to place Hungary in Tier 2.

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Joint European action against labour exploitation

Publicated on: July 15, 2022

In the operation coordinated by EUROPOL the Hungarian authorities checked 5,287 persons in 874 locations, paying particular attention to the situation of Ukrainian citizens.

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Council of Europe assembly on human trafficking

Publicated on: June 21, 2022

The 30th meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings was held on 17 June 2022 in Strasbourg.

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OSCE visit to the Ukrainian–Hungarian border

Publicated on: April 29, 2022

OSCE Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Valiant Richey met state actors and NGOs involved in the management of the crisis caused by the Russian–Ukrainian war.

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