After Ferenc R., his brother Peter R. was also placed in criminal custody on suspicion of trafficking in human beings and promoting prostitution. Evidence shows that since 2014 the brothers from Ilk had been running their illegal sex business in Vienna, where they recruited vulnerable Hungarian women living in poor financial conditions for prostitution.
The European Commission hosted a meeting of the Network of National Rapporteurs and Equivalent Mechanisms (NREM) and the European Union Civil Society Platform on 26-27 October in Brussels with the representatives of EU Member States and civil society organisations on the fight against trafficking in human beings.
A professional forum organised by the Police and the University of Public Service focusing on the protection and assistance of child victims, the prevention of their victimization and the prosecution of perpetrators.
Three men suspected of forcing underage girls into prostitution in Debrecen were taken into criminal custody.
The National Police Headquarters has organised a play to raise awareness of the dangers of trafficking in persons and prostitution on the occasion of the European Day for Anti-Trafficking on 18 October. The ‘Láthatáron’ Group and ‘KV Társulat’ performed the play ‘I will stand for You!’ at the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Police Headquarters and the Budapest Police Headquarters on 19 and 20 October.