Stakeholders in the region involved in prevention and victim assistance gathered to discuss the current issues on 27 April 2023.
The EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator and the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted the meeting of the Network of National Rapporteurs and Equivalent Mechanisms on trafficking in human beings (NREM) on 25-26 April 2023 in Brussels. The meeting addressed the external international dimension of trafficking in human beings.
2 million CHF will be available for a complex anti-trafficking programme in Hungary. Domestic experts gathered in the Ministry of Interior to discuss the concept on 24 April 2023.
At the event organized by the Swedish Presidency of the European Union on 29-30 March, speakers argued for the application of the so-called Nordic model. It has been concluded that the legislation relating to sexual services can have a major impact on the trends of human trafficking.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), co-organized with the Ministry of Interior, hosted a one-day workshop on combating trafficking in human beings on 28 March 2023 at the Ministry of Interior.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Hungary office held a closing event on 23 March 2023, as regards of their Complex Return and Reintegration programme and the „Don’t let it happen, don’t make it happen” anti-trafficking campaign.
For the third time, the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) will pay an assessment visit to Hungary between 27 February and 3 March. The delegation aims to evaluate the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
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.