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− Argentina − The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Argentina covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. Investigations and suspects

Number of cases investigated for trafficking in persons, 2012-2015

Source: Ministerio Público Fiscal, Fiscalnet. Number of persons prosecuted for trafficking in persons, by gender, 2010-2015

Source: PROTEX.

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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Females 41 25 41 104 37 32

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Number of persons convicted of trafficking in persons, by gender, 2010-2015

Source: Procuraduría.

Number of persons convicted of trafficking in persons, by country of citizenship, 2012-2015


2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Females 12 14 18 12 22 17

Males 17 34 21 18 40 34

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Argentina, 139

Paraguay, 8

The Plurinational State of Bolivia,

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Victims of trafficking in persons detected in connection with criminal

investigations, by gender and age, 2010-2015


Victims of trafficking in persons detected in connection with criminal

investigations, by form of exploitation, 2010-2015


2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Men 46 41 53 103 133 81Boys 7 11 5 10 6 7Girls 32 21 9 20 19 13Women 178 77 236 204 186 115

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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Forced labour 67 76 88 213 183 138Sexual exploitation 196 74 215 161 180 105

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Victims of trafficking in persons detected in connection with criminal investigations, by country of citizenship, 2012-2015


The information reported above refers to the victims registered by law enforcement in connection with the prosecuted cases. Source: Procuraduría de Trata de Personas y Secuestros Extorsivos. Victims of trafficking in persons assisted by national authorities, by age, 2010-2015

Source: Programa Nacional de Rescate y Acompanamiento a las Personas Damnificadas por el delito de Trata.

Argentina -domestic trafficking, 276Plurinational State of Bolivia, 243Paraguay, 126Peru, 21

Dominican Republic, 66

Unregistered, 244

Others, 24

2010 2011 2012 2013 2104 2015Adults 488 1397 1410 1565 1724 1997Children 81 179 158 181 86 113

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Victims of trafficking in persons assisted by national authorities, by form of exploitation, 2010-2015

Source: Programa Nacional de Rescate y Acompanamiento a las Personas Damnificadas por el delito de Trata. Victims of trafficking in persons assisted by national authorities, by citizenship,

2012-2015

Source: Programa Nacional de Rescate y Acompanamiento a las Personas Damnificadas por el delito de Trata.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2104 2015Other 19 2 6Sexual Exploitation 366 456 897 856 1012 849Forced Labour 185 1101 669 884 798 1261

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2012 2013 2104 2015Foreigners 804 1063 799 1212Argentinean 764 683 1011 898

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− Bolivia (Plurinational State of) − The current legislation on trafficking in persons in the Plurinational State of Bolivia covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. Investigations and suspects Number of cases of trafficking in persons investigated by the police, 2010- 2015

Source: Policia Boliviana – Comando General.

Number of persons investigated by the police for trafficking in persons, by

gender, 2012- 2015

Source: Direccion Nacional FELCC.

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2012 2013 2014 2015Not recorded 18Females 110 243 217 93Males 311 185 345 259

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Number of persons prosecuted for trafficking in persons, 2012-July 2015

Source: Ministerio Publico. Between 2012 and 2015, the authorities report that about 15 persons have been convicted of trafficking in persons. Source: Ministerio Publico. Victims

Number of detected victims of trafficking in persons, by age and gender, 2012-2015

Source: Ministerio Publico.

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2012 2013 2014 2015Unrecorded 44Adults 125Children 196Women 57 36 374Men 23 16 164Girls 193 159 309Boys 58 28 139

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Number of detected victims of trafficking in persons, by form of exploitation (when recorded), 2012-2014

Source: Ministerio Publico. Detected Bolivian victims of trafficking in persons, by country of exploitation, 2014

Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.

Forced labour, 155

Sexual exploitation, 99

Organ removal and sale, 95

Illegal adoption, 157

Other, 29

Argentina, 65

Brazil, 57Peru, 8

Other South America, 1

Bolivia -domestic

trafficking, 589

− Brazil − The specific offence criminalizing trafficking in persons was passed in the Parliament in September 2016. This new law covers all aspects listed in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol definition. The legislation on trafficking in persons in force during the reporting period criminalized national (Art 231a of the criminal code) and international trafficking for sexual exploitation (Art. 231). Trafficking for forced labour was addressed with Art. 149 of the criminal code on labour conditions similar to slavery. The national authorities also report the use of legislation against illegal adoption and law for transplants to prosecute trafficking cases. Investigations and suspects

Numbers of offences recorded and persons indicted for trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced labour, and conditions similar to slavery and other offences,

2012-2013

Source: CNJ - National Council of Justice - Federal Regional Courts.

Persons convicted of trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced labour, and conditions similar to slavery and other offences,

by gender, 2012-2013

Source: DEPEN- National Penitentiary Department.

2012 2013Number of offences

recorded 423 590

Number of personsinvestigated 390 379

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The national authorities detected some 3,727 victims in 2012, and 2,659 in 2013, for trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced labour, and conditions similar to slavery and other offences. Source: Ministries of International Relations, of Labor and Employment, of Health, of Social Development, Department of Federal Highway and Police. State Centers for fighting Human Trafficking - States of Amazonas, Ceará, Goiás and Pernambuco contributed with data for 2012; and Rio Grande do Sul e Paraná contributed with data for 2013.

− Chile − The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Chile was adopted in April 2011. The current law considers all aspects of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol definition. Investigations and suspects

Number of cases of trafficking in persons investigated,

2011-2014

Source: Ministerio del Interior y Seguridad Publica.

Persons prosecuted for trafficking in persons, 2011-2014


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Persons prosecuted for trafficking in persons, by citizenship, 2011-2014


In the period from 2011 to 2014, seven persons were convicted of trafficking in persons.


Victims Detected victims of trafficking in persons, 2011-2014


Chile, 20

Dominican Republic, 9


Others, 1

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Detected victims of trafficking in persons, by form of exploitation, 2011-2014


Girls, 2 Boys, 1

Men, 113

Women, 54

Forced labour, 134

Sexual exploitation, 53

Detected victims of trafficking in persons, by citizenship, 2011-2014


Paraguay, 61

Plurinational State of Bolivia,

64


Others, 28

− Colombia − The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Colombia covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. Investigations and suspects Number of cases of trafficking in persons reported by the national police, 2012-

June 2015

Source: Policia Nacional de Colombia.

Persons arrested for trafficking in persons, by gender, 2012-June 2015

Source: Policia Nacional de Colombia.

2012 2013 2014 Jan-June2015

Reported cases oftrafficking (national police) 40 27 29 10

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Number of cases of trafficking in persons reported by the Office of the Prosecutor, 2012-June 2015

Source: Fiscalia General de la Nacion.

Persons convicted for domestic trafficking in persons, by gender, 2012-June 2015

Source:. Fiscalia General de la Nacion.

2012 2013 2014 Jan-June2015Reported cases of internal

trafficking (office of theprosecutor)

69 97 113 50

Reported cases oftransnational trafficking

(office of the prosecutor)32 79 54 19

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2012 2013 2014 Jan-June2015Females 0 3 0 0Males 0 4 1 0

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Persons convicted for transnational trafficking in persons, by gender, 2012-June 2015

Source: Fiscalia General de la Nacion.

The national authorities reported that all the convicted persons were Colombian citizens.

Source: Fiscalia General de la Nacion. Victims

Detected victims of trafficking in persons,

by age and gender, 2012-June 2015

Source: Ministry of Interior/Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2012 2013 2014 Jan-June2015Females 12 10 4 0Males 6 3 4 0

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2012 2013 2014 Jan-June2015Women 32 40 39 34Men 3 14 15 3Girls 6 9 0Boys 2 1

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Detected victims of trafficking in persons, by form of exploitation, 2012-June 2015


Most of the victims detected were Colombian nationals repatriated from other countries. About 30 victims were Colombians trafficked domestically, and about 10 were foreigners trafficked into Colombia. Source: Ministry of Interior/Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Detected Colombian victims of trafficking in persons, by country of repatriation, 2012-June 2015


2012 2013 2014 Jan-June2015

Forced marriage 0 3 4 7Forced labour 6 23 35 8Sexual exploitation 29 34 33 22

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Argentina, 31


Other North America, Central

America and Caribbean, 24

China, 23

Other East Asia, 12

Others, 4Indonesia, 15

Mexico, 15

− Ecuador − The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Ecuador covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. Investigations and suspects

Number of investigated trafficking in persons cases, 2010- 2014

Source: Fiscalia General del Estado.

Number of persons prosecuted for trafficking in persons and other related offences, by gender, 2012-2014


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Number of persons convicted for trafficking in persons and other related offences, by gender, 2012-July 2015

Source: Ministerio del Interior. Most of the persons convicted during the reporting period were citizens of Ecuador. Others were citizens of other countries in South America, as well as from North America and the Caribbean. Source: Ministerio del Interior Victims

Number of detected victims of trafficking, by age and gender when recorded, 2010-July 2015


2012 2013 2014 Jan-July2015Females 0 5 2 1Males 7 12 14 16

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Men 4 1 18 0Women 26 19 35 10Boys 3 16 50 9 8Girls 47 68 16 78 42Adults 12Children 84

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Number of detected victims of trafficking, by form of exploitation when recorded, 2012-July 2015


Most of the victims detected during the reporting period were citizens of Ecuador exploited within the country or abroad. Ecuadorean victims trafficked abroad were exploited mainly in other South American countries. Other victims trafficked into Ecuador were citizens of Colombia and Cuba. Source: Fiscalia General del Estado.

Sexual exploitation,

529

Begging, 13Pornography,

121

Others, 25

− Guyana − The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Guyana covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. Investigations and suspects

The authorities reported that five persons were prosecuted for trafficking in persons and related offences during the years 2010 and 2011. One local citizen, a female, was convicted during this period. In 2012, three cases of trafficking in persons were reported, while in the year 2013, nine cases were reported, and three convictions were secured.

Source: Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons/UN Human Rights Council. Victims

During the years 2010 and 2011, 20 victims of trafficking were detected by local authorities; 16 adults and four children. Victims were mostly females, with the exception of two adult men detected in 2011. Most victims, including the two men, were trafficked for sexual exploitation. Two females were trafficked for forced labour in 2011. Authorities reported that victims are locals and Brazilian nationals. In 2013, 20 persons were identified as victims of trafficking in connection with the cases investigated

Source: Ministerial Task Force on Trafficking in Persons//UN Human Rights Council.

− Paraguay − The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Paraguay was adopted in December 2012 (Art. 5 law 4788/12). The current law considers all aspects of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol definition, while the previous offences only criminalized international trafficking in persons for sexual exploitation (Art 129b) and for forced labour (Art. 129c). Investigations and suspects

Number of recorded offences for trafficking in persons (Law 4788/12, Art 129b/c), 2012-August 2015


Persons investigated for trafficking in persons (Law 4788/12, Art 129b/c), by gender, 2012-August 2015


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Persons prosecuted for trafficking in persons (Law 4788/12, Art 129b/c), by gender, 2012-August 2015

Source: Ministerio Publico. Persons convicted of trafficking in persons (Law 4788/12, Art 129b/c), by gender, 2010-August 2015

Source: Ministerio Publico Persons convicted were mostly Paraguayan citizens, with the exception of one European citizen convicted in 2014. Source: Ministerio Publico.

2012 2013 2014 Jan-August2015Females 6 17 22 5Males 3 20 21 17

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Source: Ministerio Publico. Detected victims of trafficking in persons, by form of exploitation, 2010-August 2015


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Women 35 51 56 36 50 42Men 14 87 15 11 8 7Girls 14 10 11 14 44 31Boys 0 0 2 5 6 9

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Victims of trafficking in persons detected in Paraguay, by citizenship, 2012-August 2015

Source: Ministerio Publico. Repatriated Paraguayan victims of trafficking in persons, by country of repatriation, 2013-August 2015


Paraguay -domestic

trafficking, 145

East Asia, 5


Argentina, 49

Brazil, 22

Spain, 31

Other Southern Europe, 8

Other Americas, 7

− Peru − The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Peru covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol definition. Investigations and suspects Number of offences for trafficking in persons recorded, 2012-May 2015

Source: Observatorio de la Criminalidad – Sistema de Información Estratégica sobre trata de personas

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Number of persons investigated for trafficking in persons, by gender, 2012-May 2015

Source: Ministerio Publico/Observatorio de la Criminalidad – Sistema de Información Estratégica sobre trata de personas SISTRA.

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2012 2013 2014Females 331 190 191Males 273 281 255

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Number of persons convicted for trafficking in persons, by gender, 2012-May 2015

Source: Dirección de Registro Penitenciario/Gerencia de Desarrollo Corporativo del Poder Judicial/ Observatorio Judicial del Poder Judicial en base a información de las Cortes Superiores de Justicia del país.

Victims Detected victims of trafficking in persons, by age and gender, 2012-2014

Source: Ministerio Publico/Observatorio de la Criminalidad – Sistema de Información Estratégica sobre trata de personas SISTRA

2012 2013 2014 Jan-May2015Females 8 5 2 0Males 6 5 4 1

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2012 2013 2014Total Adults 236 201Women 360Men 40Total Children 477 433Girls 257Boys 103

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Detected victims of trafficking in persons, by form of exploitation, 2012-2014

Source: Ministerio Publico/Observatorio de la Criminalidad – Sistema de Información Estratégica sobre trata de personas SISTRA. Detected victims of trafficking in persons, by country of citizenship, 2012-2014

Source: Ministerio Publico/Observatorio de la Criminalidad – Sistema de Información Estratégica sobre trata de personas SISTRA.

2012 2013 2014Domestic servitude 7 20 3Other 0 5 7Forced labour 109 151 61Sexual exploitation 280 267 273

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Peru - domestic trafficking,

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Central America and the

Caribbean, 28

Others, 14

Unrecorded, 226

− Suriname − The current legislation on trafficking in persons in Suriname covers all forms of trafficking indicated in the UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol. Investigations and suspects

The authorities investigated 18 cases of trafficking in persons in the period 2009-2013.

Source: Police Corps of Suriname. Persons arrested for trafficking in persons, by gender, 2009-2013

Source: Police Corps of Suriname. Victims Victims of trafficking in persons detected by the police, 2009-2013

Source: Police Corps of Suriname.

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− Uruguay − The specific offence on trafficking in persons in Uruguay covers international human trafficking only. Domestic trafficking is prosecuted by using other offences. Investigations and suspects Between 2010 and 2011, two Uruguayan nationals (one male and one female) were convicted of trafficking in persons. No convictions were recorded in 2012 and 2013, while 13 persons were convicted in 2014, and two in the year 2015. Source: Suprema Corte de Justicia/Poder Judicial e Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres de Ministerio del Interior. Victims While no victims of trafficking were detected in 2012 and 2013, in 2014, 113 victims were identified. Of these, 108 were adult women trafficked for sexual exploitation, while five were adults (males and females) trafficked for forced labour. Most of these victims were citizens of the Dominican Republic (97), while 12 were Uruguayan citizens, and four were citizens of other South American countries. Source: Poder Judicial e Inspeccion General del Trabajo y Seguridad Social. .

− Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) − The current legislation on trafficking in persons in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela explicitly covers trafficking in girls and women, and cross-border trafficking of males. Other forms of human trafficking are prosecuted by using other articles of the criminal code, such as that on organized crime. Investigations and suspects

Cases of trafficking in persons and related offences, 2012-August 2015

Source: Oficina Nacional Contra la Delincuencia Organizada y Financiamiento al Terrorismo/Ministerio Publico.

Persons investigated for trafficking in persons and related offences, by gender, 2012-August 2015


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Persons investigated for trafficking in persons and related offences, by gender, 2012-August 2015

Source: Ministerio Publico. According to the national authorities, 16 persons (7 males and 9 females) were convicted of trafficking in persons and related offences during the period considered. Most of them were Venezuelan citizens. Some citizens from other South American countries were also convicted. Source: Ministerio Publico. Victims Detected victims of trafficking in persons, by age and gender, 2012-August 2015


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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Jan-August2015Women 6 21 20 32 11 10Men 0 1 6 29 2 10Girls 1 10 3 14 6 2Boys 0 9 5 12 3 0

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Detected victims of trafficking in persons, by forms of exploitation, 2010-August 2015

Source: Oficina Nacional Contra la Delincuencia Organizada y Financiamiento al Terrorismo/Ministerio Publico. Detected victims of trafficking in persons, by area of citizenship, 2012-Aug2015

Source: Oficina Nacional Contra la Delincuencia Organizada y Financiamiento al Terrorismo. The authorities report that during the period considered, 17 Venezuelan victims were trafficked and repatriated from other countries, mainly from the Caribbean and countries in South America. Source: Oficina Nacional Contra la Delincuencia Organizada y Financiamiento al Terrorismo.

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Irregular adoption 7 3 1Forced labour 0 23 24 8 11 0Sexual exploitation 8 16 7 24 3 11

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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela -domestic trafficking, 66

Other Americas, 12

Asia, 11Africa, 3

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1. Western and Southern Europe - unodc.org · Source: CNJ - National Council of Justice - Federal Regional Courts. Persons convicted of trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced