trafficking operation rescues 160
Tanzanian authorities have rescued 160 human trafficking victims in a special operation conducted between July and February. The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Secretariat is now training law enforcement to better identify and prosecute trafficking networks that exploit vulnerable individuals seeking economic opportunities.
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Human trafficking remains a critical global human rights crisis that requires coordinated international and local law enforcement efforts to dismantle exploitation networks.
BUKOBA: ABOUT 160 Tanzanians who fell victim to human trafficking have been rescued and reunited with their families following a special operation conducted between July last year and February this year.
A Senior Officer with the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Secretariat, Mr Daniel Joseph, said 126 victims were rescued within the country, while 34 others were rescued from foreign countries.
He made the remarks on Monday during the opening of a two-day training for law enforcement agencies in Kagera Region held in Bukoba Municipality.
The training brought together magistrates, public prosecutors, police officers attached to gender desks and community development officers.
Mr Joseph described human trafficking as a serious crime involving the recruitment, transportation or harbouring of people through force, fraud or coercion for exploitation, including forced labour and commercial sexual exploitation.
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