Record number of human-trafficking cases reported
Nearly 60% of people who called FIZ s counselling centre for migrant women were sex workers Keystone / Jean-christophe Bott
More than 300 victims of human trafficking in Switzerland received support last year from the “Advocacy and Support for Migrant Women and Victims of Trafficking” (FIZ) service.
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This is a “sad record”, FIZ said in its annual reportExternal link on Monday. There had been 255 cases in 2019.
The majority of trafficking victims are women, said the Zurich-based organisation, which also helps men and transgender people. It said its victim protection programme had helped more than 300 people from 57 countries – mostly Nigeria, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Congo and Serbia – escape exploitation and violence.
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According to the proposed law, sexual offenders face a Shs40m fine and their data will be shared with Nira. PHOTO/COURTESY
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Green light: Members of Parliament on Monday passed the Sexual Offences Bill, 2019, which if signed into law by the President, will seek to address the various sex offences in the country.
The MPs want a sex offender’s register, which will be linked to the Nira system and information shared within 10 days on conviction of the culprit.
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Persons convicted of sexual offences will have their data registered with the National Identification and Registration Authority (Nira), according to the Sexual Offences Bill, 2019 that Parliament passed on Monday night.
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