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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the early years of the 21st
Century - 2000 to 2010 gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Azerbaijan.htm
Azerbaijan is a source, transit, and
limited destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the
purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women and
children from Azerbaijan are trafficked to Turkey and the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. Men and
boys are trafficked to Russia for the purpose of forced labor. Men and women
are also trafficked to Iran, Pakistan, and the UAE for purposes of sexual
exploitation and forced labor. Some men are trafficked within Azerbaijan for
the purpose of forced labor and women and children are trafficked internally
for forced prostitution and forced labor, including forced begging. - U.S. State Dept Trafficking in
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FEATURED ARTICLES *** BBC News, 23 February, 2004 news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3513439.stm [accessed 20 January 2011] The Azerbaijani government says it
is keen to crack down on child traffickers who are believed to take children
abroad and sell their organs for profit. "Under the guise of adoption,
children who are allegedly afflicted by grave diseases are taken out of
Azerbaijan, ostensibly for treatment," Mr Abbasov told the country's ANS television. "In the course of our investigations,
it has come to light that these children are used for organ transplants, but
we have no hard evidence," he said. Azeri Trafficking Victims Face Social Rejection Sabina Vaqifqizi - iwpr.net/report-news/azeri-trafficking-victims-face-social-rejection [accessed 20 January 2011] Esmira fell
prey to human traffickers after she confronted a group who had lured one of
her sisters. Her sister had been
tricked into an unregistered marriage with one of the traffickers, who had
abandoned her when she became pregnant.
“When [my sister] returned, she was afraid to say what had happened to
her. I found those who deceived her, but became their prey as well,” said Esmira. She told IWPR that when she
tackled the traffickers over the treatment of her sister, they forced her to
go to Turkey. Her third sister also fell into the hands of traffickers and is
still missing, she said. In Turkey, Esmira was forced to work as a prostitute with other
abducted girls and was tortured. She still remembers everything, even though
three years have passed. “They push
for what they want. If you do not obey, they torture you by beating you. They
force you to do humiliating things. They didn’t pay us anything for the work
we did,” she said. Esmira said she managed to escape with
the help of Turkish police. “One of
the workers knew a police officer. He reported the traffickers. They came to
the place we stayed in wearing plain clothes and pretending to be customers.
The traffickers were arrested right on the spot,” she said. ***
ARCHIVES *** HOTLINES for trafficking victims and shelter - 152 and 562-21-12. Human Rights Reports » 2005
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61637.htm [accessed 20 January 2011] TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – Women and girls were trafficked internally from rural
areas to the capital for sexual exploitation, men were trafficked to Traffickers were either foreigners or ethnic
Azerbaijanis who acted in loose concert with international networks. They
approached victims directly and indirectly through friends and relatives,
usually offering to arrange employment abroad. Traffickers also used
deceptive newspaper advertisements offering false work abroad. Traffickers
reportedly used forged documents to move victims. Traffickers also used
fraudulent marriage proposals from men posing as Iranian businessmen to lure
women into prostitution in neighboring Azeri Trafficking Victims Face Social Rejection Sabina Vaqifqizi - iwpr.net/report-news/azeri-trafficking-victims-face-social-rejection [accessed 20 January 2011] Esmira fell
prey to human traffickers after she confronted a group who had lured one of
her sisters. Her sister had been
tricked into an unregistered marriage with one of the traffickers, who had
abandoned her when she became pregnant.
“When [my sister] returned, she was afraid to say what had happened to
her. I found those who deceived her, but became their prey as well,” said Esmira. She told IWPR that when she
tackled the traffickers over the treatment of her sister, they forced her to
go to Turkey. Her third sister also fell into the hands of traffickers and is
still missing, she said. In Turkey, Esmira was forced to work as a prostitute with other
abducted girls and was tortured. She still remembers everything, even though
three years have passed. “They push
for what they want. If you do not obey, they torture you by beating you. They
force you to do humiliating things. They didn’t pay us anything for the work
we did,” she said. Esmira said she managed to escape with
the help of Turkish police. “One of
the workers knew a police officer. He reported the traffickers. They came to
the place we stayed in wearing plain clothes and pretending to be customers.
The traffickers were arrested right on the spot,” she said. In 1st half of 2008 abc.az/cgi-bin/wnews_one.cgi?nid=26250&lang=eng [accessed 20 January 2011] Deputy minister for internal
affairs Vilayat Eyvaov
said that for the past six months the country registered 244 facts of
trafficking that exceeds the figure for 2007 relevant period by 106 cases. 84 criminals engaged in human trafficking held accountable
in January –March in [accessed 20 January 2011] Human trafficking has been
increased by 2.4 times in comparison with last year. 84 criminals engaged in human
trafficking have been held accountable by now. Such crimes against women have
been increased by 5.1 times and half of criminals were women. Victims of Human Trafficking to Receive Compensation in K.Zarbaliyeva, Trend News Agency, en.trend.az/news/society/rights/1093087.html [accessed 20 January 2011] The victims of human trafficking
will receive compensation in He added that a Refuge Center was
established in Baku and next year, four such centers will be established in
the regions. The victims of human trafficking will pass 15 days
rehabilitation (if necessary 30 days) here. These periods for children have
been determined depending on the heaviness of the case. Officials May Sponsor among Human Trafficking –
Azerbaijani Deputy Internal Minister Trend News Agency, December 12, 2007 – Source: news.trendaz.com/index.shtml?show=news&newsid=1092735&lang=EN www.ginsc.net/main.php?option=view_article&mode=0&article=4773&lang=ge [accessed 20 January 2011] Most human trafficking victims
were women aged 18 to 40 years old. The women are brought over from Middle
Asia, Russia, Ukraine and Moldova to Azerbaijan and then transported to other
countries. In 2006 and 2007 there have not
been any juveniles amongst the human trafficking victims, Eyvazov
said. There were no juvenile trafficking cases in 2004 and one was registered
in 2005. Azerbaijan’s National Coordinator to Combat Human
Trafficking Reported before Parliamentarians I. Alizade, Trend News Agency, en.trend.az/news/official/parliament/1049500.html [accessed 20 January 2011] As a result of preventive and
operative measures in Number Of Human Trafficking Cases Increased In Azerbaijan P.Aliyeva, Trend News Agency, Lankaran, 19.09.2007 en.trend.az/news/society/1012702.html [accessed 20 January 2011] Some 211 crimes linked with human
trafficking were registered in Within the first six months in
2006, 187 crimes were registered, forty-four on human trafficking, 116 on
brothels, and twenty-two for luring people into prostitution. So far for 2007, criminal cases
were filed against 112 people, with seventy-two of them connected to human
trafficking. Network of Lawyers Established to Combat Human Trafficking
in Azerbaijan S.Ilhamgizi, Trend News Agency, en.trend.az/news/society/985891.html [accessed 20 January 2011] A network of lawyers has been established
to combat human trafficking in Trafficking – Serious Problem for Azerbaijan R. Ibragimkhalilova, Press
Review, 13.01.2007 At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 3 September 2011] Victim of human trafficking told
how she found herself within the net of criminal elements - Rafiga
understood that she was deceived. But as her neighbor had her passport she tried
to persuade “mama Rosa” to give back her document. However, woman told that Rafiga is her debtor as her marriage and ticket purchase
were very expensive. “I will return your passport when you work a debt out,
and you will be free”, “mama Rosa told”. Hotline will be opened for victims of human trafficking Today.Az, 08 July 2006 www.today.az/view.php?id=27983 [accessed 20 January 2011] In nearest future hot line will be
opened for victims of human trafficking In Baku, at present talks continue
with the government related to this matter. With the support of the United
States Embassy and OSCE, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
conducted training for the future staff of a hotline and shelter for
trafficked victims. In Azeri-Press Agency APA, 2006-05-08 www.ginsc.net/main.php?option=view_article&mode=0&article=1138&lang=ge [accessed 20 January 2011] In compliance with the instruction
of the Cabinet in Baku there was allocated three-floor building for
arrangement of the asylum with the purpose of ensuring safety of the victims and
proposed victims and also eye-witnesses of trafficking and deliver
psychological, medical and legal assistance to them. Russian Crime Boss Arrested On Sex Trafficking Anthony M. DeStefano, NY Newsday,
March 18, 2005 -- Source: www.nynewsday.com/news/local/crime/nyc-rus0319,0,7146811.story?coll=nyc-manheadlines-crime www.genderberg.com/phpNuke/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=110 [accessed 3 September 2011] A reputed crime boss from the former Soviet Union has
been arrested on charges he ran a brutal sex trafficking ring in The Protection Project - The www.protectionproject.org/human_rights_reports/report_documents/azerbaijan.doc [accessed 2009] FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE
TRAFFICKING INFRASTRUCTURE - Poor social and economic conditions for women and children make
them vulnerable to trafficking. Women’s lower social status and lack of
decently paid work opportunities compel them to seek employment outside of
Azerbaijan. Furthermore, with the
collapse of the Soviet Union, the social welfare system ceased to function
effectively in Azerbaijan, thereby forcing many children onto the streets,
where they are vulnerable to exploitation. - htsccp Freedom House Country Report - Political Rights: 6 Civil Liberties: 5 Status: Not Free 2009 Edition www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=22&year=2009&country=7560 [accessed 20 January 2011] Human Rights Overview Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org/europecentral-asia/azerbaijan [accessed 20 January 2011] Stop Violence Against Women – Country Page The Advocates for Human Rights, September 2008 [accessed 20 January 2011] Library of Congress Call Number DK509 .A727 1995 lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/aztoc.html [accessed 20 January 2011] NetCent Communications -- Data Source: US
Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs www.ncbuy.com/reference/country/humanrights.html?code=aj&sec=6f [accessed 20 January 2011] Traffickers identified by the IOM
were either foreigners or ethnic Azerbaijanis who acted in loose
international networks, probably without central coordination. Victims were
approached directly and indirectly through friends and relatives. Traffickers
also used newspaper advertisements offering false work abroad. According to
the Society for the Defense of Women's Rights, draft-age men seeking to
escape military service in 2000 were invited by local traffickers to work in
the hotel industry in Turkey, but ended up in male brothels; however, the IOM
was not aware of such reports. Another NGO reported that families of young
women had been approached by individuals claiming that visiting Iranian
businessmen had seen their daughters and wished to marry them. Following
parental permission for such marriages, the women were transported to Iran to
work as prostitutes. According to the IOM, families sometimes willingly
married their daughters to wealthy men in Iran and turned a blind eye to
their outcomes. Organization for Security and Co-operation in [accessed 20 January 2011] The OSCE Office in "The events in this sphere
represent the most rapid progress anywhere, from a starting point in November
2002, when the existence of trafficking in human beings was not recognised, to the adoption of the National Action
Plan," he added. The document is
a result of the close co-operation between the Azerbaijani Government and
institutions and the international partners. It is in line with the spirit
and provisions of the OSCE documents on the prevention of trafficking in
human beings, which commit all participating States to take actions to
eradicate human trafficking. BBC News, 23 February, 2004 news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3513439.stm [accessed 20 January 2011] The Azerbaijani government says it
is keen to crack down on child traffickers who are believed to take children
abroad and sell their organs for profit. "Under the guise of adoption,
children who are allegedly afflicted by grave diseases are taken out of
Azerbaijan, ostensibly for treatment," Mr Abbasov told the country's ANS television. "In the course of our investigations,
it has come to light that these children are used for organ transplants, but
we have no hard evidence," he said. Adoption - Ministry of Children and Family Development, www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/adoption/alerts_fact_sheets/azerbaijan.htm [accessed 20 January 2011] Both international and domestic
adoptions have been suspended for reasons that include an investigation of a
hospital that has possible involvement in domestic child trafficking, and
serious concerns about corruption and transparency in international
adoptions. Human trafficking in Azerbaijan The PUSH Journal, 30/04/2004 At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 3 September 2011] Many victims of trafficking are
mostly taken to Opponents of Human Trafficking from Transcaucasia
Tour Gohar Grigorian,
UCLA International Institute, 2/11/2003 www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=3122 [accessed 20 January 2011] Nine government and police
officials from the three republics of Transcaucasia-- Source: Ekho, At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 3 September 2011] The head of the Azerbaijani centre
for legal aid to migrants, Alovsat Aliyev, has said that the country might
become flooded by thousands of Iraqi refugees in the event of a All material used herein
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