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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery Kingdom
of Norway [ Country-by-Country
Reports ] The Norway is a destination country for women and children
trafficked from Nigeria, Russia, Albania, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania,
Estonia, Brazil, and East Asian nations for the purpose of commercial sexual
exploitation. Victims are sometimes trafficked through transit countries such
as Sweden, Denmark, Italy, and the Balkan countries en route to Norway.
Children in Norwegian refugee centers are vulnerable to human trafficking. - U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2008
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authenticity or to verify their content. *** FEATURED
ARTICLES *** Call for
residency for human trafficking victims “It’s all well and good that our
legal system takes human trafficking seriously,” said Atle Sommerfeldt,
General Secretary of Norwegian Church Aid, in a statement released yesterday.
But he questioned whether Norwegian authorities are doing enough to protect
girls who dare to testify in such cases. “I understand that the authorities
cannot automatically grant full residency to everyone, but in cases such as
this, witnesses need to be protected, and we should allow these women at
least temporary residence in Norway,” he continued. Human
trafficking case gets underway The two women, according to
prosecutors, were then moved to Stockholm before being sent on to Norway.
They arrived in Oslo on December 1, 2001 and were taken to a flat in the
fashionable neighborhood of Homansbyen, just behind the Royal Palace. Once there, they were repeatedly raped by
two men assigned to guard them. Police claim they also were injected with
heroin, to make them more submissive. STRIPPED AND PEDDLED FOR SALE - A few days later, a Norwegian
man showed up at the flat with a camera. Both women were stripped and
photographed, and then advertised for sale in a local newspaper handed out
for free. Customers started calling, and the men withheld all the money that
customers paid to beat, rape and abuse the women. The abuse included being
burned with cigarettes. ***
ARCHIVES *** Plan of
Action of Combat Human Trafficking [2006-2009] Bur of Democracy, Human Rights & Labor - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – Police
identified a number of possible victims trafficked by organized criminals for
the purpose of sexual exploitation. Most of these suspected victims were
women from Government officials believed that
organized crime groups were responsible for most trafficking. Traffickers
used threats, violence, rape, and confinement to enforce victims' compliance.
Government authorities suspected they may also confiscate travel documents
and subject victims to debt bondage. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2005 [3] The Committee welcomes a
number of measures taken by the State party to implement and strengthen the
protection of the rights covered by the Optional Protocol, including the
2003-2005 National Plan of Action to Combat trafficking … Falling Short
of the Mark: An International Study on the Treatment of Human Trafficking
Victims [PDF] NORWAY - Norway is complying with its
international obligations under the Trafficking Protocol for the protection
of victims of human trafficking, and it is a signatory to the European
Trafficking Convention. In February 2003, Norway launched a national action
plan to combat trafficking in persons. RESIDENCE - Regardless of whether they are
willing to cooperate with investigators, trafficking victims in Norway may be
granted a 45-day .reflection period. or .grace period. to obtain assistance
and counseling before they may be subject to deportation. In practice, Norway
has granted temporary residence permits to victims that are willing to
cooperate in major trafficking cases, skipping the .reflection period. For
victims that are repatriated, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is supporting
rehabilitation programs with local NGOs and countries of origin. Georgians
Convicted Of White Slavery An Human
trafficking case gets underway The two women, according to
prosecutors, were then moved to Stockholm before being sent on to Norway.
They arrived in Oslo on December 1, 2001 and were taken to a flat in the
fashionable neighborhood of Homansbyen, just behind the Royal Palace. Once there, they were repeatedly raped by
two men assigned to guard them. Police claim they also were injected with
heroin, to make them more submissive. STRIPPED AND PEDDLED FOR SALE - A few days later, a Norwegian
man showed up at the flat with a camera. Both women were stripped and
photographed, and then advertised for sale in a local newspaper handed out
for free. Customers started calling, and the men withheld all the money that
customers paid to beat, rape and abuse the women. The abuse included being
burned with cigarettes. Freedom
House Country Report - Political Rights: 1 Civil Liberties: 1 Status: Free Human Rights Overview by Human
Rights Watch – Defending Human Rights Worldwide One
in 12 children forced into world's 'worst forms' of labor: UNICEF UK UNICEF UK lauded the pledge of
developed countries, made more than 30 years ago, of allocating 0.7 percent
of gross domestic product to development aid but regretted that only five
countries today fulfill that promise -- Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Sweden. [right col]
Elena was 16 years old when she was sold, raped and
smuggled from her native Albania across half of Europe before arriving in
Oslo where she was forced to work as a prostitute. A pimp threatened to kill
her family if she refused to work, and Elena became so scared that she didn't
dare to do anything else. Today, Elena is back in Albania. She requires
permanent protection. It's one thing to get off the streets, but it's another
thing entirely to escape the traffickers. They will follow Elena for the rest
of her life. Call for
residency for human trafficking victims “It’s all well and good that our
legal system takes human trafficking seriously,” said Atle Sommerfeldt,
General Secretary of Norwegian Church Aid, in a statement released yesterday.
But he questioned whether Norwegian authorities are doing enough to protect
girls who dare to testify in such cases. “I understand that the authorities
cannot automatically grant full residency to everyone, but in cases such as
this, witnesses need to be protected, and we should allow these women at
least temporary residence in Norway,” he continued. Trafficking
in Women and Children In 2003, Norway launched its first
Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Women and Children. This action plan
contains measures to protect and assist the victims, prevent human
trafficking and prosecute the organizers. Factbook
on Global Sexual Exploitation - Norway TRAFFICKING - In Norway’s most northern
county, trafficking and prostitution is an increasing problem. Organized from
the Norwegian and Russian sides of the border, 150 women a week are
transported for prostitution. (Norwegian consulate in Murmansk,
"Statement by the Network North Against Prostitution and
Violence"). Workshop
on “Good” and “Bad” Practices Regarding the Image of Women in the Media the case of trafficking in human
beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation - Palais de l'Europe,
Strasbourg, 28-29 September 1998 - PROCEEDINGS. All material used herein
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