Expert opinion

	03.12.06 Victoria Panova G8 research group, University of Toronto, Director for Russia
	03.12.06 Mona Bricke German NGO Forum Environment and Development
	03.12.06 Nigel Martin Montreal International Rorum (FIM)
	02.12.06 John Kirton Head of G8 Research Group, University of Toronto
	02.12.06 Regina Gunter Head of the WWF Germany

Efforts against traffic-in-persons

Traffic-in-Persons: Statistics

According to the US Ministry if Justice every year 800 via 900 thousand persons all over the world are being sold, bought or illegally exported abroad. Among them there are hundreds of thousands teenagers and children, even 5 y.o. victims pf sex industry.

In 2003 18-20 thousand people were exported to the US. Annually about 20 thousand people are being stolen, kidnapped or illegally transferred from Russia by the way of fraud or trickery.
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n 2002 financial year the US government provided 55,8 million dollars for 200 programs of fighting the traffic-in-persons in 75 countries. In February and March 2003 the American authorities transferred 4,6 and 3,5 million dollars accordingly for 22 and 15 NGOs for the fight against traffic-in-persons and the help for the traffic victims.

After the adoption of the “Law Protecting the Traffic Victims” the US department of health and medical services provided T-immigrant visas for more than 400 victims of violence.

Expert opinion

	02.12.06 Halter Marek Le College de France
	02.12.06 Olivier Giscard d’Estaing COPAM, France
	02.12.06 Mika Ohbayashi Institute for Sustainable Energy Poliсy
	02.12.06 Bill Pace World Federalist Movement - Institute for Global Policy
	01.12.06 Peter I. Hajnal Toronto University, G8 Research Group