Did you notice something that looks like Human Trafficking?
Let's help victims who cannot help themselves.
What is Human Trafficking?
Practices of the human trafficker:
- Use false promises/pretences or false advertising to persuade his or her victims to move to another country or region. Seize the travel documents of these persons.
- Prevent his or her victims from contacting their families and restrict their freedom of movement.
- Demand sex for payment from his or her victims, and take away their money.
- Force his or her victims to work in a dangerous and unhealthy environment for little or no remuneration (payment).
- Assault, blackmail, and threats are the usual practices of the human trafficker under all circumstances.
How to Recognize Human Traffickers?
What is Human Smuggling?
Human smuggling is the illegal accompaniment or transportation of persons to and from another country. Human smuggling is an international crime in which many people are involved. It includes the recruitment of ‘customers’, accompaniment during the trip, provision of transportation, accommodation and false documents during the trip, and organization of the stay in the destination country.
How do you recognize human smuggling?
- A person who has no command of Dutch or Surinamese language.
- A person who gives an address where he or she can’t be traced.
- A person who is travelling with false travel documents.
- A person who enters a country illegally with the assistance of human smugglers (for example boatmen or drivers)
How to Recognize Human Smuggling?
The numbers don't lie
UNODC 2020 Global Trafficking in Persons Report
UNODC 2020 Global Trafficking in Persons Report
Why MenshaSU.org?
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Saving time is important. With this website, the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) department of the Suriname Police Force wants to quickly identify, recognize and liberate victims.
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Nowadays the internet is indispensable. It's a suitable tool to provide easy access to victims & citizens to alert authorities on possible suspects & crimes of human trafficking.
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