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12.09.2007, Source: Vecernje Novosti JAGODINA – Criminal police from Jagodina department begun large search for the seventeen years old Mirjana Lazic from Cuprija, who is missing since 9 September. Silvana Lazic, mother of the missing girl, reported her disappearance on Monday, as Mirjana didn’t come home last night, nor her mobile phone was available. Mirjana

Source: Vecernje novosti KOSOVO is the point of origin, transit and destination for trafficking in women and children who are trafficked internally or outside Kosovo for the purpose of sexual exploitation. With this statement, the US Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking points out in this year’s report for the territory

07.08.2007. Geneva Greece: Trafficking legislation must be fully applied to a Nigerian victim The World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) welcomes the decision by the Deputy Prosecutor of the Appeals Court of Athens, Leonidas Lazarakos, to order the indictment of the two men who trafficked E.L. from Nigeria into Greece. In May 2007, OMCT issued an

30.07.2007, Source: B92 Požarevac – Internal control of the Ministry of Internal affaires arrested several inspectors from Požarevac police department for bribe, abuse of office and falsifying documents. Police inspectors from Požarevac Radovan Brkić and Vladimir Tušek are placed under arrest on bribe charges as well as Vladan Milenković. Mirko Vilimonović, police officer from Veliko

30.07.2007. Sigma Huda, United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children, has been under house arrest for two months now upon the order of the Government of Bangladesh on the grounds of being a „security risk for Bangladesh as she may give statements detrimental to this Government.“ Ms. Huda is