Karachi, Pakistan
On a rare occasion, 35 senior officials of Federal and provincial governments, including the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), provincial police Home Departments, Ministry of Social Welfare, Ministry of Human Rights and the Ministry of Human Resources Development, sat side by side to explore strategies to better combat the crimes of smuggling of persons and trafficking in persons at a UNODC hosted workshop, "Strategic Dialogue on Smuggling of Migrants and Trafficking in Persons".
The workshop began an open-ended and ongoing discussion between officials on how to eliminate hurdles and explore potential areas of cooperation on a more frequent basis. More specifically, participants identified the need to improve the reporting of cases of these crimes through better identification, as the starting point for dialogue and sought answers as to what prevention of smuggling of migrants would mean in practice for Pakistan, a source country of economic migrants. The need to respect the rights of both smuggled migrants and trafficked persons throughout the entire criminal process was also highlighted. Importantly, a consensus emerged that a more coordinated effort to share data and report incidents not limited to the police and FIA would improve identification and increase the number of prosecutions of criminals.
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Basic Training Manual on Investigating and Prosecuting Migrant Smuggling
Anti-Human Trafficking Manual for Criminal Justice Practitioners
UNODC and Trafficking in Persons
UNODC and Smuggling of Migrants
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