Human trafficking from Ukrainian cities and villages: Current trends

The official statistics of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has recorded that in 2017 the number of cases of human trafficking from Ukraine increased threefold (342 cases versus 115 in 2016). Such a sharp growth of the aforementioned crime was last observed in 2005 to 2006. Today, there are no administrative and territorial districts in Ukraine from which future victims of human traffickers would not be recruited. According to criminal proceedings, about 70% of human trafficking victims are residents of large Ukrainian cities. The aim of this research is to investigate current trends of human trafficking phenomenon from Ukrainian cities and villages and to present the ways how the victims fall into slavery. The revealed trends of the human trafficking from Ukraine allow us to affirm that whereas similarity of social and demographic, moral and physiological characteristics of urban and rural residents, the second ones have a higher level of risk to become a victim of human trafficking. The results obtained allow us to develop evidence-based recommendations for the human trafficking from Ukraine decreasing as from the hole country, as rural locals, in particular. The new feature in human trafficking is a negative trend that Ukraine is changing from the country in which human trafficking victims originate into the destination country for human trafficking.

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(Preventing) Secondary Victimisation of Trafficking Victims through Law Enforcement Interventions

Journal of Human Trafficking, Enslavement and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence ◽

10.7590/266644721x16239186251233 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 3-25

Author(s):

Conny Rijken ◽

Leyla Khadraoui ◽

Marian Tankink

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Law Enforcement ◽

Human Trafficking ◽

Empirical Research ◽

Psychological Consequences ◽

Criminal Proceedings ◽

Secondary Victimisation ◽

Trafficking Victims ◽

Lack Of Knowledge

Secondary victimisation during criminal proceedings is a serious risk for victims of trafficking who participate in these proceedings. Psychological consequences of trafficking and pre-existing vulnerabilities make them prone to secondary victimisation. Based on empirical research among trafficking victims, stakeholders and of criminal files, the article provides insights on the psychological consequences of human trafficking and identifies a number of risk factors. These are: lack of identification, lack of safety and trust, not being believed, repetition and intensity of hearings, disrespectful treatment, lack of empathy and lack of knowledge about victim's rights. These factors are discussed and contextualised in the current discourse with the ultimate aim to provide indications on the prevention of secondary victimisation. The article unveils the discrepancy between victims' expectations towards the police to take them out of a trafficking situation, even if they decline assistance and police's perceptions on their ability to intervene only if the victim accepts assistance. This leads to the call for further research in order to answer the question to intervene or not to intervene.

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The importance of maintaining medical professionalism while experiencing vicarious trauma when working with human trafficking victims.

Traumatology An International Journal ◽

10.1037/trm0000248 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jennifer Ramirez ◽

Mollie Gordon ◽

Mary Reissinger ◽

Asim Shah ◽

John Coverdale ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Human Trafficking ◽

Vicarious Trauma ◽

Medical Professionalism ◽

Trafficking Victims

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Accounting greenhouse gas emissions of food consumption between urban and rural residents in China: a whole production perspective

Frontiers in Energy ◽

10.1007/s11708-021-0763-y ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yanfeng Xu ◽

Yong Geng ◽

Ziyan Gao ◽

Shijiang Xiao ◽

Chenyi Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽

Greenhouse Gas ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Rural Residents ◽

Gas Emissions ◽

Urban And Rural Residents

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Measuring the Hidden Numbers of Human Trafficking Through Multiple Systems Estimation: Lessons Learned and Challenges Outstanding

Crime & Delinquency ◽

10.1177/0011128720987197 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 001112872098719

Author(s):

Davina Durgana ◽

Jan van Dijk

Keyword(s):

Human Trafficking ◽

Migrant Workers ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Multiple Systems ◽

State Institutions ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Prevalence Estimates ◽

Trafficking Victims ◽

Developed Nations ◽

Further Development

This article takes stock of studies conducted in eight countries to estimate the prevalence of human trafficking by employing the technique of Multiple Systems Estimation on data on victims of human trafficking recorded by state and non-state institutions. It presents an overview of MSE-based prevalence estimates of human trafficking victims per 100,000 inhabitants of these countries, disaggregated by type of exploitation, gender, and age. For some countries it also presents the different likelihoods of various sub-categories of trafficking victims, such as minors and migrant workers, to be detected by authorities and/or NGOs. Next, the article recounts what these studies have taught us about the suitability of applying MSE on existing multi-source databases to estimate the prevalence of trafficking victimization. The article concludes with a discussion on the promises and limitations of MSE and its prospects for further development, especially among developed nations.

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