MAXIMUM ARGENTINA INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR HIS FIGHT AGAINST TRAFFICKING
Thursday June 20, 2019
The Government of the United States recognized Argentina again to the
maximum category, Tier 1, for state policies to combat, prevent and
eradicate trafficking and exploitation of people. Argentina shares this
qualifying with Chile and Colombia, only Latin American countries with this
distinction.
The report made by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
of the US administration, was pointed out that the Argentine
government "continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during
the reporting period".
prevention, protection and prosecution: published in the Argentine chapter
also the current scenario of the country divided into three areas analyzed.
In each makes a diagnosis with specific successes achieved and to continue
the fight against these crimes recommendations.
Among the advances, it highlights the increase in investigations,
prosecutions and convictions (including officials) and detection and victim
assistance. One of the recommendations directed to increase efforts to
collect and integrate data protection to victims. In this regard, the
Argentine government agreed at the last Federal Council Trafficking, the
invitation by the United Nations Organization (UN) to be the first country
in Latin America to conduct a Criminal Statistics on human trafficking; as
well as the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
for creating a national basis to assist victims of trafficking across the
country.
Argentina was ranked first in the top flight in 2018. It thus remains at
the highest level of evaluation covering nations "fully comply with the
minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking"; while between 2011
and 2017, it was rated category Tier 2, in which countries are
located "whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards
for the elimination of trafficking but are making significant efforts to
meet those standards ".
Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay currently maintain the
category Tier 2; Bolivia raised his to Tier 2 "Watch List" and Venezuela is
within the Tier 3 category, the last in the scale.
The Executive for Combating Trafficking and Exploitation of Persons, formed
by the Ministry of Security Committee, the Ministry of Justice and Human
Rights, the Ministry of Health and Social Development and the Ministry of
Production and Labor, is responsible for designing and monitoring Biennial
compliance with the National Plan to Combat Trafficking and Exploitation of
Persons, whose coordination depends on the Chief of the Cabinet of
Ministers.
The Government of the United States recognized Argentina again to the
maximum category, Tier 1, for state policies to combat, prevent and
eradicate trafficking and exploitation of people. Argentina shares this
qualifying with Chile and Colombia, only Latin American countries with this
distinction.
The report made by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
of the US administration, was pointed out that the Argentine
government "continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during
the reporting period".
prevention, protection and prosecution: published in the Argentine chapter
also the current scenario of the country divided into three areas analyzed.
In each makes a diagnosis with specific successes achieved and to continue
the fight against these crimes recommendations.
Among the advances, it highlights the increase in investigations,
prosecutions and convictions (including officials) and detection and victim
assistance. One of the recommendations directed to increase efforts to
collect and integrate data protection to victims. In this regard, the
Argentine government agreed at the last Federal Council Trafficking, the
invitation by the United Nations Organization (UN) to be the first country
in Latin America to conduct a Criminal Statistics on human trafficking; as
well as the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
for creating a national basis to assist victims of trafficking across the
country.
Argentina was ranked first in the top flight in 2018. It thus remains at
the highest level of evaluation covering nations "fully comply with the
minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking"; while between 2011
and 2017, it was rated category Tier 2, in which countries are
located "whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards
for the elimination of trafficking but are making significant efforts to
meet those standards ".
Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay currently maintain the
category Tier 2; Bolivia raised his to Tier 2 "Watch List" and Venezuela is
within the Tier 3 category, the last in the scale.
The Executive for Combating Trafficking and Exploitation of Persons, formed
by the Ministry of Security Committee, the Ministry of Justice and Human
Rights, the Ministry of Health and Social Development and the Ministry of
Production and Labor, is responsible for designing and monitoring Biennial
compliance with the National Plan to Combat Trafficking and Exploitation of
Persons, whose coordination depends on the Chief of the Cabinet of
Ministers.