2/4/13
“Confronting
transnational organized crime is about taking action, building cooperation,
encouraging coordination and being willing to share information across borders
and regions. All actions against migrant smuggling should also protect the
rights of the smuggled person, including the need to offer support to smuggled
migrants.” -Yury Fedotov
The Istanbul Hürriyet
Daily News reported that they had received a letter thanking local Turkish
police from Yury Fedotov, executive director of the United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime after their successful operation to break up an international
human trafficking ring on January 29. The
raid was part of a carefully orchestrated operation that was planned over seven
months and carried out in six European countries simultaneously. The operation resulted in numerous arrests
and the rescue of 20 hostages. Fedotov praised
the police for their cooperation and urged more raids across international
borders to target ring leaders, their networks, and their money.
Planning and
implementing joint efforts across international borders like this raid is a definite
step in the right direction for international crimes like human trafficking. Issues that are recognized and addressed by
individual countries rather than addressing and aggressively them as global
issues with international joint operations may not result in successful
reduction or elimination of the issue.
The recognition by Mr. Fedotov is positive reinforcement that hopefully
continues to encourage further cooperation among nations against this, and
other global crimes. By sending the
letter to the local newspaper, the general public also was made aware of this significant
operation and also served to raise awareness of the problem of human
trafficking.
When I read this
article I wanted to cheer out loud, since every rescue and every interruption
in a trafficking ring potentially means saved lives! Momentum is building against
this tragic global crime as awareness increases, which is the key step in
eradicating a problem!
SLYAW posted 11:27am 2/8/13
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