Number of trafficked people remains disturbing in the country

Trafficking in people remains a disturbing phenomenon for Kosovo based on statistics, which show this phenomenon is marking growth year-on-year.

Despite the work of institutions, human trafficking is continuing, with the main form being the use of women for prostitution to others.

The Directorate for Trafficking in Human Being Investigation for just six months of this year has identified a total of 16 victims, of them 15 Kosovo citizens, while 1 from Albania.

The people arrested for these months total 97 people.

Even last year this phenomenon has been with high statistics.

The number of trafficked victims has been 36, out of them 32 citizens of Kosovo and 4 of Albania.

Of them, for the use of prostitution, the number of women has been 26 that presents a high statistical for this type of trafficking.

“Trafficking victim in the form of 2016 exploitation

Use for Prostitution of Others 26

Use for Services or Forced Labor 6

Use for the beggar / Leanning 3

Use for Consistent or Similar Conditions 1”

It says the PK's answer to Indexline.

In connection with these cases, Kosovo Police have arrested 202 people.

In the panel below, you find arrests of any form of trafficking, where 47 persons have been arrested for forced into prostitution.

The Arrests for Criminal Work 2016

Trafficking in People 62

Access or obligation to prostitution 47

Immoralizing a counter-injury RQP law, number 7 52

The victim's sexual services of trafficking 18

Other Criminal-connection Work 23

Total arrest 202

Kosovo Police for Indexline have indicated that the KK remains committed to its fight against all types of organised crime, giving its contribution even to fighting trans-border crime./Indesksonline/