Prevent Human Trafficking in Canada during 2010 Olympics

Published by Sumedha Sharma on Aug 28, 2009

We, the undersigned ask the Canadian National and the B.C. government, in conjunction with the newly created B.C. Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons to devote their anti trafficking efforts in the following areas:

1) Proper investigation of human trafficking in the Vancouver area in the months leading up to the 2010 Olympics to pro-actively identify and disrupt both
domestic and international trafficking networks.

2) Provide comprehensive training to the border security to distinguish between genuine tourists of the Olympic games, and potential victims of human trafficking in transit.

3) Protecting trafficked persons by ensuring that sufficient arrangements are made to provide them with safe and appropriate housing, counseling, legal aid, temporary residence status, translation and medical assistance while they recover from their ordeal and decide whether to be a witness against their traffickers in criminal prosecution.

4) Implementation of harsher laws against perpetrators of human trafficking so it acts as a major deterrent for the continuation of this international crime.

5) Deterring traffickers and potential commercial sex users through effective public awareness campaigns before, during and after the 2010 Olympic. Members of the Canadian public and those visiting Canada during the 2010 Olympics need to be advised of laws against sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

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