HUMAN TRAFFICKING PHENOMENON IN ROMANIA ASSOCIATION PRO REFUGIU BERBEC SILVIA
Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking Human Trafficking is incriminated in article 210 Romanian Criminal Code Trafficking in minors is incriminated in article 211 Romanian Criminal Code (1) Recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbor, receive a person in order to exploit her, committed through a) Constraint, kidnapping, misleading, abuse of authority; b) Taking advantage of the impossibility to defend or express will or of that person’s state of vulnerability; c) By offering, giving, accepting or receiving money in order to obtain the consent of the person who has authority upon the victim. The punishment is from 3 until 10 years and prohibition of certain rights. (2) Trafficking committed by a public servant in performing his duties is punished with prison from 5 until 12 years. (3) The consent of the victim is not considered an explanatory cause.
Number of victims Romanian citizens Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking YEAR/RO citizens victims Women Men Girls Boys TOTAL 2012 348 323 327 43 1041 2013 299 297 278 22 896 2014 283 184 280 10 757
Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking YEAR/ Internal THB Women Men Girls Boys TOTAL 2012 99 95 266 37 497 2013 65 44 219 16 344 2014 84 8 242 5 339
Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking YEAR External THB Women Men Girls Boys TOTAL 2012 249 228 61 6 544 2013 234 253 59 552 2014 181 174 27 5 387
Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking YEAR EXPLOITATION FORMS Wome n Men Girls Boys TOTAL 2012 Sexual exploitation 235 9 299 10 553 Labor exploitation 94 275 14 27 410 Forced begging 8 4 48 Forced to commit theft 3 1 2 6
Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking 2013 Sexual exploitation 202 246 448 Labor exploitation 73 276 7 19 375 Forced begging 10 17 9 2 38 Forced to commit theft 1 3
Attempt to exploitation Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking 2014 Sexual Exploitation 225 249 1 475 Labor Exploitation 30 152 3 188 Forced begging 16 6 53 Forced to commit theft 2 Child pornography 19 Attempt to exploitation 10 4 14
Human Trafficking Phenomenon in Romania statistics, forms of exploitation, internal and cross-border trafficking YEAR / FOREIGN CITIZENS Number of adults Number of minors Forms of exploitation 2012 4 Sexual exploitation 2013 2 2014 -