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Recommending a 12-month extension of the mandate of UNMIT, the UN Mission in Timor Leste, at the

Timor Leste

Mission's current composition and strength, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council at the end of February that extending the Mission is essential in order to ensure the sustainability of international support for Timor-Leste's efforts towards security and prosperity.

The trials of those who murdered others during the Khmer Rouge regime begin in Cambodia

Kaing Guek Eav aka 'Duch'

Efforts to bring justice and accountability for crimes committed during the Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s have taken a major step with the start of the initial hearing of the ECCC, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. The first of five people to be charged with crimes against humanity is Comrade Duch ("Doik"), says Helen Jarvis, Chief of Public Affairs of the ECCC.

A Global Report on Trafficking in Persons is launched by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime

drugs on the internet

A Global Report on Trafficking in Persons launched recently by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, says the term "trafficking in persons" can be misleading. A more accurate name - enslavement -- exploitation of people day after day, year after year. Based on data gathered from 155 countries, Trafficking in Persons offers the first global assessment of the scope of human trafficking and what is being done to fight it. It includes an overview of trafficking patterns; legal steps taken in response; and country-specific information on reported cases of trafficking in persons, victims, and prosecutions. "This report increases our understanding of modern slave markets, yet it also exposes our ignorance", said Antonio Maria Costa, head of UNODC. The report, however, does provide some information on human trafficking that's new. Alexia Taveau is a crime prevention expert with UNODC.

Producer: Gerry Adams
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