Greece
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Generally
Since 2004, as it was mentioned above, a Special Legal Drafting Committee operates, which was established on 17/4/2006 consisting of the Secretaries General of the competent Ministries (Justice- Interior- Economy and Finance- Foreign Affairs- National Education and Religions- Employment and Welfare- Health and Social Solidarity- General Secretariat of Equality) in order to deal with trafficking in human beings. (Forerunner of this committee was the Group Dealing with Trafficking in Human Beings (O.K.E.A.), a group with Multi-Ministerial and Multi-disciplinant synthesis. This group played an important role, since it undertook a series of actions such as the proposal for organization of specialized services within the Hellenic Police, issued news letters for sensitization of the Public agencies, etc.).
- Public Order and Security Policy
The Hellenic Police Headquarters- Ministry of Interior draw up the Public Order and Security Policy, through processes of study and analysis of the criminal data, scientific handling of them and, in general, for achievement of constructive cooperation of agencies for the protection of victims. - Sensitization of the public opinion.
It contributes to the information of the public through the M.M.E., as well as the printed and periodical press - Cooperation with other competent public agencies and I.O.M. for safe repatriation of the victims.
- Cooperation with N.G.O.s.
The Services of the Hellenic Police cooperate with NGO’s via the National Social Solidarity Centre/ Ministry of Social Solidarity and the General Secretariat of Equality for providing of assistance to the victims. In addition, cooperation was developed with an NGO in Ukraine in order to be used by the Police Officers who are responsible for cases of trafficking in human beings, when the possible “victims” are of Ukraine nationality. - International cooperation, via
- Support of regional cooperation and holding, on bilateral basis, of meetings between frontier Police Directorates of our country and respective services of Bulgaria and Albania
- Exchange of information via authorized communication channels, as well as via the SECI center, Liaison officers of our country appointed in E.U. Member States and third countries, as well as based on Police Cooperation Agreements concluded by our country.
- Cooperation with foreign diplomatic authorities, for providing assistance to the victims-nationals of their countries.
- Participation of experts from the Hellenic Police in international meetings
- Participation in and holding of international operations, such as operation “LEDA” (held in 2003, during the E.U. Presidency of our country), operation “MIRAGE ’ (held by the SECI center), as well as Operational Multi-Service Action Plan “ILAEIRA”, for the fight against trafficking in women and minors, held by our country and it was co-financed by the European Commission.
This Plan, which was under the auspices of the E.U. former Vice President on matters of Justice and Internal Affairs (Mr. Franco Frattini), is one organized operational action for the fight against trafficking in women and minors aiming to the financial exploitation of the sexual life, with coordinated, essential and effective action of all involved agencies, since their individual action is not enough to deal with this transnational phenomenon. The Plan is developed at two levels, national and regional. Twenty one countries and four European- International Organizations (EUROPOL, INTERPOL, EUROJUST, FRONTEX) participated in this initiative.
The implementation of the Plan “ILAEIRA” has already produced results- based on its instructions, during 2008 and the first two months in 2009, special operational actions were held which resulted to the dislocation of networks dealing with trafficking in human beings, via international cooperation and arrest if 161 persons, while assistance was provided to 13 women- victims of trafficking.
Statistics
Statistics
Provision of Assistance and Protection to the Victims:
(Statistical Figures (1/1 to 31/12/2008))
Nationals of Countries | Provision of Assistance and Protection |
Order of Public Prosecutor | Cooperation G.O. and N.G.O. | Cooperation with Diplomatic authorities | Cooperation with IOM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albania | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
Bulgaria | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Francie | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nigeria | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Hungary | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Romania | 11 | 3 | 11 | 12 | - |
Russia | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Total | 36 | 16 | 26 | 32 | 4 |
Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings-Procuring (Articles 323A and 351)
(Statistical Figures (1/1 to 31/12/2008))
Nationals of Countries | Total |
---|---|
Albania | 5 |
Bulgaria | 23 |
France | 1 |
Lithuania | 1 |
Nigeria | 2 |
Hungary | 1 |
Ukraine | 1 |
Romania | 25 |
Russia | 19 |
Total | 78 |
Perpetrators of Trafficking in Human Beings-Procuring (Articles 323A and 351)
(Statistical Figures (1/1 to 31/12/2008))
Nationals of Countries | Total |
---|---|
Albania | 13 |
Bulgaria | 10 |
Georgia | 1 |
Greece | 70 |
India | 2 |
Iraq | 1 |
Iran | 1 |
Kazakhstan | 1 |
Colombia | 1 |
Latvia | 1 |
Lithuania | 3 |
Great Britain | 1 |
Moldova | 4 |
Nigeria | 6 |
Uzbekistan | 1 |
Ukraine | 1 |
Poland | 1 |
Romania | 32 |
Russia | 7 |
Serbia | 1 |
Sierra Leone | 1 |
Syria | 2 |
Turkmenistan | 1 |
Total | 162 |