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    Armenian police improve efficiency in combating human trafficking

    Arminfo
    13 Jul 04

    YEREVAN

    The Armenian law-enforcement agencies have lately improved their
    efficiency in combating human trafficking, the public relations
    department of the Armenian police says in a report forwarded to
    Arminfo news agency.

    Last year alone, the law-enforcement agencies instituted 19 criminal
    proceedings on charges of pimping. Nine cases were linked to pimping
    outside the country and human trafficking. Article 132 of the Criminal
    Code adopted in August 2003 stipulates four to eight years in prison
    as a punishment for trafficking. The report says that the Armenian
    government in January 2004 endorsed a national programme of struggle
    against international trafficking for 2004-06. A total of 11,000
    dollars were allocated from the state budget for the implementation of
    the programme. The remaining funds will be allocated by foreign donor
    organizations.

    [Passage omitted: Armenia ratified UN conventions on transnational
    organized crime and human trafficking in 2003]
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