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8 INSTANCES OF TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN REGISTERED IN ARMENIA SINCE 2008
arminfo
Tuesday, November 20, 16:33
8 instances of trafficking in children have been registered in Armenia
since 2008, Coordinator of People In Need Czech NGO Tatevik Bezhanyan
told journalists on Tuesday.
She said that 6 girls and 5 boys were involved in the cases, with the
girls subjected to sexual violence and the boys forced to beg. "All
of the children were from poor families, the boys were from boarding
schools," Bezhanyan said.
One of the cases was registered in Turkey, one more in Russia. All of
the cases have been investigated, 4 of them have already been closed,
with those guilty (pimps) sentenced to different terms in jail.
According to Bezhnyan, in Armenia a person accused of trafficking in
children can be sent to jail for 7-10 years.
arminfo
Tuesday, November 20, 16:33
8 instances of trafficking in children have been registered in Armenia
since 2008, Coordinator of People In Need Czech NGO Tatevik Bezhanyan
told journalists on Tuesday.
She said that 6 girls and 5 boys were involved in the cases, with the
girls subjected to sexual violence and the boys forced to beg. "All
of the children were from poor families, the boys were from boarding
schools," Bezhanyan said.
One of the cases was registered in Turkey, one more in Russia. All of
the cases have been investigated, 4 of them have already been closed,
with those guilty (pimps) sentenced to different terms in jail.
According to Bezhnyan, in Armenia a person accused of trafficking in
children can be sent to jail for 7-10 years.