{"id":21190,"date":"2024-07-08T17:04:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T17:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21190"},"modified":"2024-07-08T17:05:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T17:05:04","slug":"guyana-observes-national-human-trafficking-month-with-awareness-and-support-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-observes-national-human-trafficking-month-with-awareness-and-support-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Observes National Human Trafficking Month with Awareness and Support Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In recognition of July as National Human Trafficking Month, Guyana is intensifying its efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) through a series of awareness campaigns and support initiatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the month, a range of activities are planned to raise awareness about human trafficking and provide support to victims. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tanisha Williams-Corbin, Coordinator of the Countering Trafficking in Persons Unit at the Ministry of Human Services, highlighted some of the upcoming events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include the &#8220;TIP in the Streets&#8221; campaign on July 11-12 and a &#8220;TIP Blu&#8217; Craze&#8221; awareness campaign at Stabroek Market Square on July 12. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, there will be a Survivors Recognition Day on July 18, a fitness walk on July 19, and a Football Competition Funday with a concert on July 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May, Guyana enacted the new Combating of Trafficking in Persons Law, which defines 11 forms of human trafficking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frontline workers, including police officers, nurses, and GGMC workers, will undergo extensive training on this legislation to enhance their ability to combat trafficking effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The theme for this year&#8217;s Human Trafficking Month is &#8220;Forging Connections to expand services to victims of human trafficking,&#8221; emphasizing the importance of community and institutional support for victims. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Citizens are encouraged to report any suspicious activities related to human trafficking to the Trafficking in Persons Unit at 227-4083 or 624-0079.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first quarter of 2024, the Guyana Police Force&#8217;s Trafficking in Persons Unit investigated seven cases, screening and interviewing 159 alleged victims. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One individual was formally charged and brought before the court for trafficking in persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana continues to strengthen its efforts against human trafficking, initiatives like National Human Trafficking Month play a crucial role in raising awareness, supporting victims, and fostering community resilience against this pervasive crime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recognition of July as National Human Trafficking Month, Guyana is intensifying its efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) through a series of awareness campaigns and support initiatives. Throughout&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21191,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21192,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21190\/revisions\/21192"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}