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State under Review
Recommendation
CEDAW welcomed the establishment of the Inter-Ministry Committee on Trafficking in Persons and the Trafficking in Persons Task Force. It remained concerned, however, about the low number of trafficking cases brought before the courts and the lack of research on trends in and the extent of trafficking in women and girls in the country. The Committee recommended intensifying the enforcement of the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention and Suppression) Act 2008, increasing the financial resources of the programmes of the Inter-Ministry Committee and Task Force and accelerating the establishment of a secretariat to deal with trafficking in persons. It also recommended building the capacity of the judiciary, law enforcement officers, border police, social workers and health-care professionals for the identification and early referral of women and girls who were victims of trafficking. The Special Rapporteur on violence against women made a similar recommendation. [Para 24]
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