All adults involved with child trafficking in Haiti released with no charges

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Two civil society organizations concerned with human trafficking denounced the release of individuals involved in the sex-trafficking operation, that freed 31 girls being held at the Kaliko Beach Club last month.

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Foreign participants in the trafficking were not even held or arrested according to numerous accounts. Of the nine Haitian nationals who were arrested, by Wednesday, March 15, 2017, none were still in police custody. Many civil society organizations across different sectors have expressed outrage since learning of the sting, that freed 31 girls, of at least, 14 minors, and the lack of justice which ensued

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In the CNLTP statement, Director Thélot expressed his dismay by the release of the traffickers without having been judged in advance and called for the opening of a parliamentary investigation to clarify the circumstances in which these people were released.

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It was also recalled in the release that Haiti is very vulnerable to human trafficking and that more efforts must be made to protect the vulnerable people. “This is an issue that should be among the priorities of the next government,” he added.

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