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U.S.-Funded Program Advances Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking in Nigeria

Lagos––From March 9-10, Nigerian judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials participated in a U.S.-funded retreat in Lagos focused on improving the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking cases. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and implemented by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, ...
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By | 10 March, 2021 | Topics: Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: , ,

U.S. Reaffirms Commitment to Preventing Gender-based Violence

Abuja – On Monday November 26, the U.S. Embassy, in partnership with Media Campaign against Human Trafficking (MeCAHT), held multiple events to mark the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women’ and the beginning of ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence’. The event started with a walk from the International Conference ...
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By | 26 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: , , ,

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, flanked by Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump and the ten 2018 'TIP Report Heroes', delivers remarks on the release of the State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons report at the U.S. Department of State on June 28, 2018. (State Department photo/ Public Domain)

Remarks at the 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report Launch Ceremony

MS JOHNSTONE: Hello, and welcome to the Department of State. My name is Kari Johnstone and I’m the acting director for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Thank you all for joining us today to mark the release of the 18th annual Trafficking in Persons or TIP Report. It is an honor to ...
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By | 2 July, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, News, President of the United States, Reports, Speeches, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: , , , ,

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