Trafficking in Persons Report 2009

Date: 06/16/2009 Description: Trafficking In Persons Report 2009 cover. © State Dept Image

Secretary Clinton (June 16, 2009): "The ninth annual Trafficking in Persons Report sheds light on the faces of modern-day slavery and on new facets of this global problem. The human trafficking phenomenon affects virtually every country, including the United States. In acknowledging America’s own struggle with modern-day slavery and slavery-related practices, we offer partnership. We call on every government to join us in working to build consensus and leverage resources to eliminate all forms of human trafficking." -Full Text

-Secretary's Op-Ed, Partnering Against Trafficking
Date: 06/16/2009 Description: Secretary Clinton holds copies of the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report and the Attorney General's Annual Report to Congress and Assessment of U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons as she gives remarks at the release of the report. © State Dept Image-Ambassador CdeBaca's Remarks

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The Report
The report is available in HTML format (below) and in PDF format as a single file [PDF: 22 MBGet Adobe Acrobat Reader]. Due to its large size, the PDF has been separated into sections for easier download: Introduction; Country Narratives: A-C, D-K, L-P, Q-Z/Special Cases; Relevant International Conventions. To view the PDF file, you will need to download, at no cost, the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

-Letter from Secretary
-Letter from Ambassador Luis CdeBaca
-Introduction
-Major Forms of Trafficking in Persons
-The Three P's: Punishment, Protection, Prevention
-Financial Crisis and Human Trafficking
-Topics of Special Interest
-Victims' Stories
-Global Law Enforcement Data
-Commendable Intiatives Around the World
-2009 TIP Report Heroes
-Tier Placements
-Maps
-U.S. Government Domestic Anti-Trafficking Efforts
-Country Narratives
-Country Narratives -- Countries A Through C
-Country Narratives -- Countries D Through K
-Country Narratives -- Countries L Through P
-Country Narratives -- Countries Q Through Z
-Special Cases
-Relevant International Conventions
-Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Minimum Standards for the Elimination of Trafficking in Persons
-Stopping Human Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation, and Abuse by International Peacekeepers
-Glossary of Acronyms
-PDF Version: Trafficking in Persons Report, June 2009 [21961 Kb]
-Introduction (PDF) [5159 Kb]
-Country Narratives: A-C (PDF) [4074 Kb]
-Country Narratives: D-K (PDF) [3889 Kb]
-Country Narratives: L-P (PDF) [4036 Kb]
-Country Narratives: Q-Z and Special Cases (PDF) [4012 Kb]
-Relevant International Conventions (PDF) [869 Kb]