Leaving the past behind?

While many victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation are assisted within the numerous anti-trafficking programmes developed in countries of destination and origin, an increasingly noted trend has been that many identified victims decline the assistance offered to them.

Against the Odds

2006 marked a turning point in Palestinian politics. Hamas won the legislative elections and pushed Fatah out of government. The international sanctions of the Hamas government and Israel’s decision to withhold Palestinian tax revenues led to a fiscal crisis in the Palestinian National Authority. A bankrupt Hamas government was unable to pay salaries to public employees.