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 //﻿ // Victims of Human Trafficking by the Head of the European Commission Representation in Cyprus Ms Androulla Kaminara Women and girls are the most prevalent subjects of human trafficking at 98% of cases being female - usually for sexual exploitation. Trafficking is usually hidden behind prostitution or immigration. In March 2010, the European Commission proposed a new directive on human trafficking, with stricter laws and penalties against trafficking. Interview: Sophia Hadjipapa-Gee Sophia Hadjipapa-Gee is the former secretary of the Chamber of Fine Arts in Cyprus and the current Vice Chair of the Arts Department of the European University. She works in New York City to educate people through art about human trafficking and sexual abuse of women in Cyprus. She uses a doll to display the women that arrive in Cyprus with high hopes, but are only subjected to rape and abuse. It is called the "gain chain", a name used in Cyprus for human trafficking. **Artifacts:** media type="youtube" key="257a_maL4Uw" width="425" height="350"  Commercials like this are popular in Cyprus, discouraging human trafficking. Most commercials feature women. Despite that organizations work hard to bring attention to the issue of human trafficking, the Cypriot government does not acknowledge their problem. Cyprus The U.S. Department of State listed the following as problems reported in Cyprus: violence against women and human trafficking, along with police abuse. Prisoners who were trafficked illegally into Cyprus were reportedly sexually assaulted in their cells by police men. CYPRUS (TIER 2) (Extracted from U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June 2009) Cyprus is a destination country for a large number of women from Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Russia, Latin America, and the Philippines trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. Recent trends indicate an increasing number of women trafficked to Cyprus from Latin America, Morocco, and Syria. Source countries for identified victims in 2008 include the Dominican Republic, Romania, Moldova, the Philippines, Uzbekistan, Syria, Russia, and Ukraine. These women arrive in Cyprus under "artiste" work permits to work in cabaret. The Government of Cyprus does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.
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