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ASEC, CO
SUBJECT: COLOMBIA'S NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
REF: SECSTATE 132759
This report is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle
accordingly.
¶1. (SBU) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons
is human rights officer Carolyn Cooley, phone number (57-1)
315-2129, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 50 hours
preparing the report.
¶2. (SBU) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 23-27
of reftel.
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SUMMARY
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¶3. (SBU) During the reporting period, the Prosecutor
General's office (Fiscalia) opened 159 new trafficking in
persons investigations. Fifteen cases resulted in
convictions. The GOC launched the Anti-Trafficking
Operations Center (COAT) in June 2008 to track cases,
coordinate investigations, and facilitate victims services.
As a recognized international leader in anti-trafficking, the
GOC hosted visiting international delegations that studied
the COAT's best practices. The GOC also participated in
several international and bilateral conferences on
anti-trafficking. The GOC sponsored a successful public
awareness campaign on trafficking prevention that increased
utilization of the national anti-trafficking call center.
The GOC's interagency Committee for the Fight against
Trafficking in Persons initiated a program to engage local
governments at the municipal and departmental levels in the
fight against human trafficking. Ten departments issued
anti-trafficking decrees. End Summary.
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COLOMBIA'S TIP SITUATION
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23.A. (SBU) The following GOC ministries and institutions
provide information on trafficking in persons: the Ministry
of Interior and Justice (MININT), the Prosecutor General's
Office (Fiscalia), the Department of Administrative Security
(DAS), the interagency Committee for the Fight against
Trafficking in Persons (ICFTP), the Operational
Anti-Trafficking Center (COAT), and the National
Anti-Trafficking Call Center. The International Organization
for Migration (IOM) also maintains trafficking in persons
data.
(SBU) Despite advances in information sharing due to the
inter-agency ICFTP, data remains incomplete for two reasons.
First, gaps remain in coordinating the tracking of cases. For
example, an arrest made by the DAS for the crime of
trafficking may be later prosecuted by the Fiscalia as
organized crime, because trafficking cannot be proven in a
court. Second, victims may never report their case of
trafficking as a crime or feel comfortable passing their
personal information to the GOC offices involved.
(SBU) To further improve documentation of human trafficking,
IOM and the Fiscalia are developing a database, the
interagency Database Against Trafficking (RITRA), to track
and monitor inter-agency statistics on traffickers and
victims. The RITRA will be administered by the Fiscalia and
will contain data from the Fiscalia, DAS, Interpol, and the
Colombian National Police (CNP). Still, in 2008 there were
problems with the migration of inter-agency data, which has
slowed the launch of the database.
23.B. (SBU) Colombia is a significant source of trafficking
victims -- primarily women, but also some children --
destined for sexual exploitation, according to both GOC and
human rights organization reports. COAT's figures indicate
99 percent of all trafficking cases are women, with 82
percent of all cases linked to sexual exploitation. Some
Colombian men are also trafficked for forced labor. In the
past, DAS, which has responsibilities similar to the FBI,
estimated that between 45,000-50,000 Colombian women worked
as prostitutes overseas, with 2-10 victims departing the
country per day. DAS and human rights groups consider these
numbers impossible to verify.
(SBU) IOM reported no cases of internal trafficking in 2008,
whereas in the same time period the COAT investigated 19
possible cases of internal trafficking. The cases were
predominately for sexual exploitation (63 percent),
predominately women (63 percent), and predominately adults
(68 percent). Two cases involved members of indigenous
groups. Some human rights groups reported that internal
trafficking is worse in areas where terrorist and criminal
groups are active.
(SBU) Post has received some unconfirmed reports that human
traffickers use Colombia as a transit country for victims
from Ecuador, as well as other Andean countries. The COAT
investigated four specific cases dealing with victims in
transit from China.
(SBU) In 2008, the COAT and the national anti-trafficking
call center addressed cases of trafficking destined for (or
returning from) Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, Trinidad
and Tobago, Argentina, Guatemala, Germany, Hong Kong, Costa
Rica, El Salvador, Philippines, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Japan,
the United States, and Bolivia. IOM assisted 27 individuals
in 2008, 26 of whom were women. IOM recorded the following
countries of destination: Ecuador, Hong Kong, Argentina,
Trinidad and Tobago, Philippines, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama,
Curacao, and Dominican Republic. In 2008, no cases were
reported for the following countries, which have been noted
as destination countries in the past: Spain, Italy,
Portugal, the Netherlands, Thailand, Vietnam, Peru, Iran,
Jordan and Aruba.
(SBU) The internal armed conflict in Colombia has impacted
trafficking because it produces internally displaced persons,
who are more vulnerable to exploitation. Human rights groups
also report that children have been forcibly recruited into
terrorist or illegal groups.
23.C. (SBU) The majority of Colombia's victims are trafficked
into sexual exploitation, but the COAT also reported
individual cases of exploitation for begging, servile
marriage, child pornography, and servitude in 2008.
23.D. (SBU) Based on data collected, women tend to be most
vulnerable, especially women 18-30 years old. Groups most at
risk of being trafficked were displaced people, women in
rural areas, and people whose relatives were members of
criminal organizations. Post has received reports that
criminals in debt to their organizations will offer to
introduce traffickers to family members to facilitate
recruitment. Children are also vulnerable; 15 percent of the
cases investigated by the COAT in 2008 were for minors,
mostly girls.
23.E. (SBU) According to the IOM, recruiters are often
friends or even family members of the victims. IOM reports
Colombia has had one family-based crime group, which operated
between Colombia and Asia, but the majority of trafficking
organizations are large, organized crime syndicates.
Recruiters typically offer job opportunities abroad where the
victim is assured large income in a short time. The internet
is also being used to recruit victims. IOM has information
that travel agencies, both legal and illegal operations,
sometimes serve as a front for trafficking recruiters;
however, in general, recruitment takes place via a personal
connection or the internet.
(SBU) Typically victims use legal documents to travel.
Still, in some specific cases reported to the national
anti-trafficking call center, it appears some victims use
false personal documents.
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GOC ANTI-TIP EFFORTS
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24.A. (SBU) The GOC acknowledges that human trafficking is a
problem in Colombia and continues to develop laws and
strategies to confront the issue. As part of its efforts,
Colombia set up the ICFTP, a comprehensive inter-agency
program to coordinate the fight with international
organizations and human rights groups.
(SBU) The ICFTP opened the Operational Anti-Trafficking
Center (COAT) on June 27, 2008. The COAT's primary goals are
to reduce the number of persons trafficked, to improve
protection of victims' rights, and to dismantle criminal
trafficking networks. During the reporting period the COAT
coordinated 58 cases -- ensuring criminal investigation into
the cases as well as the provision of victims' services. The
COAT is regarded as a model program for the region. During
the rating period, commissions from Chile, Mexico, and Sweden
visited the center to review how other regional
anti-trafficking efforts might adopt best practices from the
project.
(SBU) As a recognized international leader in
anti-trafficking efforts, the GOC was asked to participate in
a Global Forum on Anti-Trafficking efforts in Vienna.
Interior Vice Minister Maria Isabel Neito Jaramillo spoke on
"Transnational Human Trafficking in Colombia and the Fight
against Criminal Networks." Her talk focused on Colombia's
political will to combat trafficking, the lessons learned in
targeting criminal networks, and the importance of
interagency cooperation. During the rating period, Colombia
also participated in other anti-trafficking conferences,
including bilateral conferences with Brazil, Spain, and
Mexico, and an international seminar on cyber-crimes against
minors held in Mexico.
(SBU) To enhance prevention efforts, the ICFTP worked to
encourage more active anti-trafficking efforts at the
departmental or municipal levels. Ten departments have
implemented anti-trafficking work plans by decree; seven
within the reporting period. The departments will work with
the local representatives of ICFTP member ministries to
ensure effective prevention, investigation, and to make sure
victims' services are available at the local level.
24.B. (SBU) The Government has six entities that work to
combat trafficking and to monitor prosecution, prevention and
victim protection: the MININT which presides over the ICFTP;
DAS, which houses the offices that monitor migration and
coordinate with INTERPOL; the Unit to Combat Trafficking in
Persons, Sexual Violence and Child Victims in the Fiscalia;
the Grupo Humanitas inside the Judicial Police section of the
CNP; the Family Welfare Institute (ICBF); and the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MFA). Fourteen agencies are members of the
ICFTP, which was established informally in 2003 and formally
launched in 2005: MININT, MFA, Ministry of Social Protection
(MSP), Ministry of Education, DAS, the CNP, the Fiscalia, the
Inspector General's Office (Procuraduria), the Office of the
Human Rights Ombudsman (Defensoria), Interpol, ICBF, the
Presidential Advisor for Equality of Women, The Ministry of
Defense organization FONDELIBERTAD, and the Special
Administrative Unit for Information and Financial Analysis
(UIAF).
24.C. (SBU) In 2008, the GOC spent approximately $150,000 to
launch the COAT. Despite progress, the GOC's efforts
continue to be hampered by limited resources, inadequate
victims' awareness, and lack of clarity among ministries as
to their role in the GOC's anti-trafficking efforts. The
COAT hosts inter-agency meetings at least monthly to clarify
different ministries' roles. It is also drafting a decree
that will codify each ministry's anti-trafficking and
victims' services responsibilities. Both IOM and the ICFTP
reported that the coordination of victims' assistance
improved after the COAT was launched in June 2008. For
example, on December 18 the GOC received notice from Ecuador
that it would be repatriating eight trafficking victims in a
few hours. The COAT coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, the Department of Narino, and IOM to provide
immediate, appropriate assistance to the victims.
(SBU) The GOC gives limited assistance to victims through
shelters, the MININT, the ICBF and the MSP. It also relies
heavily on human rights and international organizations to
help victims. Still, IOM and the ICFTP report that most
victims only want assistance in returning to their homes.
Only 12 of the 57 victims the COAT worked with in 2008
utilized the free victims services offered through a GOC-Hope
Foundation agreement.
(SBU) Some human rights organizations have reported in the
past that corruption of government officials is a problem --
for example, in some places it is not difficult to
fraudulently obtain authentic documents to conceal a victim's
identity for purpose of travel -- but none considered
government corruption to be endemic. IOM reported rumors
during the reporting period of one government official who
was fired for allegedly being part of a trafficking network.
24.D. (SBU) The ICFTP, by law, must prepare reports to
Congress. It produces an annual report which evaluates the
activities of each member ministry's anti-trafficking efforts
and outlines current trafficking trends. In 2008, it
released a separate report on its work at the departmental
level. The national anti-trafficking call center releases a
quarterly statistical report. Other ministries (DAS, MININT
and Humanitas) have produced reports in the past on their
work to combat trafficking. The ICFTP and IOM expect the new
RITRA system to help in identifying trafficking trends.
Other ministries and agencies who do not produce public
reports, like the Fiscalia and DAS, regularly share their
data with international organizations and Post.
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INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS
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25.A (SBU) No new laws were enacted during the reporting
period. Law 985, passed on August 26, 2005, is entitled "For
which measures are adopted against trafficking in persons and
norms for the attention and protections of victims of the
same," and prohibits trafficking for any economic or other
benefit, such as sexual exploitation, prostitution, work or
other forced services, slavery or practices analogous to
slavery, forced servitude, exploitation through mendicancy,
servile marriage, the extraction of organs, sexual tourism,
or any other form of exploitation. The law prohibits
internal and transnational trafficking. The law covers the
full scope of trafficking crimes and is being implemented.
Other laws still in effect that punish trafficking in persons
include:
-- Law 599 of 2000, which creates penalties for trafficking
for purposes of prostitution equivalent to those for rape and
sexual assault (penalties of 6 to 8 years in prison and fines
of up to 100 times the monthly minimum wage).
-- Law 747 of July 2002, which broadens the definition of
trafficking in persons and provides for prison sentences
between ten and 15 years and fines up to 1,000 times the
monthly minimum wage. According to this law, forcing someone
into prostitution is punishable by 5 to 9 years in prison and
a fine of up to 500 times the monthly minimum wage. These
penalties can be increased by up to one-half if the victim is
under 14 years of age, if the criminal planned to take the
victim out of the country, or if the criminal is a family
member. Penalties are also increased by one-third if the
victim is under 18 years of age. Child pornography in any
form is also criminalized with punishment of up to ten years
in prison and a fine of up to 1,000 times the monthly minimum
salary. These penalties increase by half if the minor is 12
years or younger.
-- Law 890 of 2004, which entered into force on January 1,
2005, further increases the penalties from both Law 599 and
Law 747 to 13 to 23 years in prison and fines of up to 1,500
times the monthly minimum wage. These penalties can increase
by up to one-third if aggravated circumstances exist, such as
if the victim is a minor (less than 18 years of age), the
victim is mentally challenged, or if the trafficker is a
family member or public servant. If the victim is under 12
years of age, the penalty increases by half. Additional
charges of illegal detention, violation of the right to work
in dignified conditions, and violation of personal freedom
can be charged.
-- Article 219 of the Colombian Criminal Code of 2000
prohibits organizing or facilitating sexual tourism and
provides penalties of three to eight years' imprisonment.
Colombia has also ratified the following international
instruments:
-- The ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labor,
on January 15, 2005;
-- ILO Convention Number 29, in 1969;
-- ILO Convention 105, in 1963;
-- The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of
the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution, and
Child Pornography, in
November 2003; and,
-- The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking
in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the
UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, in
August 2004.
-- The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination
of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, in 2006.
25.B. (SBU) Punishment of sex trafficking offenses is covered
in
paragraph 25.A.
25.C. (SBU) Punishment of labor trafficking offenses is
covered in
paragraph 25.A.
25.D. (SBU) In 2000, Law 599 (see paragraph. 25.A) made the
punishments for trafficking for purposes of prostitution
equivalent to those for rape and sexual assault.
25.E. (SBU) The government actively investigates trafficking
cases. When information is passed regarding a possible case
of trafficking in persons, it is analyzed according to
investigation protocols under the direction and coordination
of the Fiscalia. The CNP, DAS, and INTERPOL, which have
units dedicated to investigating trafficking in persons
crimes, take the lead in such investigations. Still, victims
are frequently unwilling to bring their case to the justice
system either out of fear or for lack of awareness that they
suffered a crime. Most trafficking cases never see
prosecution or investigation due to victims failing to report
the crime once they have escaped. Of the 10,115 calls
received by the national anti-trafficking call center, 6.7
percent were directly related to trafficking. Of these, 38
were passed to the CNP to initiate investigations. During
the reporting period, the Fiscalia reported 159 new
investigations (29 under the old legal system, and 130 under
the new oral accusatory system). There were 25 arrests and
preventive detentions of individuals awaiting trial. The
Fiscalia reported 16 convictions during the reporting period
for trafficking in persons crimes; sentences ranged from 4.5
to 14 years with the average sentence being 7 years 10
months. Prosecutions were conducted under the laws described
in 25.A.
25.F. (SBU) The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), through
an agreement with the MININT, provided training to public
prosecutors on trafficking issues.
25.G. (SBU) The GOC cooperates with other governments in the
investigation and prosecution of trafficking in persons. The
GOC cooperates with host country governments where it has
embassies and when victims of trafficking are identified and
request repatriation. Fiscalia and DAS/INTERPOL offices work
with their counterparts in other countries to conduct
investigations. The MFA, Fiscalia, and DAS worked with
Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, United States,
Philippines, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Singapore,
Japan, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela on the
investigation of trafficking or the return of a trafficked
individual during the reporting period.
25.H. (SBU) The GOC can extradite persons -- Colombian or
foreign -- charged with trafficking in other countries.
However, there were no extraditions for persons charged with
trafficking in the reporting period, and nor were any
extradition requests received.
25.I. (SBU) Government officials neither facilitate nor
condone trafficking in any official capacity.
25.J. (SBU) The GOC investigates cases of corruption brought
to its attention. Neither the DAS nor the Fiscalia has
received any information about the involvement, or possible
involvement, of government officials in trafficking in
persons. IOM reported rumors that a government official was
suspected of working with a human trafficking ring and was
fired during the reporting period. No government officials
have been prosecuted for involvement in trafficking or
trafficking-related corruption.
25.K. (SBU) Prostitution by adults is not considered a crime
in Colombia, but the activities of pimps and other enforcers
are criminalized. The legal minimum age for prostitution is
18 years. Prostitution is permitted in so-called "tolerance
zones" in various cities. In these areas, the Institute of
Urban Development monitors establishments of prostitution.
The operation of prostitution establishments is monitored and
operating without a license is severely punished.
25.L. (SBU) Colombian troops serve in the Multinational Force
and Observers in the Sinai peninsula. There were no reports
of trafficking by any Colombian forces deployed abroad.
25.M. (SBU) A new law that would provide for life
imprisonment for convicted pedophiles is before Congress.
The Colombian Penal Code of 2000 prohibits organizing or
facilitating sexual tourism and provides penalties of three
to eight years' imprisonment. The Penal Code does not have
extraterritorial coverage. The Penal Code does not
differentiate between sexual tourism for the purpose of
relations with children or adults.
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PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS
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26.A. (SBU) The government provides protection to victims and
witnesses through the Fiscalia. The program is activated
when (a) a victim or witness files charges (i.e., they submit
a complaint to a competent legal authority) against an
alleged trafficker, and (b) after an investigation, the
complaint is found to have enough merit to warrant the
Fiscalia bringing criminal charges against the alleged
trafficker. The program includes provision of secure housing
and an economic stipend for the victim or witness. As
agreement for participation in the program, the victim or
witness must agree not to leave the housing where they have
been placed. The GOC does not provide shelter directly to
trafficking victims, but it does help victims find housing.
The GOC relies on international and local human rights
organizations, such as IOM and the Hope Foundation, for most
victims services.
26.B. (SBU) The COAT opened in June 2008 and serves as a
central repository of assistance information,
anti-trafficking programming, and a call-center for
trafficking assistance and prevention. Through agreements
with human rights organizations, the COAT will direct victims
to appropriate victims' service centers. Foreign victims
have the same access to care as domestic victims. In both
domestic and international cases, MININT is responsible for
providing safe passage for victims to return to their homes,
lodging if needed, medical and psychological attention,
access to financial and employment assistance, and
information and legal support for the entire judicial
process. The ICBF provides legal, medical, and psychological
services for child victims in Colombia. MININT maintains a
close relationship with the Hope and Rebirth Foundations,
because victims often prefer to approach a private
organization rather than a government office. Still, the GOC
and IOM report that most victims only request assistance in
returning to their homes; only 12 victims utilized the Hope
Foundation's victims' services, which are offered to all
victims identified by the GOC.
26.C. (SBU) MININT is responsible for providing safe passage
for victims to return to their homes, lodging if needed,
medical and psychological attention, access to financial and
employment assistance, and information and legal support for
the entire judicial process. The GOC also signed an
agreement to provide 40,000 USD from the national budget to
provide emergency assistance to victims through partner human
rights organizations.
26.D. (SBU) Since Colombia is primarily a source and transit
country, there is no demand for provision of temporary or
permanent residency status or relief from deportation.
26.E. (SBU) The Fiscalia provides protection and housing to
witnesses (see paragraph 26.A).
26.F. (SBU) The GOC does not detain or arrest victims.
Identified victims are referred to the COAT to receive
appropriate assistance from the member ministries and
offices.
26.G. (SBU) According to both the GOC and IOM, many victims,
though referred to the appropriate authority for their case,
did not formally report their cases to the GOC. This made it
difficult to assess the numbers of victims.
(SBU) The national anti-trafficking call center, established
by IOM, and handed over to the GOC in 2007, received 10,115
calls during the reporting period, of which 675 (6.7 percent)
were directly related to trafficking. Many of those were
calls requesting input on foreign job offers and were
primarily preventive in nature. Thirty-eight cases were
referred to the CNP to initiate investigations.
(SBU) The Defensoria developed an early warning alert system
similar to those for displacement to focus on vulnerable
areas for trafficking -- this project referred two cases to
the COAT.
(SBU) The COAT coordinated investigation and victims services
for 58 cases of internal and external trafficking from its
opening in June 2008 to December 2008. Only 12 of the 58
victims took advantage of the Hope Foundation's victims'
services program. IOM reports that victims frequently only
request assistance returning home and do not wish to access
additional victims' services.
(SBU) IOM reported 27 victims in 2008.
26.H. (SBU) The Government did not have a mechanism in place
to screen for trafficking victims amongst legalized
prostitution establishments.
26.I. (SBU) Victims rights are respected and victims are not
detained or jailed. Victims are not prosecuted or fined for
violations of other laws, such as prostitution.
26.J. (SBU) The GOC encourages victims to assist in the
investigation and prosecution of trafficking. According to
the Fiscalia, no victims participated in investigations and
prosecutions during the reporting period. The right of
victims to seek civil action against their traffickers is not
impeded. The COAT serves as a centralized access point to
justice for victims. Still, many victims, fearing for their
own safety or that of their families, are often reluctant to
come forward. Colombia does not have a victim restitution
program, but human rights organizations have programs to help
victims reintegrate into society.
26.K. (SBU) UNODC, through an agreement with the Ministry of
Interior and Justice, provided training to public prosecutors
on trafficking issues. In 2008, the MFA, UNODC, and IOM
developed trafficking informational materials that outlined
GOC responsibilities for Colombian embassies and consulates
abroad. Overseas, Colombian consulates are supposed to
provide legal and social assistance to Colombian citizens in
need, including victims of trafficking. The GOC has
contracted legal advisors and social workers to help support
Colombians abroad. However, this type of assistance can only
be provided in consular districts with at least 10,000
resident Colombians. The assistance of the MFA and an
Embassy begins the moment information is provided by a family
member or friend in Colombia or the victim gets in touch with
the Embassy. The Embassy then coordinates with host
government authorities to provide immediate protection. The
MFA assisted 22 trafficking victims abroad in 2008.
26.L. (SBU) Please see paragraph 26.B.
26.M. (SBU) The principal organizations that work with
victims of trafficking are IOM, the Hope Foundation, and the
Rebirth Foundation. The level of cooperation received by the
organizations from the GOC is excellent, with only minor
operational difficulties on joint projects noted by some
human rights organizations. IOM and Hope Foundation have
provided short-term assistance to trafficking victims,
including repatriation assistance, educational information,
social support, and counseling. IOM also provided victims
with job training and employment opportunities through
various programs, and helped victims obtain medical and
psychological care. The Rebirth Foundation continues to
contribute to the eradication of the sexual exploitation of
children and adolescents. Its current activities include
outreach work, education, health care and activity-based
workshops in a variety of areas, as well as long-term
shelters which help to adapt children to the routines of
living in a house with others. Vocational skills,
educational training, and therapy are also provided.
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PREVENTION
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27.A. (SBU) In mid 2008, the GOC launched an education
campaign called "The Next Victim Could be You." The campaign
included TV commercials, radio spots, and print ads featuring
popular television personality Pirry. Pirry also narrated a
moving documentary on human trafficking that dramatically
increased calls to the national anti-trafficking call center.
The campaign will continue in 2009. The GOC, IOM, and some
human rights organizations hosted anti-trafficking websites
with public information on what services were available to
victims of trafficking (including the sites
www.tratadepersonas.gov.co). In 2007 and 2008, the GOC
conducted campaigns targeting the tourism industries in 23
Colombian cities. The campaigns provided information on
commercial sexual exploitation and provided local resources
for support.
27.B. (SBU) Since Colombia is primarily a source or transit
country, officials are more sensitized in detecting potential
victims who are departing rather than arriving. The Hope
Foundation has continued to aggressively target airport
officials and related travel companies to raise sensitivity
about trafficking victims. In 2008, the UIAF launched a new
methodology for tracking financial movements that can
identify some human trafficking networks.
27.C. (SBU) The mechanism for GOC coordination is the ICFTP.
The MININT presides over the ICFTP. Fourteen agencies are
members: MININT, MFA, Ministry of Social Protection (MSP),
Ministry of Education, DAS, the CNP, the Fiscalia, the
Procuraduria, the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman
(Defensoria), Interpol, ICBF, the Presidential Advisor for
Equality of Women, The Ministry of Defense organization
FONDELIBERTAD, and the Special Administrative Unit for
Information and Financial Analysis. The ICFTP works closely
with IOM and the Hope and Rebirth Foundations.
27.D. (SBU) Law 985 establishes the responsibility of the
ICFTP to create a national action plan to address trafficking
in persons. The fourteen member agencies of the ICFTP (see
paragraph. 27.C) developed the plan with participation of
civil society and human rights organizations. The ICFTP
worked to integrate anti-trafficking issues into the National
Plan of Development (2007-2010), including anti-trafficking
language in the National Strategy Against the Prevention and
Eradication of the Worst Forms of Child Labor, and is working
at regional levels to include anti-trafficking issues in
local development plans.
27.E. (SBU) In 2007 and 2008, the GOC conducted targeted
campaigns to the tourism industries in 23 Colombian cities.
The campaigns provided information on commercial sexual
exploitation and provided local resources for support.
27.F. (SBU) The current maximum penalty for any crime in
Colombia is 60 years. A bill that would increase prison time
for convicted pedophiles -- up to life imprisonment -- is
currently before Congress. The Colombian Penal Code of 2000
prohibits organizing or facilitating sexual tourism and
provides penalties of three to eight years' imprisonment.
The Penal Code does not have extraterritorial coverage. The
Penal Code does not differentiate between sexual tourism for
the purpose of relations with children or adults.
27.G. (SBU) Not applicable to Colombia.
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