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Forced to beg on the streets of Senegal

In the West African country of Senegal, the most common form of human trafficking among children is forced begging.
Alline Pedra, a Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), is working with authorities…

In the West African country of Senegal, the most common form of human trafficking among children is forced begging.

Alline Pedra, a Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), is working with authorities in Senegal on procedures to prevent, investigate and prosecute cases of human trafficking.

UNODC’s Louise Potterton spoke to the anti-human trafficking expert for UN News.

Ms. Pedra began by explaining why children were being victimized.


This content originally appeared on UN News and was authored by UN News/ Louise Potterton.


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