SEX slaves trafficked into Australia should be given visas on humanitarian grounds even if they are unable to help police prosecute the people responsible for bringing them into the country, according to a new report.
The recommendation from the Australian Institute of Criminology comes after The Sun-Herald revealed that a government summit had been convened to fight trafficking in sex slaves and that $20 million a year had been put aside to fight the crime...
A multi-agency program to tackle people trafficking was launched in 2004 and has supported 107 people so far, 65 per cent of whom were Thai nationals. The Australian Federal Police has undertaken more than 150 investigations in that time.
Compassion urged for sex slaves
July 27, 2008
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