{"id":11296,"date":"2022-07-29T16:48:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T16:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/seychelles-judiciary-appeals-for-greater-efforts-to-combat-human-trafficking"},"modified":"2022-07-29T17:22:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T17:22:17","slug":"seychelles-judiciary-appeals-for-greater-efforts-to-combat-human-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/seychelles-judiciary-appeals-for-greater-efforts-to-combat-human-trafficking","title":{"rendered":"Seychelles\u2019 judiciary appeals for greater efforts to combat human trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span>The Seychelles\u2019 judiciary is appealing for continued efforts to combat instances of human trafficking in the country, even if it has a very low incidence in the island nation\u2019s jurisdiction.<\/b><\/p>\n

The judiciary launched the appeal to mark the United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons, marked on 30 July.<\/p>\n

Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, is highly dependent on foreign workers, especially in construction, agriculture, and other sector works involving manual labour.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the country, with a population of 99,000 people, has recorded instances of human trafficking and breaching of labour laws take place in foreign employment cases in these sectors.<\/p>\n

In a communique, Chief Justice Rony Govinden said that although there are few cases of trafficking in humans, \u201cthe Seychelles courts would apply the rule of law fairly and adequately in all human trafficking cases when these values are broken and when human rights are breached in this way\u201d.<\/p>\n

Figures from the judiciary show that from 2016 until 2021, eight human trafficking cases were filed with convictions before the Supreme Court \u2013 with two cases, which were filed in 2021, currently pending trial.<\/p>\n

The most recent being Vincent Samson who was sentenced on July 11, 2022, in an aggravated human trafficking and trafficking in persons case.<\/p>\n

The courts found that he was guilty of the first and was sentenced to 15 years\u2019 imprisonment, and 10 years for the second, both of which will run concurrently.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sentences handed down by the courts in these cases also validate Seychelles\u2019 willingness to take a strong stance against human trafficking,\u201d said Govinden.<\/p>\n

However, Govinden also said that it was up to \u201cthe continued coordinated efforts of law enforcement, the criminal justice systems and others in leveraging technology in their responses,\u201d to eradicate human trafficking.<\/p>\n

This includes \u201caiding investigations to shed light on trafficking networks; enhancing prosecutions through digital evidence to alleviate the situation of victims in criminal proceedings; and providing support services to survivors,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith combined efforts of monitoring, reporting, and following due process through the rule of law, Seychelles demonstrates that human rights violations are taken very seriously in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Constitution of Seychelles include the rights to dignity of the person and freedom from slavery and forced or compulsory labour, set out in Articles 16 and 17 of the Constitution respectively. Together with the rights to shelter, healthcare, a safe environment, movement, as well as the right to privacy, the Constitution also guarantees the right to equal protection under the law.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough these constitutional guarantees, the courts mete out sanctions to traffickers to ensure that justice is served in good measure in cases of human trafficking brought before it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Seychelles. The Seychelles\u2019 judiciary is appealing for continued efforts to combat instances of human trafficking in the country, even if it has a very low incidence in the island nation\u2019s jurisdiction. The judiciary launched the appeal to mark the United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons, marked on 30 July. 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