Liberia: The Human Trafficking

editorial

RECENTLY, THE U.S. Department of State released its 2014 Trafficking in Person (TIP) report on Liberia. In its report, the State Department praised Liberia for making substantial progress in combatting human trafficking although it says more work still needs to be done.

THE REPORT DISCLOSED that the Government of Liberia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but that it is making significant efforts to do so. It also praised Liberia for an increased number of investigations and prosecutions of alleged trafficking offenses, and convictions of foreign traffickers compared to the previous reporting period.

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