INTERPOL's Vulnerable Communities sub-directorate. Committed to fighting: 🔴 Crimes against children 🔴 Human trafficking 🔴 People smuggling
Joined November 2013
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INTERPOL 🌐 Vulnerable Communities retweeted
Day 4 at #CCPCJ35
Using technology can help identify trafficking victims early and make investigations and prosecutions stronger.
Behind every scam centre is a human story and justice means protecting those exploited.
Final discussions conclude tomorrow.
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#CCPCJ35 - Project TURQUESA, co‑implemented with @UNODC, continues to support countries in the Americas and the Caribbean in combating human trafficking and migrant smuggling by strengthening cooperation between LEAs and the judiciary. Grateful to @GAC_Corporate for phase II.
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This May, officers from West and Central Africa joined forces and exchanged expertise in a successful 3 day case coordination meeting on human trafficking for the purpose of fraudulent schemes 🌍
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More than 1 in 5 children in Colombia were subjected to technolog-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse in just one year.
This abuse is often dismissed and hidden. Yet its impact is profound.
Read more about the new #DisruptingHarm research: safeonline.global/colombia-e…
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New #DisruptingHarm research shows that technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse is often hidden, normalized, and frequently carried out by someone the child already knows.
Explore the research here➡️ safeonline.global/montenegro…
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INTERPOL 🌐 Vulnerable Communities retweeted
Apr 22
INTERPOL was pleased to support this joint action against human trafficking.
Another strong example of international cooperation leading to concrete results, with 5 arrests and 8 victims identified.
Apr 22
🔹5 detenidos en #Madrid
🔹8 víctimas identificadas
🔹2 registros
🔹11.000 € intervenidos
Integraban una organización criminal dedicada a la explotación sexual de mujeres en viviendas de alquiler
Operación conjunta de @policia con @PoliciaColombia y la colaboración de @INTERPOL_HQ y la #ONG @ourrescue
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In just one year, 1 in 5 children in Brazil experienced technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse.
New #DisruptingHarm research calls for greater focus on perpetrator behaviour, platform safety, and stronger protection systems.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4beRoiG
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INTERPOL is pleased to support #SaferInternetDay, a global campaign helping people build safer and more responsible digital habits.
Learn more 🔗 ➡️ better-internet-for-kids.eur…
#SID #SID2026 #BIK
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INTERPOL 🌐 Vulnerable Communities retweeted
Jan 26
🚨 Global operation safeguards 4,400 potential trafficking victims, detects 13,000 irregular migrants
Operation Liberterra III saw the arrest of 3,744 suspects, including more than 1,800 for human trafficking and migrant smuggling offences, based on initial reporting from participating countries.
During the operation across 119 countries, law enforcement agencies mobilized more than 14,000 officers, conducting hotspot surveillance and targeted raids, as well as reinforced border controls.
Authorities opened more than 720 new investigations, many of which are ongoing.
Major findings include:
🔵Trafficking-fueled scam schemes remain a serious concern in Asia and Africa, but improved intelligence, detection and screening mechanisms are resulting in more arrests and hundreds of victims being repatriated.
🔵 While sexual exploitation remains highly reported, forced labour and forced criminality are increasing, with domestic servitude and organ removal also detected.
🔵 Cases involving victims from the Americas and Asia in Africa point to changing trafficking dynamics, contrasting with historically observed patterns of African victims being trafficked abroad.
🔵 Migration patterns in the Americas have largely reversed, with South American nationals now travelling southward through Central America.
🔵There is continued pressure along Atlantic and Mediterranean maritime routes, particularly from West and North Africa toward Europe.
🔵 Authorities are increasingly using online monitoring to detect and track trafficking and smuggling networks.
🔵 Human trafficking and migrant smuggling continue to be closely linked to crimes such as document fraud, money laundering and drug trafficking.
🔗Read more: interpol.int/News-and-Events…
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INTERPOL 🌐 Vulnerable Communities retweeted
Jan 30
14,000 officers across 119 countries working together
🔵 3,744 suspects arrested
🔵 720 investigations opened
🔵 4,400 potential victims protected
🔵 13,000 irregular migrants identified
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18 Dec 2025
🌐 On #InternationalMigrantsDay we reaffirm our commitment to combating criminal networks exploiting migrants.
Through cooperation, intelligence‑sharing & operational support, @INTERPOL_HQ disrupts networks and protects lives 👮♂️🤝👮♀️
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10 Dec 2025
Opening the 13th INTERPOL Global Conference on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling, we emphasized the growing overlap between trafficking, smuggling and other forms of organized crime.
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INTERPOL 🌐 Vulnerable Communities retweeted
6 Sep 2025
To mark the International Day of Police Cooperation, INTERPOL’s headquarters is lit up in blue🔵
ALT INTERPOL’s headquarters in Lyon France lit up in blue to celebrate the International Day of Police Cooperation
ALT INTERPOL’s headquarters in Lyon France lit up in blue to celebrate the International Day of Police Cooperation
ALT INTERPOL’s headquarters in Lyon France lit up in blue to celebrate the International Day of Police Cooperation
6 Sep 2025
The International Day of Police Cooperation (7 September) is a reminder of a simple but profound truth: behind every badge, behind every investigation, behind every operation, there are men and women who dedicate their lives to protecting others.
Today’s criminals are more agile, more connected, and more ruthless than ever before. Human traffickers prey on the vulnerable. Drug cartels poison our streets and our children. Cybercriminals hide behind screens, stealing identities and holding hospitals, schools and businesses hostage.
Emerging threats—deepfakes, online grooming, AI-driven fraud—are now part of our daily reality.
And yet, every single day, police officers stand as the first line of defence. They patrol our neighbourhoods, dismantle criminal networks, comfort victims, and they put themselves at risk to keep families safe. They serve not for glory or recognition, but out of a deep sense of duty to their communities.
This year’s theme, “ICT and AI in policing”, is not just about technology. It’s about making sure the men and women on the front lines have the tools and training they need to face the challenges of tomorrow.
INTERPOL exists to support and connect our 196 member countries, to help join the dots that criminals hope will stay hidden, and to make sure that no officer, no community, no nation stands alone in this fight.
International police cooperation is not an abstract concept. It is what allows a child to be rescued from exploitation, a shipment of deadly drugs to be intercepted, a cyberattack to be stopped before it cripples a hospital. It is what turns the courage of individual officers into a global force for good.
Our mission goes beyond crime and punishment. It is about protecting families, safeguarding economies, and preserving the very fabric of societies around the world.
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This week, we gathered law enforcement from 13 North & West African countries🌍and 6 private & tech companies to foster cooperation against human trafficking and migrant smuggling. The EU-funded 🇪🇺 Himaya project leverages public-private efforts to dismantle criminal networks🤝
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The @INTERPOL_HQ THB West Africa project joint forces again with project Himaya for this fruitful and important initiative in support of our member countries 🙌
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The webinar organized by the @EU_Commission-@INTERPOL_HQ Himaya project gathered 150 law enforcement representatives and was dedicated to fight cyber enabled Human trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants 🖥️👮👮♂️👮♀️
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INTERPOL 🌐 Vulnerable Communities retweeted
30 Jul 2025
On this World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, it’s important to remember that:
🔵 Human trafficking is a complex crime that takes many forms: sexual exploitation, forced labour and even organ removal, each presenting unique challenges for an effective law enforcement response.
🔵 Traffickers use different methods to recruit victims. A recent INTERPOL report showed how human trafficking-fueled scam centres have expanded their global footprint. As of March 2025, victims from 66 countries were trafficked into online scam centres, with no continent left untouched.
🔵 While human trafficking and migrant smuggling are distinct crimes, they can be linked. Migrant smugglers exploit people seeking better lives and can use their desperation as an entry point for trafficking.
At INTERPOL, we are committed to protecting victims and bringing to justice those responsible for these crimes which exploit the most vulnerable members of our society.
#EndHumanTrafficking
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30 Jul 2025
Human trafficking is Organized Crime – End the Exploitation
The campaign of our colleagues @UNODC highlights the vital role of law enforcement & the criminal justice system in dismantling organized trafficking networks while ensuring a victim-centred approach
#EndHumanTrafficking
ALT Quote Card for the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Text on Screen: Human Trafficking is Organized Crime End the Exploitation
ALT Carte de citation pour la Journée mondiale contre la traite des êtres humains Texte à l’écran : La traite des êtres humains est un crime organisé Mettons fin à l’exploitation
ALT Tarjeta con cita para el Día Mundial contra la Trata de Personas Texto en pantalla: La trata de personas es crimen organizado Acabemos con la explotación
ALT Quote Card for the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Text on Screen in Arabic: Human Trafficking is Organized Crime End the Exploitation
29 Jul 2025
Organized crime fuels human trafficking worldwide.
74% of traffickers operate within organized crime groups, exploiting more victims more violently than independent criminals.
Proactive law enforcement operations are crucial to #EndHumanTrafficking.
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INTERPOL 🌐 Vulnerable Communities retweeted
22 Jul 2025
INTERPOL’s Project Soteria lead Elizabeth Wright shares insights into the patterns, methods and prevention of sexual exploitation in @WHO’s #NoExcuse podcast. 🎙
Find out more about INTERPOL’s initiative to prevent sexual misconduct in the aid sector 🔗 who.int/podcasts/episode/noe…
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INTERPOL 🌐 Vulnerable Communities retweeted
30 Jun 2025
Leading the global fight against organized crime
Our first issue of INTERPOL Spotlight looks at how we disrupt organized crime globally, targeting their networks and their money to support a safer world for all.
➡️🔗mailchi.mp/interpol/interpol…
ALT Quote card with the logo of INTERPOL's new newsletter. Text on screen: Spotlight June 2025 Organized Crime
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