Caricom leaders have expressed deep concern about the US continually placing several of the region’s countries in the Tier 2 Watch list of its Trafficking in Persons (TIPs) annual report as countries that are placed in this category for three consecutive years will be subjected to sanctions.
A communiqué from the just concluded Heads of Government meeting in Jamaica said the leaders have since extended an invitation to the US government to engage in dialogue with the community on the matter in advance of the issuance of the 2011 TIP report.
The leaders also called on America to provide evidence to support the allegations made in its 2010 TIP report.
According to the communiqué, the Heads of Govern-ment reiterated their commitment to combatting trafficking in persons and they noted the existence of appropriate legislation and the adoption of policies of prevention, prosecution and victim protection which have been implemented in their member states to address the crime.
“Heads of Government are concerned that the 2010 Trafficking in Persons report and previous reports issued by the United States State Department were not prepared through a consultative process and that many of the allegations could not be substantiated.
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ReplyDeleteSteeewwssss….It’s the same stunt they pull on we here… put we at Tier 2 in their stupid report and no evidence to back their so called “findings”...plus on top of that, if u research about the nature of a country at tier 2, Guyana is NOT in that bracket…
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