Latvia
- Generally
- Excerpt from the questionnaire
- Contacts
The mechanism of collecting data, monitoring activities, defining findings and recommendations regarding elimination of human trafficking in Latvia is well organized and operated.
The establishment of National Rapporteur as a separate institution is not a current priority. Latvia has not taken concrete steps to establish the National Rapporteur’s Office and it is not planned action in the future.
The coordinating authority on prevention of trafficking in human beings is Ministry of the Interior in cooperation with the State Police (directly with the Tafficking in Human Beings Investigation Unit) and other competent authorities.
The advantage of this model of coordination and cooperation is that the Ministry of the Interior as the governmental institution supervises all the activities of prevention, elimination and combating the trafficking in human beings, collects available information on these activities, results and rehabilitation issues as well, organizes regular meetings during which all involved institutions dealing with issues of trafficking in human beings (law enforcement institutions, state institutions, NGOs) discuss current events regarding trafficking in human beings, exchange information, develop recommendations and proposals, etc.