Anti-Trafficking in Persons Project [through Asia Foundation]

This project will address the challenges and obstacles to the prosecution of human trafficking cases in Mongolia.

The goal is to reduce and deter human trafficking from and within Mongolia through improved investigation, increased prosecution, and enhanced prevention activities.

The program will build the capacity of prosecutors, the judiciary, and law enforcement to investigate, build cases, as well as to adjudicate and prosecute offenders.

Activities for the project include trainings for the judiciary and law enforcement; drafting comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation; identifying and adapting promising practices from other countries in the region; educating border guards, immigration officers, and civil society stakeholders; strengthening local outreach and crime prevention units; and developing multi-disciplinary networks in communities.