Anti-Trafficking in Persons Project [through U.S. Government - Department of Justice]

This project will provide technical assistance to increase the capacity of Nicaragua's criminal justice system. It will strengthen the institutional capacity to investigate, prosecute, and adjudicate cases.

One component will consist of a series of workshops in which U.S. experts assist their Nicaraguan counterparts create an Operations and Tactics Handbook, describing the best practices for investigators, prosecutors, border officials, and service providers. This handbook will then become the core document with which to conduct further trainings.

OPDAT will also assist the Nicaragua Prosecutor's Office to establish victim/witness services, and will organize a conference for officials from Nicaragua and its bordering countries to discuss improving cooperation and coordination in transnational TIP cases.