Albania's Roma call for end to child trafficking
Roma in Albania called on the authorities in Tirana and the international institutions to take all necessary measures to put an end to trafficking in children in Albania.
Albania's Roma Organization head Istref Pelumbi said trafficking in human beings, especially in children, is the bitter aftermath of transition in Albania.
Reports say more than 5.000 children, mostly Roma children, are victims of child trafficking ring in Albania.
Child traffickers force the children to prostitution and bagging. They also sell children's body organs to some European countries.
Albanian television Top Channel run a documentary programme featuring a story on selling Roma children from Albania to Greece for 3.000 euros.
With candid cameras, Top Channel has exposed several Roma families involved in illicit transfer of children across the border. The video footage shows that police officers from Albania and Greece have been also involved in the transfer of children. /
Albania's Roma Organization head Istref Pelumbi said trafficking in human beings, especially in children, is the bitter aftermath of transition in Albania.
Reports say more than 5.000 children, mostly Roma children, are victims of child trafficking ring in Albania.
Child traffickers force the children to prostitution and bagging. They also sell children's body organs to some European countries.
Albanian television Top Channel run a documentary programme featuring a story on selling Roma children from Albania to Greece for 3.000 euros.
With candid cameras, Top Channel has exposed several Roma families involved in illicit transfer of children across the border. The video footage shows that police officers from Albania and Greece have been also involved in the transfer of children. /