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In short, the project was coordinated by the Latvian Ministry of Interior and conducted under the European Union programme “Prevention of and Fight against Crime”. The project team developed the concept “exploitative sham marriage” in order to describe the phenomenon studied. Each partner conducted a national research which was coordinated and led by HEUNI. Primarily qualitative data was collected, such as expert and victim interviews in combination with case descriptions from NGOS and embassies. Also statistical information and pre-trial investigation and court material were utilised. The report is written for a large variety of experts and professionals working in the field of anti-trafficking.
- European Union
- Estonia
- Ireland
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Slovakia
- Trafficking in human beings
- Research
- Policy
- National policy
- 2016
Lithuania faces international and domestic trafficking in human beings cases for sexual and labour exploitation. It is much affected by social, economic and legal differences among countries...
- Lithuania
- Trafficking in human beings
- National policy
- 2014
According to Lithuanian penal law, the robbery is particular major crime described as unlawful activity against property belonging to other person by use of violence or threats.
This...
- Lithuanian Policy on Robbery130.26 KB
- Lithuania
- Organised property crime
- Other OPC
- National policy
- 2014
Vehicle crime was quite significant problem in Lithuania during years 1999-2004. Since that period a number of crimes have been constantly decreasing.
The policy aimed to tackle the...
- Lithuanian Policy on Vehicle crime145.27 KB
- Lithuania
- Organised property crime
- Car theft
- National policy
- 2014
Though the number of investigated criminal offences, committed by juveniles or with their participation has been decreasing since 2004 as well as the number of convicted juveniles per 100...
- Lithuanian Policy on Youth crime150.26 KB
- Lithuania
- Youth crime
- National policy
- 2014