2004

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000: Trafficking in Persons Report

[*Please note: Bangladesh, Ecuador, Guyana, and Sierra Leone were updated to Tier 2 Watch List per President George W. Bush, Presidential Determination No. 2004-46, September 10, 2004.]

"The fourth annual Trafficking in Persons Report reflects the growing concern of the President, Members of Congress, and the public over the serious human rights, health, and security implications of human trafficking around the world.

One way this concern has been expressed is through the enactment of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 (TVPRA), which amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. Among other things, the TVPRA strengthens the tools U.S. law enforcement authorities use to prosecute traffickers and enhances assistance to victims of trafficking. It also requires the Department of State to scrutinize more closely the efforts of governments to prosecute traffickers as well as evaluate whether our international partners have achieved appreciable progress over the past year in eliminating trafficking in persons." -- Secretary Colin L. Powell

Report
In addition to the HTML-based files listed below, this report is also available in PDF format as a single file (revised) (previous version) [PDF: 5.32 MB]. To view the PDF file, you will need to download, at no cost, the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Letter from Secretary Colin L. Powell
Table of Contents (expanded version)

1. Introduction (revised)
2. International Best Practices
3. Tier Placements
4. Country Narratives
   
   Africa
   East Asia and Pacific
   Europe and Eurasia
   Near East
   South Asia
   Western Hemisphere
5. Special Cases
6. United States Government Efforts
7. International Conventions -- Matrix
8. Trafficking Victims Protection Act
9. Glossary of Acronyms
A Closing Note from the Drafters of the Report

Related Material
-- 09/10/04:  Presidential Determination with Respect to Foreign Governments' Efforts Regarding Trafficking in Persons
-- 09/10/04:  Statement by the Press Secretary Regarding Trafficking in Persons
-- 06/14/04:  Op-Ed by Secretary Powell: "Our Trafficking Signal: Stop!"
-- 06/14/04:  Secretary Powell's Remarks at the Rollout of the 2004 Trafficking in Persons Annual Report.  [ Video: DSL/Cable or dial-up modem; and audio] 
-- 06/14/04:  Director Miller's On-The-Record Briefing on the Rollout of the 2004 Trafficking in Persons Annual Report
-- 06/10/04:  Public Release of the 2004 Trafficking in Persons Report
-- 05/24/04:  Facts About Human Trafficking [PDF]