The News Lens
Date: 2016/06/13
By: Edward White
Large sex trafficking operations in Taiwan are not being investigated or prosecuted because police
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don’t want to jeopardize their performance reports, a local non-government organization says.
According to government statistics, the number of cases of human trafficking involving sexual exploitation handled by authorities in Taiwan has more than doubled in the past five years to 97 in 2015.
While the figures may suggest that efforts by the authorities to stamp out the industry are working, researchers at the Taiwan Women’s Rescue Foundation (TWRF) believe the statistics mask the real extent of the problem.
Bigger operations involving criminal organizations and trafficking networks continue to go unchecked as police chase a higher number of lower-level cases often involving one or two perpetrators, according to Jasmine Bai (白芝芳), director of research and development at the foundation. [FULL STORY]