System allows child trafficking victims in Ireland to go undetected, warns human rights agency

The current system for identifying victims of human trafficking, where only gardaí can identify victims, is being replaced with a new national referral system.

Victims of child trafficking in Ireland are not being found because of a weakness in the system for identifying victims, according to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC).

The commission, which is Ireland’s national rapporteur on trafficking, is seeking a review of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act “before the commencement of the provision relating to international surrogacy”.