Repatriation of Victims of Human Trafficking in West Africa

*Wɔatwerɛ nsɛm wei wɔ *'Asante Twi** mu''

**Repatriation of Victims of Human Trafficking in West Africa** yɛ Afrika Atɔeɛ fam da so ara yɛ mmeaeɛ a nnipa a wɔtɔn wɔn, titire **mmaa ne mmɔfra**, ka ho sene biara wɔ wiase. Wɔtɔn nnipa wɔ ɔmantam no mu ne mmeaeɛ foforɔ hyɛ wɔn ma wɔyɛ **adwumaden**, **wɔde wɔn yɛ nna mu nnoɔma**, **nkoa**, **na wɔtɔn wɔn** **honam akwaa**. Sɛ wɔsan de nnipa yi ba wɔn man mu a, ɛyɛ adwuma a ɛho hia na ɛyɛ den a ɛnyɛ honam fam a wɔbɛsan de wɔn aba no nko na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ, na mmom ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsan ma wɔn ho kwan bio. **Aban ahodoɔ, Amanaman Ntam Nkorabata a Ɛhwɛ Atubrafo So (IOM), ECOWAS, UNODC**, ne nnwumakuo afoforɔ a wɔnyɛ aban adwumayɛfoɔ ka wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ mu titire no ho.

== Nnipa a wɔtɔn wɔn wɔ Afrika Atɔeɛ Fam ==
**Ohia, ntɔkwa, nwomasua ne adwuma ho fahodie a ɛnni hɔ,** ne **mmaa ne mmarima ntam nsonsonoeɛ** na ɛtaa de nnipa a wɔtɔn wɔn wɔ Afrika Atɔe fam no ba. Aman a wɔnya wɔn firi mu no bi ne [[Nigeria]], [[Gaana|Ghana]], [[Mali]], [[Benin]], [[Togo]], ne [[Burkina Faso]], berɛ a aman a wɔnya fi mu no bɛtumi ayɛ amantam (te sɛ, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal) anaa aman nyinaa (te sɛ, Libya, Italy, Lebanon).

Wɔahu sɛ Nigeria nkutoo ne beae titire a wɔtɔn nnipa, titire mmaawa a wɔtɔn wɔn ma wɔde wɔn di dwuma wɔ nna mu wɔ Europa ne Middle East.

== Kwan a Nnoɔma a wɔfa so yɛ Asetena Mu Asetena ==
Sɛ wɔresan de nnipa a wɔtɔn wɔn kɔ aman wɔfiri so a, wɔde fahodie ahodoɔ a ɛma obi **nya** **ɔpɛ pa, ahobammɔ, ne nnidie di dwuma**, sɛnea wɔaka ho asɛm wɔ:

* ECOWAS Nhyehyɛe a Wɔde Yɛ Ade De Ko Tia Nnipa a Wɔtɔn Wɔn.

* Palermo Nhyehyɛe (2000).

* **ECOWAS-EU Action Plan wɔ Return ne Reintegration of Migrants no.** 

Saa nhyehyɛeɛ ahodoɔ yi hwɛ sɛ wɔremmu obi a wɔsan de no kɔ ɔman foforɔ so no sɛ obi a wɔatu no, na mmom wɔbɛyɛ no sɛ ahobammɔ ne nsiesie ho nhyehyɛeɛ.

== IOM ne amantam ahodoɔ no asɛdeɛ ==
**IOM** di dwuma titire wɔ mmɔden a wɔbɔ sɛ wɔbɛsan de nkurɔfo aba Afrika Atɔe Fam no mu. IOM nam ne **Nhyehyɛeɛ a Wɔboa Wɔn a Wɔpɛ sɛ Wɔsan Kɔ Wɔn Asase So ne Wɔn a Wɔsan Kɔ Wɔn Asase So (AVRR)** no so boa ma wɔhunu wɔn a wɔato wɔn aguaman no, na wɔsan kɔ wɔn asase so asomdwoe mu. Ɛfiri afe 2017 kɔsi afe 2022 no, IOM boaa nnipa bɛboro 14,000 a wɔtɔn wɔn kɔ aman foforo so ma wɔsan kɔɔ wɔn man mu wɔ Afrika Atɔe fam (IOM, 2023).

Sɛ nhwɛso no, wɔagye mmofra a wofi Mali ne Burkina Faso a wɔtɔn wɔn kɔ Cote d'Ivoire koko mfuw mu no na wɔasan de wɔn aba wɔ IOM ne UNICEF mmoa a wɔde ama wɔn no mu (IOM, 2021). Saa ara nso na Nigerianfo mmea a wɔtɔn wɔn kɔ Lebanon ne Libya no, wɔnam IOM, Nigeria aban, ne NGO te sɛ NAPTIP ne Girls'  Power Initiative mmoa so de wɔn aba fie.

== Ɔhaw a ɛwɔ wɔn a wɔsan kɔ wɔn man mu no ==
Sɛ obi pɛ sɛ ɔsan kɔ n'abusua mu a, ɔbɛhyia akwansideɛ a ɛdidi so yi:

* **Sɛ wɔsan ba a, wɔhyɛ wɔn ho so wɔ mpɔtam hɔ.**

* **Nkrataa a ɛkyerɛ sɛ obi yɛ onipa no nni hɔ, na ɔnni hokwan sɛ ɔyɛ onipa.**

* **Adwene mu haw ne ayaresa ho ahiadeɛ.**

* **Nkɔmmɔbɔ a ɛnni mu wɔ baabi a wɔfiri ne baabi a wɔrekɔ.**

Mpɛn pii no, wɔn a wɔkyere wɔn ma wɔn ho tɔ wɔn no nya honam fam ne nkate fam akuru a emu yɛ den. Sɛ abusuafo anaa nnipa a wɔatwa wɔn ho ahyia na wɔrekyekyere wɔn ho wɔ aguadi mu a, wɔn a wɔasan de wɔn akɔtra ɔman foforo so no ho yɛ den kɛseɛ.

== Asetena mu mmoa ahodoɔ ==
Ɛho hia paa sɛ wɔboa wɔn ma wɔsan kɔ wɔn man mu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔrenyɛ wɔn ayayadeɛ bio. IOM ne ne mfɛfoɔ adwumayɛfoɔ tuu anamɔn:

* **Sɛ wɔsan ba a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔma wɔn baabi tena na wɔhwɛ wɔn ntɛm ara.**

* **Adwenemyare ne mmoa a wɔde ma wɔn a atoyerɛnkyɛm ato wɔn.**

* **Nwomasua, adwuma ho ntetee, ne asetena ho mmoa.**

* **Abusua a wɔbɛhwehwɛ wɔn ne wɔn a wɔbɛka abom.**

Sɛ nhwɛso no, wɔ **Ghana ne Nigeria** no, wɔde wɔn a wɔsan ba no ahyɛ **nteteeɛ nhyehyɛeɛ** te sɛ adepam, nnuane noa, anaa ICT mu, na wɔhwɛ sɛ wobetumi ayɛ adwuma no pɛpɛɛpɛ.

**Nigeria National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)** nso na ɛhwɛ nneduaban so, na ɛhwɛ sɛ ɛbɛboa ɔmanfoɔ ma wɔatumi asan akɔ wɔn man mu bio.

== Nkɔmmɔbɔ a ɛwɔ aman ntam ne aman pii ntam ==
Aman bi te sɛ **Nigeria-Niger, Mali-Côte d'Ivoire**, ne **Benin-Togo** ne wɔn yɛɛ apam bi, na ama wɔatumi ahunu wɔn a wɔasan de wɔn aba wɔn man mu yie. ECOWAS di dwuma bi nso de boa ma wɔtoto mmara a ɛfa ɔsan ho no ase, na wɔboa ma wɔkyekyɛ nsɛm wɔ aman a wɔdɔm ECOWAS no mu.

Bio nso, nnipa a wɔwɔ ɔmanfoɔ mu, a **West Africa Network for the Protection of Children (WAN)''' ka ho, boa ma wɔhwɛ wɔn a wɔretwam, wɔn abusuafoɔ a wɔhwehwɛ wɔn, ne mmɔfra a wɔtɔn wɔn kɔ aman foforɔ so a wɔsan ba wɔn man mu no.

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