2007 Trafficking in Persons Report - Center for Women Policy Studies

I N T R O D U C T I O N
KENYA/
GERMANY
Sex Trafficking Susie, 39-years-old, was in high
spirits at the airport in Mombasa. She boarded a plane
on her way to Germany to spend a three-month holiday,
courtesy of her “boyfriend” who had lavished gifts on
her. All hopes of an exciting, wonderful stay in a foreign
land were shattered on arrival in Germany, when her
boyfriend/trafficker confiscated her passport and denied
her food for several days before informing her that she
would work as a sex slave. She was raped repeatedly,
beaten, and threatened with death. After enduring gross
exploitation, Susie used a cell phone to call police.
Destinations, such as Pattaya, Thailand cater to the
sex tourism industry. Many girls are underage and
incapable of providing meaningful consent to men.
Tier 2 Watch List in the June 2006 Report. Along
with two countries that were reassessed as Tier 2
Watch List countries in September 2006 and five
countries that met the first two categories above
(moving up a tier from the 2005 to the 2006 TIP
Report), these 39 countries were included in an
“Interim Assessment” released by the Department
of State on February 1, 2007.
Of the 34 countries on Tier 2 Watch List at the
time of the Interim Assessment, 10 moved up to
Tier 2 on this Report, while 7 fell to Tier 3 and 17
remain on Tier 2 Watch List. Countries placed on
the Special Watch List in this Report will be reexamined
in an interim assessment to be submitted to
the U.S. Congress by February 1, 2008.
Potential Penalties
for Tier 3 Countries
Governments of countries in Tier 3 may be subject
to certain sanctions. The U.S. Government may
withhold non-humanitarian, non-trade-related
foreign assistance. Countries that receive no
such assistance would be subject to withholding
of funding for participation by officials and
employees of such governments in educational
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