הכרה בקורבנות סחר בבני אדם

משרד המשפטים

הממונה על העמדת מידע לציבור

ירושלים ,י"ד אדר ,תש"פ

10מרץ2020 ,

בתשובתך נא ציין:

תיק מס' 2015-20-0025

לכבוד,

ג.נ,

הנדון :בקשה לפי חוק חופש המידע ,התשנ"ח1998-

(סימוכין :פנייתך מיום )06/1/2020

בפנייתכן שבסימוכין ,ביקשתן לפי חוק חופש המידע ,התשנ"ח( 1998-להלן" :חוק חופש המידע"),

לקבל נתונים על אודות קורבנות סחר ועבדות שהופנו למשרד המשפטים לצורך בחינת "ראשית

ראיה" והכרה כקורבנות סחר ועבדות .המידע התבקש מאז שנת .2012

לאחר בירור בקשתכן ,הריני לפרט כדלקמן את המידע המצוי בידי היחידה למאבק בסחר בבני

אדם ביחס לקורבנות הסחר שהוכרו מאז שנת .2012יודגש ,כי המידע מובא מתוך מענה המדינה

לדו"ח מחלקת המדינה האמריקאית ולכן מוצג לעיונכן בשפה האנגלית.

תשומת ליבכן ,כי המידע שלהלן ,הוא זה המצוי בידנו ,אך ייתכן כי אינו מהווה את הנתונים

המלאים הנדרשים .כך למשל ,אין בידנו מידע בפילוח לפי זהות הגורם המפנה ולא בכל השנים

הנדרשות קיים פילוח לפי ארץ מוצא של קורבן הסחר בבני אדם .לעניינים שאינם נזכרים כאן,

בקשתכן נדחית לפי סעיף )3(8לחוק חופש המידע.

אעיר תחילה ,כי עד לשנת 2014הנתונים הועברו בפורמט שונה ומידע על אודות הכרה בקורבנות

סחר בבני אדם הועבר מהמקלטים המיועדים ולא ממשטרת ישראל .משכך ,לא ניתן להבטיח כי

הנתונים חופפים באופן מלא -ייתכן שהיו קורבנות סחר בבני אדם שהוכרו על ידי משטרת ישראל

אך לא נכנסו למקלט מיועד.

להלן מספר הבהרות בנוגע למונחים המופיעים במענה זה:



" "PTCהוא המתאם המשטרתי האמון על הכרה בקורבנות סחר בבני אדם.

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לצורך מתן עבודה,"קורבנות סיני" הינם אנשים שהוכרו כקורבנות החזקה בתנאי עבדות

, מדובר בקורבנות עבדות, בשל אירועים שחוו במחנות סיני – לפיכך,או שירותי מין

.שהוכרו כקורבנות ביחס לאירועים שהתרחשו מחוץ למדינת ישראל



.מקלט "מעגן" הינו מקלט מיועד לנשים; מקלט "אטלס" הינו מקלט מיועד לגברים



:2019 להלן הנתונים עבור שנת

In 2019, the PTC had identified seventy-three (73) men and women, victims in all forms

of TIP. All of the victims were referred to the shelters, except for two (2) minors from

the Bedouin community, which were treated by the MLSS. This is out of a total of

ninety-six (96) referrals, from both NGOs and Government bodies.

Table No. 6: Identification by gender and type of offence

Offences

Committed in

Israel

Sinai Victims

Total

Women

54

1

55

Men

15

2

17

Total

70

3

73

הן על פי מידע שהופנה, בקשות להכרה הן על ידי ארגוני הסיוע האזרחיים92 הוגשו2019 בשנת

נוסיף לכך כי ארגוני הסיוע השונים מקיימים שיח פתוח.לטיפולנו והן על ידי גורמים ממשלתיים

אירועים אלו אינם במעקב.עם ראש החוליה והתייעצויות לגבי מקרים בהם ישנה התלבטות מצדם

.לאור אי הגשת בקשה רשמית למשטרת ישראל

:2018 להלן הנתונים עבור שנת

In 2018, the PTC had identified fifty-nine (59) men and women victims in all forms of

trafficking, and referred them to the shelters. This is out of a total of a hundred and five

(105) referrals, from both NGOs and Government bodies.

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Table No. 6: Identification by gender and type of offence

Offences Committed in Israel

Sinai Victims

Total

Women

29

12

41

Men

4

14

18

Total

33

26

59

:2017 להלן הנתונים עבור שנת

In 2017, the PTC had identified seventy-three (73) men and women victims of trafficking,

and referred them to the shelters. The victims were referred by the Police, NGOs, IPS

Staff, PIBA, the Levinsky Clinic, and the Thai Embassy.

Table No. 6: Identification by gender and type of offence

Offences

Committed in Israel

Sinai

Victims

Total

Women

15

9

24

Men

4

45

49

Total

19

54

73

:2016 להלן הנתונים עבור שנת

Women

1)

A total of 24 women, of which 12 are victims of human trafficking for the

purpose of prostitution + 12 victims of slavery and forced labor, were

transferred to the shelter.

2)

The 12 women who are victims of human trafficking for the purpose of

prostitution and provision of sexual services came from countries in the

former Soviet Union.

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3)

In addition to the 12 women in the “Ma’agan” shelter as victims of human

trafficking for the purpose of prostitution and testimony in investigation

cases, 12 women recognized as victims of slavery for the purpose of

providing sexual services and forced labor, were directed to the shelter. 3

women are from the Philippines, Georgia and the Ukraine, victims of forced

labor who were found following police investigation, 5 women that are deaf

and mute were brought in with the police’s approval to the shelter, under the

suspicion they were victims of forced labor, found by the Population

Authority inspectors, and 4 women who entered Israel from Egypt – Sinai,

identified as trafficking victims by the police and transferred with the

police’s approval to the shelter.

4)

All of the women meet the criterion determining that there is prima facie

evidence to them being victims of slavery and forced labor. All women were

identified by the police, the custody tribunals, the Population Authority and

the aid organizations, including the Center for Refugees and Immigrants and

the Assaf Organization and were recognized by the Israel Police as victims

of slavery for the purpose of providing sexual services and forced labor.

Men

1)

A total of 23 men were transferred to a shelter, all victims of slavery and

forced labor. 18 men who entered Israel from Egypt, all from Eritrea and 5

deaf and mute men were brought in with the police’s approval to the shelter,

under the suspicion they were victims of forced labor, found by the

Population Authority inspectors.

2)

All of the men meet the criterion determining that there is prima facie

evidence to them being victims of slavery and forced labor. All the men were

identified by the Population Authority, the Legal Aid Department at the

Ministry of Justice and the aid organizations, including the Center for

Refugees and Immigrants and the Assaf Organization and were recognized

by the Israel Police as victims of slavery for the purpose of providing sexual

services and forced labor.

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:2015 להלן הנתונים עבור שנת

In 2015, the PTC had identified fifty (50) men and women victims of trafficking, and

referred them to the shelters. The victims were referred by NGOs, IPS Staff and the

Detention Review Tribunal.

קורבנות עבדות ועבודת10 + הינן קרבנות סחר בנשים לזנות13 מתוכן, נשים23 סה"כ הועברו

כולן אותרו על ידי. מרוסיה6 , מאוקראינה7 , שנן קרבנות סחר בנשים לזנות13- מתוך ה.כפייה

.משטרת ישראל והופנו למקלט על ידי ימ"ר ת"א

נשים ממולדובה2 . נשים שהוכרו כקרבנות עבדות למתן שירותי מין ועבודות כפייה10 למקלט הופנו

3- נשים מאתיופיה ו5 :סיני- נשים אשר נכנסו לישראל ממצרים8-קרבנות עבודת כפייה ו

רשות האוכלוסין וארגוני הסיוע, בתי הדין למשמורת, כל הנשים זוהו על ידי המשטרה.מאריתריאה

.ובכללן המוקד לפליטים ומהגרים ועמותת אסף

גברים למקלט כולם קרבנות עבדות ועבודת כפייה אשר נכנסו לישראל ממצרים27 סה"כ הועברו

המחלקה לסיוע משפטי במשרד, כל הגברים זוהו על ידי רשות האוכלוסין.וכולם מאריתריאה

והוכרו על ידי משטרת,המשפטים וארגוני הסיוע בכללם המוקד לפליטים ומהגרים ועמותת אסף

.ישראל כקרבנות עבדות לצורך שירותי מין ועבודות כפייה

:2014 להלן הנתונים עבור שנת

The battle against trafficking in persons in general, and in particular for the purpose of

prostitution, is of paramount importance to the Police. It should be noted that in the

course of 2014, twelve (12) women were identified as victims of trafficking for the

purpose of prostitution by the Police (the PTC), all of them were referred by the Police

to shelters for victims of trafficking, and all of them received visas to reside in Israel

while testifying. In total, twenty-eight (28) women victims were identified and referred

to the shelters by the Police in 2014 (trafficking for the purpose of prostitution, labor and

slavery)

In the course of 2014 all the applications for rehabilitation visa or B1 visa for victims of

trafficking who were referred to the shelters by the PTC were approved except for two

(2) cases, regarding minors .

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In 2014, the PTC had identified forty-one (41) men and women victims of trafficking, and

referred them to the shelters. The victims were referred by NGOs, IPS Staff and the

Detention Review Tribunal.

:2013 להלן הנתונים עבור שנת

In 2013, the Ma'agan team assisted 67 women, out of which 39 new women were referred

during 2013. Eight (8) of the women were referred to the shelter by the Police in order to

testify against their traffickers or employers: six (6) were recognized as victims of

trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation (four women from the Ukraine, one

from Moldova, and one from Israel) and two (2) women, Moldavian nationals, were

identified as victims of slavery (one for the purpose of sex services and one for purpose

of labor). 31 women (17 from Ethiopia and 14 from Eritrea) were recognized by the Police

as victims of slavery for the purpose of providing sexual services. It should be stressed

that the offences against these women were committed outside Israel, in the Sinai

Camps.

In addition, the shelter continued to provide care for 28 additional women who were

referred before 2013 and continued to reside there (or moved to apartments during 2012).

Two women (one from Moldova and one from Israel), victims of trafficking for the

purpose of prostitution, were referred by the Tel Aviv Police Regional Unit.

Three women, (two women from Ukraine who are victims of trafficking for the purpose

of prostitution and one woman from Moldova who is a victim of slavery for the purpose

of sex services), were referred by the Police Coast Regional Unit.

One Moldavian woman, a victim of slavery, were referred to Ma'agan by the Jerusalem

Police Regional Unit.

In addition, one Ukrainian woman, a victim of trafficking for the purpose of prostitution,

was referred by the National Unit for International Investigations.

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One woman, a victim of trafficking for the purpose of prostitution was transferred to

Ma'agan Shelter from "Givon" Detention Center after she was identified by the

Detention Review Tribunal and was referred to the shelter by the Legal Aid

Administration, after receiving approval from the Police that there is preliminary

evidence that she is a victim of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation,

15 women, from Ethiopia and Eritrea, were referred to Ma'agan from detention facilities

after they were located by the Detention Review Tribunals, the IPS and representatives

of the aid organizations, and an acknowledgement from the Police that according to

preliminary evidence the women were victims of slavery for the purpose of providing

sexual services.

14 women from Eritrea were referred to Ma'agan after they stayed with family members

in the community in different locations across the country (after their request to be

released from the detention facility and to wait to be placed in Ma'agan with family

members in the Eritrean community in Israel was accepted).

Two women from Ethiopia that were identified in the past as victims of slavery for the

purpose of sexual exploitation and only recently turned 18 years old, were referred to

Ma'agan from the Givon Detention Facility following a Court's decision to refer them

to the shelter.

Victims – Atlas Center

During 2013, 26 men that were identified by the Police as victims of slavery and forced

labor were referred to the Atlas Center (17 are from Eritrea, seven are from Ethiopia and

two are from Thailand). All those referred reported hard work, suffering, and their

families having to pay huge ransoms for their release. All of the referred victims arrived

in terrible physical condition, with signs of physical injuries and in a disturbed emotional

state.

…

During 2013, only two Thai nationals were referred to the shelter. Both of them are

victims of trafficking for the purpose of slavery and forced labor that worked in

agriculture and that the offenses against them were committed in Israel.

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:2012 להלן הנתונים עבור שנת

Number of Victims: Ma'agan

As at November of 2012, the Ma'agan team assisted 58 women, out of which 33 were

referred during 2012. Twelve (12) of the women were referred to the shelter in order

testify against their traffickers or employers: eleven (11) were recognized as victims of

trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation (two Russian women, eight from the

Ukraine and one from China) and one, a resident of the Ivory Coast, was the victim of

slavery. 21 women (eighteen from Ethiopia and three from Eritrea) were recognized by

the Police as victims of slavery for the purpose of providing sexual services. It should

be noted that the offences against these women were committed outside Israel, in the

Sinai desert.

In addition, the shelter continued to provide care for 25 more women who were referred

before 2012 and continued to reside there (or moved to apartments during 2012).

Five women (two from Russia, two from the Ukraine and one from China), victims of

trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, were referred by the Tel Aviv

Regional Unit, along with another woman, who was a resident of the Ivory Coast.

Six Ukrainian women, victims of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation were

referred to Ma'agan by the Jerusalem Regional Unit.

21 women, from Ethiopia and Eritrea, were referred to Ma'agan from detention facilities

after they were located by the Detention Review Tribunals, the IPS and representatives

of the aid organizations, and an acknowledgement from the police that according to

preliminary evidence the women were victims of slavery for the purpose of providing

sexual services.

Victims – Atlas Center

During 2012, 53 victims of slavery and forced labor were referred to the Atlas Center. 32

of the victims were abused in Israel: 21 Thai men and two Vietnam men who were

working in agriculture. Two Sri Lankan men, one Indian man, and six Philippian men

were employed in fishing.

…

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During 2012, 21 victims were referred to the shelter, fourteen Ethiopians and seven

Eritreans that were recognized by the Police as victims of slavery and forced labor. One

of the referred persons was recognized as a victim of trafficking in persons for the

purpose of providing sexual services.

:2011 להלן הנתונים עבור שנת

Number of Victims: Ma'agan

As at December of 2011, 24 women and six children of these women were residing in the

shelter. It should be noted that these children were not themselves victims of

trafficking, but were the children of female victims.

Of the 24 women, eight women are from Africa, three are from the Ukraine, three are

from Moldova, two are from the Philippines, and two are from Ethiopia. There are also

six additional women in the shelter, one from each of the following countries: India,

Uzbekistan, Brazil, Columbia, Ruanda, Niger and Guinea.

Of the 16 victims of trafficking referred in 2011, eight were victims of trafficking for the

purpose of sexual exploitation (there were two women from Chile, one from Columbia,

one from Peru, three from Russia and one from China). The woman from China was

suspected to be a victim of trafficking for prostitution, but due to her severe mental

condition and her lack of will to cooperate, it was not possible to ascertain definitively

the reasons and circumstances of her arrival to Israel. However, the Ma'agan staff

identified symptoms which are typical to victims of trafficking: depression, crying

spontaneously, restlessness and complaints about being in a difficult emotional

condition, and she was therefore admitted as a victim of trafficking. All eight women

had been initially identified by the Police and transferred to the shelter shortly

after they were trafficked: one by the an officer of the Sa'ar Unit and seven by the TelAviv District Central Unit, attesting to the key role played by the Police in identifying

victims. The aforementioned Columbian victim is currently a witness in the criminal

case against her traffickers.

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Eight women were the victims of slavery for the purpose of providing sexual services in

Sinai, i.e. outside of Israel. Of these, five women came from Eritrea or Ethiopia, two

women were Ethiopian (one of whom acted as a witness in the prosecution of a person

who cooperated with her smugglers in Sinai) and one was from Guinea. All eight of these

women were located in detention facilities and were referred to the Ma'agan shelter by

the Detention Review Tribunal judges.

Victims – Atlas

Ten victims of slavery were referred to the shelter during 2011. Three victims of

trafficking from Sri Lanka were identified by the Sa'ar Unit. Seven additional victims

were identified by Detention Review Tribunal judges. Of these seven victims, three were

transferred to the shelter from a detention facility by the Oz Unit and four were released

from custody and requested help from NGOs located in southern Tel Aviv. Two of the

seven victims referred by the courts are recognized by Israel as Ethiopian subjects, one

is from Sudan, and four are recognized as Eritrean citizens and hold a valid visa.

As at December 2011 there were 13 men residing in the shelter, all of whom were victims

of trafficking offenses. Ten arrived in the shelter in 2011.

The profiles of the victims residing in the Atlas shelter is as follows:

1. Eritrean or Ethiopian citizens (six people)

2. Sri Lankan citizens (three residents)

3. Chinese citizen (one person).

4. Nepali citizen (one person)

לחוק חופש המידע יש בידך לעתור כנגד החלטה זו לבית המשפט17 הנני להודיעך כי לפי סעיף

. יום45 בתוך,לעניינים מנהליים בירושלים

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