Venezuela taken off United States black list of countries that traffic human beings

Caracas Daily Journal: The United States disclosed its black list of countries that traffic human beings on Wednesday. Venezuela, Malaysia and its Arab partner Bahrein were taken off the black list, but Cuba and its allies of the Middle East: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar, remain on the list, AFP reported.

Venezuela, Bahrein, Malaysia, Uzbekistan and Equatorial Guinea, were taken off the list and inserted in a sector of countries under surveillance of the reports about human trafficing, issued yearly by the United States State Department.

The information studies the efforts made by more than 150 nations to struggle with the trade of human beings for forced labor, prostitution, military services, etc.
Fiji, Moldavia and Papua New Guinea were added to the list.

According to the information issued after a request made by the U.S. Congress, those countries that commit more violations against the international rules on human traffic are, as of last year, Argelia, Birmania, Cuba, Iran, Syria and Sudan.