Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08NICOSIA673
2008-08-18 13:30:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Nicosia
Cable title:
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS HOTLINE NUMBERS FOR CYPRUS
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UNCLAS NICOSIA 000673
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SE, EUR/PGI (BUCKNEBERG),G/TIP
(TOWNSEND)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL CY
SUBJECT: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS HOTLINE NUMBERS FOR CYPRUS
REF: SECSTATE 85859
In response to Reftel, theEmbassy provides the following
information regarding telephone hotlines for TIP victims in
Cyprus:
-- In the government-controlled portion of the island, the
Republic of Cyprus Police maintain a 24-hour hotline, the
"Citizens' Line," which provides attention to victims of all
types of crimes, not just trafficking. Hotline staff address
the urgency of the calls, redirecting callers to appropriate
police units as necessary. TIP victims can access the call
system by dialing 1460. There are no hotlines operated by
NGOs or civil society.
-- In the Turkish Cypriot-administered area, the "Ministry of
Health" in 2006 established a hotline, accessed by dialing
157, that directed TIP victims to the mobile telephone of a
Turkish- and Russian-speaking nurse. Recent Embassy attempts
to test the system failed, however, as the telephone was
inactive or out-of-service.
Cohen