Trafficked Ghanaians should not be prosecuted for crimes they were forced to commit – Forum

The forum, organised under the theme "Trapped Behind the Scam – Protecting Ghanaian Youth from Trafficking for Forced Criminality," brought together representatives from government, international organisations, civil society, academia, financial institutions, the media and youth groups.

A national anti-human trafficking forum has called on the Government of Ghana to stop treating victims of trafficking for forced cybercrime as criminals, warning that prosecuting them instead of identifying them as victims allows trafficking syndicates to thrive.

Online recruitment under scrutiny The communiqué described trafficking for forced criminality as a crime operating at the intersection of human trafficking and cybercrime.