Лубінець 22 Ukrainian children affected by human trafficking
As of 1 October 2026 year in Ukraine 793 people received the status of persons affected by human trafficking. Among them - 22 child.
This was reported by Уповноважений Верховної Ради on human rights Дмитро Лубінець with reference to the data of the National Social Service of Ukraine.
18 October celebrates the European Day against Human Trafficking. On this occasion, the Ombudsman spoke about five children who suffered from human trafficking and needed help.
According to Lubinets, in one of the cases, the parents sold the newborn child. After the ombudsman learned about the situation with the media, he turned to Mykolaiv ОВА. The child established the status of a victim of human trafficking for a period of two years.
Otherwise, 16-year-old girl recruited for sexual exploitation. According to media reports, this was involved 50-year-old woman. After the appeal of the Ombudsman to Sumy ОВА girl also set the appropriate status.
Another mother gave her children to outsiders for two weeks for 1000 dollars in order to further exploitation. After the intervention of the ombudsman, the children were established as victims of human trafficking.
Лубінець also told about a guy from the temporarily occupied Luhansk region, who after the death of his relatives remained in the occupied territory. After being placed in custody, he was forced to work hard, threatened with violence and fraudulently took away documents, including a Ukrainian passport. The guy managed to establish the status of a victim of human trafficking.
In the fifth case, her own mother tried to sell the child. After repeated appeals of the ombudsman to local military administrations, the responsible officials prepared the necessary documents, and the child received the appropriate status.
As noted by Лубінець, this status allows you to receive free medical, psychological, social and legal assistance, as well as a one-time material payment.
"Жодна дитина не може бути товаром. Наш обов’язок – вчасно реагувати на такі випадки, захищати постраждалих і забезпечувати їм доступ до допомоги", the ombudsman said.
- In Poland detained 10 citizens of Ukraine, who are suspected of involvement in an organized criminal group involved in trafficking in people, pimping and money laundering.
