ABSTRACT
What Has Vietnam Done to Combat the Crime? 175 Establishment of a National Action Program on HT Prevention 175
Laws Relating to HT 177 Who Is Responsible for Combating the Crime? 177 Establishing Regional and International Cooperation 178 Some Proposals and Solutions 180 Conclusion 182 Endnotes 182 References 183 Appendix 184
Articles Relating to HT in the Amending and Supplementing Penal Code of 2009 184 HT Denitions in the HT Preventing and Combating Act of 2011 185
At the conference marking ve years (2004-2009) of implementation of the National Program on Prevention and Combating Human Tracking (HT) in 2010, the Deputy Prime Minster of Vietnam, Truong Vinh Trong, proclaimed that HT is a very serious crime and combating this crime is a very important task for Vietnam.1 In reality, HT is a serious international problem that violates human rights and causes much negative impact on human societies. A lot of Vietnamese women are tracked and forced to be prostitutes, sexual servants, and labor servants.2 Although most victims are tracked for the purpose of sexual exploitation,3 some are taken abroad for removal of their internal organs, and this is even more of a shock to Vietnamese society (Lao Cai Public Security Department, 2007). e crime is complex, and it is becoming increasingly sophisticated, cunning, and transnational. Oen victims are trapped by phony promises of jobs or marriage, and nowadays trackers oen use violence or anesthetic to force their victims into submission (Wang, 2008, p. 7). International criminal networks are involved, using violence or threat of violence, which makes the crime even more serious.4
