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It has been estimated that every year an average 1.2 million children are victims of trafficking. This data is not only overwhelming but a disgrace. That is why, the efforts to fight against this crime have to be constant, not only when natural disasters affect countries where human trafficking is chronic problem. Countering trafficking should be an ongoing legal, but more so humanitarian, effort. The use and helpfulness of DNA typing for identity establishment is well known. Till today, DNA-PROKIDS, which operates with different levels of activity in 16 different countries, has generated relevant and promising data. Since April 2010, more than 11.200 samples have been processed, leading to more than 900 positive identifications. Two hundred fifty-seven illegal adoptions were detected with these investigations. In the nonexistence of this initiative, the children would have been in a precarious situation either would have been sold into illegal adoption, under exploitation, or would have died without proper identification. Families of the respective child would still be in distress for the loss of their kids.
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Alvarez-Cubero, M.J., Saiz, M., Martinez-Gonzalez, L.J., Alvarez, J.C., Lorente, J.A. (2018). Application of DNA Fingerprinting: DNA and Human Trafficking. In: Dash, H., Shrivastava, P., Mohapatra, B., Das, S. (eds) DNA Fingerprinting: Advancements and Future Endeavors. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1583-1_10
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