A WOMAN accused of human trafficking declined to participate in an identification parade for a witness to pick out a suspect who withheld her passport and forced her into prostitution.
"The Government of the Bahamas has demonstrated willingness to combat trafficking in persons," said Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, Special Rapporteur on trafficking, at the end of her three-day official visit to the country.
Voicing concern over the lack of a national action plan by the Bahamas to address trafficking in persons, an independent United Nations human rights expert called on the Government to ramp up its efforts to fight the ongoing problem.