P a g e | 78 The CGPU is tasked to investigate and prosecute these matters. They liaise with Interpol to coordinates cross-border crimes and the rescue of victims. Year 2011 2012 2013 Source: CGPU Database Trafficking cases reported 44 17 66 Trafficking cases remanded 13 3 16 Of the cases reported in 2013, 21 % involved children. Despite the number of cases been remanded, there have only been three (3) prosecutions of offenders and zero successful convictions. Difficulties Data surrounding trafficking in Lesotho is scarce. Child trafficking for purposes of work could not be measured directly in the Situational Analysis of VC of 2011. Instead, it was measured indirectly by asking caregivers: “are you aware of any cases where a child was sent away to a place where you know the work is exploitative, dangerous and without the consent of the child since the beginning of 2010”. A total of 1.9% of all respondents felt that this was indeed going on in their neighbourhoods. Trafficking numbers are shown to be growing but this may be an increase in reporting only, given better understanding of the crime and therefore more prosecutions. The reasons for trafficking include the following: Source: Interpol Statistics