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Anti-trafficking

The fight against trafficking - in human beings, in small arms and light weapons and in drugs - has been a top priority for the OSCE in recent years.

Trafficking in human beings is one of the most pressing and complex issues in the OSCE region. Every year, thousands of women, children and men are trafficked to or from OSCE States. Actions the OSCE takes include legislative reforms, training of law enforcement authorities and improving the security of travel documents. The economic impact of all these forms of trafficking is also closely followed.

OSCE Institutions combating trafficking:

Features

OSCE helps report human traffickers in Kosovo

From 25 November to 10 December, the OSCE Mission is supporting the information campaign "Rock to break the silence! Report human trafficking!" to promote Kosovo's anti-trafficking helpline. ()

For two weeks, the OSCE is supporting an information campaign to promote Kosovo's anti-trafficking helpline. The aim is to increase the information flow between the public and the authorities to combat trafficking in human beings.
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'Naked facts' help combat human trafficking in Serbia

As part of the "Naked Facts" campaign run by the Mission to Serbia and the local NGO 'ASTRA', seven well-known Serbian men are depicted in posters and billboards aimed at raising awareness about human trafficking. ()

A new kind of public awareness campaign to fight human trafficking was launched in June by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and its local partner, the NGO 'ASTRA'.
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OSCE Mission to Skopje supports co-ordination mechanism to help trafficking victims

Jasna Dobricik (right), National Rule of Law Officer with the OSCE Mission to Skopje, examines the anti-trafficking training curriculum with one of the trainers, 5 April 2008. (OSCE/Aleksandar Lazovski)

The adoption of new OSCE-supported guidelines on the proper treatment of trafficked persons will help the Government in Skopje to tackle the problem of identifying and assisting trafficking victims.
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"Human trafficking is a serious crime that violates human dignity and poses a threat to human security in our societies. The OSCE, on the basis of its comprehensive and multidimensional approach to security, its unique geographical representation and the substantial framework of its political commitments, plays an important role in combating trafficking in human beings."Eva Biaudet, Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings