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Immigration regulations and law enforcement action in OSCE area should consider the wellbeing and social inclusion of trafficked persons, says OSCE Special Representative
HAIFA, Israel, 20 May 2012 – Speaking today at an international workshop on human trafficking in Israel, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, underlined that victims of trafficking are subjected to multiple violations of human rights...
Parliaments play a critical role in the eradication of modern-day slavery, says OSCE Special Representative at St. Petersburg meeting
ST PETERSBURG, Russia 18 April 2012 – The role of parliamentarians in combating and preventing human trafficking at the national and international level was the focus of a roundtable discussion in St. Petersburg today...
OSCE highlights human rights approach to preventing and combating human trafficking in Washington
The Deputy Co-ordinator of the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ruth Freedom Pojman, addressed the Global Stakes in Human Rights Roundtable on “The OSCE, Human Rights, and Human Trafficking” at the Council on Foreign Relations, on 27 March 2012 in Washington DC...
OSCE Special Representative calls for better balance between border control and human rights protection to tackle human trafficking
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, called for anti-trafficking efforts at borders to prioritize human rights protection at a conference on “The Politics & Policy of Border Security” in Berlin on 23 March 2012...
OSCE Special Representative in Monaco welcomes continuation of child protection project in Moldova
MONACO, 20 March 2012 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, in her meeting with Prince Albert II today praised the support by the Principality of Monaco in the field of child protection and welcomed the continuation of such a project in Moldova... ()
OSCE Special Representative makes recommendations on human trafficking to Canada
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Maria Grazia Giammarinaro addressed the Government of Canada with recommendations aimed at advancing anti-trafficking action on 15 March 2012...
OSCE Special Representative, at UNESCO, says women’s empowerment is key to preventing human trafficking
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, addressed the roundtable meeting "Trafficking in Women and Girls" on the occasion of International Women’s Day at UNESCO on 9 March 2012 in Paris...
OSCE Special Representative meets Romanian authorities to further co-operation on combating human trafficking
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, on a visit to Bucharest on 28 February 2012, met with high-level authorities, including the State Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Alina Bica, and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Administration and Interior, Joan Dascalu...
OSCE Special Representative meets Russian journalists to discuss media role in combating human trafficking
MOSCOW, 6 February 2012 - The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Maria Grazia Giammarinaro met prominent Russian journalists in Moscow today to discuss the role of the media in the fight against human trafficking in the OSCE region. The meeting was organized by the Russian Union of Journalists in co-operation with the Office of the Special Representative...
OSCE Special Representative, in Dublin, discusses Ireland’s anti-trafficking efforts
DUBLIN, 30 January 2011 - The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro met the Irish Justice and Equality Minister Alan Shatter, today at the start of a four-day visit to Ireland...