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OSCE helps advance local self-governance reform in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 6 November 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Good governance
ASTANA, 6 November 2014 – Government officials, parliamentarians, representatives of regional and local bodies of power, international organizations and civil society gathered at a roundtable discussion today in Astana to discuss the status of implementation of ongoing local self-governance reform in Kazakhstan...
OSCE Special Representative launches publication calling for action to stop human trafficking in the private sector
Publishing date: 4 November 2014
Businesses which procure products and services have an important role to play in preventing human trafficking, by setting minimum standards to be met by all their suppliers, concludes a new publication launched on 4 November 2014 by the OSCE’s Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova...
Measures to prevent domestic servitude in diplomatic households highlighted in new OSCE handbook
Publishing date: 4 November 2014
A new handbook for relevant authorities across the OSCE region on how to prevent human trafficking for the purpose of domestic servitude in diplomatic households was launched by the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, on 4 November 2014 in Vienna...
OSCE Special Representative says ‘do the right thing’ and take ethical approach to combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 4 November 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 4 November 2014 – Ethical approaches in corporate codes of conduct, government procurement regulations and empowering workers are a key part of the struggle against modern-day slavery, said the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, today at the opening of the 14th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons conference in Vienna...
OSCE Special Representative urges judges to avoid “secondary victimization” in human trafficking cases
Publishing date: 31 October 2014
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, advised judges at an international seminar in Haifa, Israel, from 27 to 30 October 2014, to avoid “secondary victimization” of trafficked persons during court cases...
OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings has no evidence of illegal organ transplantation in Ukraine
Publishing date: 30 October 2014
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
Vienna, 30 October 2014- Following a report by Stimme Russlands Radio (“The OSCE stumbles upon illegal transplantation in Ukraine”) on 1 October 2014, alleging that “The OSCE Special Representative to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings, Madina Jarbussynova, confirmed this information on Ukrainian television and explained that the situation required a thorough investigation by international experts.” and a documentary broadcast by NTV channel on 5 October 2014, stating that “the OSCE Special Representative to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings, Madina Jarbussynova, speculated that the organs had been removed for sale.”, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings wishes to make the following statement:
OSCE-supported national expert workshop addressing terrorist use of Internet, cybercrimes and other cyber threats completed in Mongolia
Publishing date: 30 October 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing
ULAANBAATAR, 30 October 2014 – A two-day OSCE-supported national expert workshop addressing terrorist use of the Internet, cybercrime and other cyber threats ended today in Ulaanbaatar. The expert workshop was co-organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, and the Mongolian Law Enforcement University...