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OSCE Centre in Astana advocates for child trafficking prevention

28 June 2012
ASTANA, 28 June 2012 – An OSCE-organized international conference to share best practices and experience in preventing trafficking in children in vulnerable groups was held in Astana today... ()

OSCE Special Representative puts spotlight on trafficking for domestic servitude in diplomatic households

21 June 2012
GENEVA, 21 June 2012 - The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, urged the Organization’s participating States today to take concrete steps to prevent trafficking for domestic servitude in diplomatic households at the first OSCE workshop on the topic for South-Western Europe in Geneva, Switzerland...

OSCE Special Representative recognized by United States for work to end modern-day slavery

20 June 2012
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Maria Grazia Giammarinaro received a Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Hero Award on 19 June 2012 from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to honour her significant contributions in the struggle to end modern-day slavery...

More comprehensive approach needed to combat human trafficking for labour exploitation in BiH, say participants at OSCE discussion

14 June 2012
SARAJEVO, 14 June 2012 – Participants of an OSCE discussion which took place today said that there is a clear need for continued efforts towards combating human trafficking for labour exploitation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including through strengthened co-ordination, improved assistance to victims and more efficient prosecution of perpetrators...

OSCE Special Representative calls for greater efforts to fight human trafficking on visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina

12 June 2012
SARAJEVO, 12 June 2012 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, emphasized the importance of keeping anti-trafficking a priority during a visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina that began today...

OSCE Special Representative, on follow-up visit to UK, calls for monitoring human rights impact of anti-trafficking and migration policy

29 May 2012
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, emphasized the protection of human rights of trafficked persons at an event on 28 May 2012 in London jointly organized with the UK Home Office, and with the participation of Damian Green, UK Minister of State for Immigration...

OSCE Centre in Astana launches training on identifying victims of human trafficking

25 May 2012
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 28 May 2012 – The OSCE Centre in Astana held the first in a series of regional training seminars to improve the identification of trafficking victims in Almaty today... ()

Immigration regulations and law enforcement action in OSCE area should consider the wellbeing and social inclusion of trafficked persons, says OSCE Special Representative

18 May 2012
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...

More women leaders and stronger political commitment needed to combat human trafficking, say participants at ODIHR event

15 May 2012
The need for more women leaders and a stronger political commitment by states to combat trafficking in human beings was highlighted at an OSCE event “Political leadership: Who can speak for the victims of trafficking?”, held on 15 May 2012...

Rule of law vital to protecting rights of victims of human trafficking, participants at OSCE meeting say

14 May 2012
WARSAW, 14 May 2012 - The rule of law needs to be strengthened in the fight against human trafficking in order to better protect victims' human rights and ensure them access to justice, participants said today at the opening of an OSCE meeting on the topic...
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