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Head of OSCE Centre meets authorities, opens anti-human trafficking event in western Kazakhstan
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 23 April 2012 - The Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana Ambassador Natalia Zarudna, in Aktau on Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea coast today, met with local authorities and civil society representatives and opened a workshop on preventing human trafficking among vulnerable groups in Kazakhstan’s regions... ()
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/ODIHR plans network of lawyers to improve access to justice for trafficking victims
Establishing an OSCE-wide network of legal practitioners to improve access to justice and effective remedies, including compensation, for trafficked persons was the focus of a meeting organized by ODIHR in Warsaw on 3 and 4 April 2012...
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 Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports regional anti-trafficking efforts
Building the capacity of the territorial branches of Uzbekistan’s Inter-agency Anti-trafficking Commission to sustainably and systematically combat human trafficking and to improve co-ordination between the different actors is the focus of a two-day workshop that started at the General Prosecutor’s office in Tashkent on 12 March 2012...