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Role of National Referral Mechanisms in combating human trafficking focus of roundtable discussion organized by OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 30 October 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating human trafficking
Challenges, lessons learned and good practices in the use of National Referral Mechanisms to counter human trafficking were discussed at a roundtable discussion on 29 October 2020. The blended event was co-organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, jointly with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the National Anti-trafficking Commission of Uzbekistan...
World Day against human trafficking: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan co-hosts event on combating this crime amid COVID-19 pandemic
Publishing date: 30 July 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating human trafficking
To mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, an online roundtable discussion on combating this crime in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic was co-organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan and partners on 29 July 2020. The event brought together 90 representatives and experts in the field of combating human trafficking and forced labour from more than 50 government agencies and non-governmental organizations, as well as international organizations...
Strengthening Organizational and Legal Mechanisms of Combating Human Trafficking focus of OSCE-supported roundtable
Publishing date: 27 November 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating human trafficking
National anti-trafficking state agencies, civil society organizations and international experts gathered in Tashkent on 26 November 2019 for a round-table discussion on good practices and challenges in national frameworks to combat trafficking in human beings...
Judges from across the OSCE region meet in Uzbekistan to discuss how to enhance the judicial response to human trafficking
Publishing date: 14 November 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating human trafficking
TASHKENT, 14 November 2019- Judges of the highest criminal courts from 23 countries gathered for a two-day OSCE-wide conference on the role of the judiciary in combating trafficking in human beings that concluded today. The participants discussed current human trafficking-related challenges and ways to foster the implementation of OSCE commitments. Strengthening the role of the judiciary as a part of the criminal justice system as a way to effectively combat trafficking in human beings was also discussed.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan marks World Day against Human Trafficking
Publishing date: 31 July 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating human trafficking
More than 70 representatives of government officials, academia, NGOs and the media as well as members of the diplomatic community gathered in Tashkent to mark the World Day against Trafficking in Persons with a presentation of the ‘Guiding Principles on Human Rights in the Return of Trafficked Persons’, a publication by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)recently translated into Uzbek...
Specialized anti-trafficking training course for regional branches of police in Uzbekistan held in Urgench with OSCE support
Publishing date: 21 May 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating human trafficking
The first in a series of training courses on anti-trafficking for investigators and operative agents of Uzbekistan police forces was held in Urgench from the 14 to 18 of May 2018...
OSCE launches training seminar for Uzbek journalists on human trafficking
Publishing date: 12 July 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating human trafficking
TASHKENT, 12 July 2016 – A three-day seminar for journalists to improve their skills in reporting on human trafficking, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan and the Office of the Prosecutor General, began yesterday...