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Gender dynamics of human trafficking explored at OSCE/ODIHR event in Warsaw
Publishing date: 19 September 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
Trafficking in human beings is often gender-specific, as are its consequences, including the harm it causes and the recovery process for survivors, said participants in an event co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Office of the Special
The role of national referral mechanisms in protecting the rights of trafficked persons subject of event organized by ODIHR
Publishing date: 18 September 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
The role of national referral mechanisms (NRMs) in protecting the rights of trafficked persons was addressed in an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 18 September 2018, on the margins of the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting.
Efforts to combat trafficking, including of children, must focus on both effects and roots of this crime, OSCE officials say on world anti-trafficking day
Publishing date: 30 July 2018
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
WARSAW/VIENNA, 30 July 2018 – Effective policies to combat trafficking in human beings, including the trafficking of children, must focus on both the effects and the roots of this terrible crime, OSCE senior officials said today, on the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons...
Better co-ordinated efforts vital in addressing risk factors of child trafficking, say participants at OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 28 May 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 28 May 2018 – Greater co-ordination among states in their work to combat trafficking in children, with a focus on those at particular risk, is needed to effectively combat this form of human trafficking, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE meeting in Vienna...
Survivors’ voices crucial for effective and gender-sensitive anti-trafficking strategies, say participants in OSCE/ODIHR event in Vienna
Publishing date: 23 April 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Gender equality
Multidisciplinary and gender-sensitive approaches reflecting the needs and voices of survivors of human trafficking were at the centre of discussions at a side event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Strategic Police Matters Unit (SPMU/TNTD)
High-level expert meeting in Warsaw focuses on updating handbook for protecting rights of trafficked persons
Publishing date: 14 December 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
Updating a handbook created to assist OSCE participating States in establishing sustainable mechanisms and structures to counter human trafficking was the focus of a high-level international expert meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw
Rights-based, comprehensive protection measures crucial to combating child trafficking across OSCE region, say Warsaw event participants
Publishing date: 11 October 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
The importance of rights-based and comprehensive approaches to assisting victims of child trafficking was highlighted during an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 12 October 2017, on the margins of the Human Dimension Seminar on the