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OSCE workshop discusses compensation for trafficked persons
Publishing date: 12 December 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
BARCELONA, 12 December 2007- Compensating victims of trafficking is the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) that concludes today in Barcelona...
OSCE conference to focus on helping governments combat sexual exploitation of children
Publishing date: 16 October 2007
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 16 October 2007- Prevention, protection of victims and co-ordination of efforts to tackle commercial sexual exploitation of children is the focus of a two-day OSCE conference that starts Thursday in Vienna...
Anti-trafficking and non-discrimination to top agenda of Europe's largest human rights meeting
Publishing date: 26 September 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, 26 September 2006- Some 900 international experts, government representatives and human rights activists will gather in Warsaw from 2 to 13 October for this year's session of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting...
OSCE supports co-operation among NGOs to protect Roma communities from human trafficking
Publishing date: 18 September 2006
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Roma and Sinti
TIRANA, 18 September 2006- Preventing human trafficking in Roma communities is the focus of a three-day OSCE-organized meeting that began today in Tirana...
OSCE anti-trafficking meeting discusses establishment of National Referral Mechanism in Armenia
Publishing date: 15 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
YEREVAN, 15 June 2005- As part of its efforts to help combat human trafficking in Armenia, the OSCE Office in Yerevan organized a meeting today with officials and NGO representatives to discuss the establishment of a National Referral Mechanism...
Number of children trafficked from Moldova to Russia on the rise, says new UN-OSCE report
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
CHISINAU, 8 April 2005- More children are being trafficked from Moldova to Russia, shows an international report presented in Moldova today. It also shows that the number of trafficked persons returning to Moldova, especially from the Western Balkans...
Root causes of human trafficking not addressed, international organizations warn
Publishing date: 31 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
GENEVA, 31 March 2005- The root causes of human trafficking are not being adequately addressed in south-eastern Europe, says a new report launched in Geneva today. The report examines the efforts of governments, international and local NGOs to prevent...