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This publication builds on the first public report of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) on the subject, Trafficking in Human Beings and Responses of the Domestic Criminal Justice System: A Critical Review of Law and Emerging Practice in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Light of Core International Standards.1 Given developments since the release of the 2009 report, the Mission identified a need for this second analysis, covering the period between 2009 and 2020.

This Opinion was issued upon the request by the Chair of the Constitutional Committee of the Parliament of Italy.

This Opinion was prepared upon the request by the Wellbeing and Health Protection Unit of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of Finland. ODIHR was asked for a legal review of acts aimed at combatting trafficking in human beings in Finland, with a special focus on measures of support and assistance to victims of trafficking in human beings.

1346th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

Report by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Ms. Teresa Ribeiro (Croatia, Annex 1; Germany, Annex 2; Latvia, Annex 3). Report by the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Mr. Valiant Richey. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1421 on the recommendation to adopt a decision on the OSCE Chairmanship in the year 2025. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1422 on the establishment of a technical fund for the purpose of financing agreed capital requirements, agreeing projects to be implemented in 2021–2022, and supplementing the IT Infrastructure Upgrade Fund. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Deteriorating situation in Ukraine and continued non-implementation by the Ukrainian authorities of the Minsk agreements. Gender equality and International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed on 25 November 2021. Russia’s unjustified attacks on Memorial International and the deteriorating human rights environment in Russia.

1346th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1346th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1346th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1346th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

The Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, in co-operation with the UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, conducted an expert meeting on the role of independent National Rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms in enhancing States’ anti-trafficking responses. The discussions from the meeting serve as a basis for this issue brief and recommendations to the OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation.