OSCE Mission to Skopje supports the fight against organized crime
(OSCE/Mirvete Mustafa)Ambassador Natalya Drozd, Deputy Head of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, speaks at the presentation of recommendations by the non-governmental coalition "All For Fair Trials", Skopje, 8 February 2007. (OSCE/Mirvete Mustafa) Photo details
SKOPJE, 8 February 2007 - Strengthening the role of law enforcement bodies in the fight against organized crime, prosecuting perpetrators and better protecting victims of human trafficking were among the recommendations by the non-governmental coalition "All For Fair Trials" presented in Skopje today.
The recommendations were part of the Coalition's 2006 report on the monitoring of the trials related to organized crime, a project supported by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje and the U.S. Embassy in Skopje.
"We support the civil society's watchdog role in this area because we believe that tackling organized crime is of utmost importance to the country," said Ambassador Natalya Drozd, Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission.
Violeta Velkoska, the coalition's Project Co-ordinator, added that the purpose of the report was to analyze collected data and offer suggestions to the authorities for more efficient response to organized crime, with a special focus on trafficking in human beings.
The recommendations were part of the Coalition's 2006 report on the monitoring of the trials related to organized crime, a project supported by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje and the U.S. Embassy in Skopje.
"We support the civil society's watchdog role in this area because we believe that tackling organized crime is of utmost importance to the country," said Ambassador Natalya Drozd, Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission.
Violeta Velkoska, the coalition's Project Co-ordinator, added that the purpose of the report was to analyze collected data and offer suggestions to the authorities for more efficient response to organized crime, with a special focus on trafficking in human beings.