News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Representative urges governments to include human rights standards in procurement contracts to combat modern day slavery
Publishing date: 19 November 2015
GLION, MONTREUX, Switzerland, 19 November 2015 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Madina Jarbussynova, today urged governments to include human rights standards in their procurement regulations to combat human trafficking in the construction industry, especially in projects for mega sporting events.
Special Representative promotes OSCE’s victim-centred approach to combating human trafficking with Vatican, Italian officials
Publishing date: 12 November 2015
ROME, 12 November 2015 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Madina Jarbussynova, promoted the OSCE’s victim-centred and human-rights based approach to combating human trafficking in crisis situations during her visit to Rome on 11-12 November 2015.
OSCE Special Representative launches training course in Dnepropetrovsk on domestic violence in conflict situations and human trafficking
Publishing date: 9 November 2015
DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine, 9 November 2015 –The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Madina Jarbussynova, opened today in Dnepropetrovsk a two-day training course for social workers, lawyers and other experts on how to better address trafficking in human beings stemming from domestic violence in times of crisis...
OSCE trains social workers in Kazakhstan on assisting human trafficking victims
Publishing date: 5 November 2015
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana supported a training seminar in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 5 November 2015 for social workers on providing care for victims of human trafficking...
OSCE-supported training course in Uzbekistan focuses on addressing and preventing human trafficking in the tourism sector
Publishing date: 5 November 2015
TASHKENT, 5 November 2015 – Addressing and preventing human trafficking in the hospitality and tourism sector is the topic of a two-day OSCE-supported training course, launched today in Tashkent, for 25 representatives from Uzbekistan’s tourism infrastructure, airlines, airport services and police...
OSCE concludes series of anti-trafficking seminars for judges in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 November 2015
ASTANA, 4 November 2015 – The concluding seminar in a series of seven OSCE-supported two-day training events for judges from regional courts on good practices in dealing with human trafficking cases began today in Astana...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine alerts public of dangers of trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 2 November 2015
From 1 November 2015 city lights and billboards at bus and railway stations in 24 major cities across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, are featuring posters warning the public about the traps used by human traffickers to lure their victims. The posters are part of a national anti-trafficking awareness-raising campaign launched with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine...