News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR supports strengthening regional co-operation among anti-trafficking lawyers
Publishing date: 24 October 2013
Lawyers and legal practitioners from six countries gathered to share good practices in providing accessible and effective legal assistance to trafficked persons, during a regional seminar organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Istanbul on 23 and 24 October 2013...
OSCE Office announces results of contest on reporting on human trafficking
Publishing date: 21 October 2013
BAKU, 21 October 2013 – The OSCE Office in Baku has announced today the results of the contest for media reports highlighting the problems of human trafficking and forced labour in Azerbaijan...
European anti-trafficking day: “Human beings with human rights that must be protected”
Publishing date: 18 October 2013
GENEVA, 18 October 2013 – Three key international anti-trafficking expert mechanisms today called for a concerted global response to fight the transnational scourge of trafficking in persons...
On European Anti-Trafficking Day OSCE Chair calls for efficient implementation by all participating States of their commitment to eliminate trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 18 October 2013
ASHGABAT, 18 October 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara marked European Anti-Trafficking Day today by calling for efficient implementation by all participating States of their commitments to eradicate trafficking in human beings...
OSCE Special Representative calls for business community to step up efforts to eliminate human trafficking
Publishing date: 14 October 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, called on global businesses to renew their commitment to stamp out human trafficking across the supply chain at a roundtable discussion hosted by the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 10 October 2013...
Prevention of domestic servitude in diplomatic households imperative, says OSCE Special Representative, in The Hague
Publishing date: 10 October 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, at a workshop held in The Hague from 8 to 9 October 2013 urged the Organization’s participating States to work together to prevent the little-known phenomenon of the exploitation of domestic workers by employers enjoying diplomatic immunities...
Rights of human trafficking victims discussed by OSCE Special Representative, legal experts, in Warsaw
Publishing date: 1 October 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, and a group of legal experts underscored the importance of protecting trafficking victims’ rights during a side event at the OSCE’s annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 30 September 2013...