News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Trainers in Ukraine prepared by OSCE will teach social service providers to assist trafficking victims
Publishing date: 19 June 2013
KYIV, 19 June 2013- Twenty-four trainers were prepared to upgrade skills and knowledge of social services staff, including state officials and NGO activists, in providing assistance to victims of human trafficking at an event in Kyiv, organised by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) from 17 to 19 June 2013...
Diplomatic community must take responsibility for prevention of trafficking for domestic servitude, says OSCE Special Representative in Kyiv
Publishing date: 14 June 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, at a workshop in Kyiv held from 12 to 13 June 2013 urged the Organization’s participating States to take concrete steps to prevent the little-known phenomenon of trafficking for domestic servitude in diplomatic households...
Participants at high-level OSCE conference in Kyiv call for stronger anti-trafficking action
Publishing date: 10 June 2013
KYIV, 10 June 2013 – Ways to strengthen the OSCE participating States’ response to human trafficking in terms of the prevention of the crime, prosecution of offenders and protection of victims are the focus of a high-level conference that started in Kyiv today...
OSCE welcomes Brčko District’s legislative amendments on human trafficking, encourages entities to follow suit
Publishing date: 28 May 2013
SARAJEVO, 28 May 2013 – The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nina Suomalainen, and the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, today commended the Brčko District authorities for passing amendments to the Brčko District Criminal Code regarding human trafficking that brings it in line with relevant international standards and the BiH Criminal Code...
OSCE Centre in Astana facilitates national dialogue on social services for victims of cruel treatment
Publishing date: 24 May 2013
ASTANA, 24 May 2013 – Ensuring access to special social services for victims of cruel treatment, including victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, was the topic of an OSCE-supported discussion in Astana today that brought together national and international experts...
OSCE Office announces contest for reporting on human trafficking
Publishing date: 24 May 2013
BAKU, 24 May 2013- The OSCE Office in Baku is pleased to announce a contest for media reports highlighting the problems of human trafficking and forced labour in Azerbaijan...
ODIHR facilitates discussion on National Referral Mechanisms for victims of trafficking in Central Asia
Publishing date: 22 May 2013
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) organized a roundtable for Central Asian experts responsible for developing and implementing national anti-trafficking policies on 21 and 22 May in Istanbul...