News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
More women leaders and stronger political commitment needed to combat human trafficking, say participants at ODIHR event
Publishing date: 15 May 2012
The need for more women leaders and a stronger political commitment by states to combat trafficking in human beings was highlighted at an OSCE event “Political leadership: Who can speak for the victims of trafficking?”, held on 15 May 2012...
Rule of law vital to protecting rights of victims of human trafficking, participants at OSCE meeting say
Publishing date: 14 May 2012
WARSAW, 14 May 2012- The rule of law needs to be strengthened in the fight against human trafficking in order to better protect victims' human rights and ensure them access to justice, participants said today at the opening of an OSCE meeting on the topic...
Head of OSCE Centre meets authorities, opens anti-human trafficking event in western Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 23 April 2012
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 23 April 2012- The Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana Ambassador Natalia Zarudna, in Aktau on Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea coast today, met with local authorities and civil society representatives and opened a workshop on preventing human trafficking among vulnerable groups in Kazakhstan’s regions...
Parliaments play a critical role in the eradication of modern-day slavery, says OSCE Special Representative at St. Petersburg meeting
Publishing date: 18 April 2012
ST PETERSBURG, Russia 18 April 2012 – The role of parliamentarians in combating and preventing human trafficking at the national and international level was the focus of a roundtable discussion in St. Petersburg today...
OSCE Centre in Astana continues anti-trafficking training for judges
Publishing date: 12 April 2012
ASTANA, 12 April 2012 – An OSCE-organized training seminar for judges on good practices in handling human trafficking cases began today in Astana...
OSCE/ODIHR plans network of lawyers to improve access to justice for trafficking victims
Publishing date: 5 April 2012
Establishing an OSCE-wide network of legal practitioners to improve access to justice and effective remedies, including compensation, for trafficked persons was the focus of a meeting organized by ODIHR in Warsaw on 3 and 4 April 2012...
OSCE highlights human rights approach to preventing and combating human trafficking in Washington
Publishing date: 28 March 2012
The Deputy Co-ordinator of the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ruth Freedom Pojman, addressed the Global Stakes in Human Rights Roundtable on “The OSCE, Human Rights, and Human Trafficking” at the Council on Foreign Relations, on 27 March 2012 in Washington DC...