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OSCE Special Representative meets Russian officials to discuss co-operation in combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 20 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
MOSCOW, 20 November 2009- The OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Eva Biaudet, has met Russian counterparts to discuss international co-operation in combating the crime...
OSCE seminar discusses transport and border crossing facilitation in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 17 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Secretariat
ASHGABAT, 17 November 2009- Twenty senior officials from Turkmenistan wrapped up a two-day OSCE-supported seminar in Ashgabat today on legal aspects of international transport, harmonizing customs controls on goods and easing border crossings...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports incorporation of anti-trafficking course in police academy curriculum
Publishing date: 13 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 13 November 2009- The OSCE Office in Tajikistan, the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit and the Tajik Interior Ministry finished a process today that made an anti-trafficking course part of the curriculum at the Tajik Police Academy...
OSCE Special Representative, ODIHR Director stress importance of EU role in combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 19 October 2009
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA/WARSAW, 19 October 2009- OSCE Special Representative Eva Biaudet and ODIHR Director Ambassador Janez Lenarcic released a joint statement today underscoring the importance of the role of the European Union in combating human trafficking...
OSCE raises judges' capacity to respond to human trafficking in Ukraine
Publishing date: 15 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
KYIV, 15 October 2009- An OSCE-supported conference on the protection of the rights of trafficked persons and the prosecution of traffickers started in Kyiv today.
OSCE Mission, police launch campaign against begging by children in Kosovo
Publishing date: 9 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Policing
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 9 October 2009- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the police launched a campaign today to inform people about children's rights and reduce begging by children...
OSCE Centre promotes sharing of best practices to combat human trafficking
Publishing date: 7 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
ASHGABAT, 7 October 2009- Four Turkmenistan representatives discussed effective measures in the fight against human trafficking during a study visit to Ukraine that ends today...