The Alliance against Trafficking in Persons is a platform for advocacy and co-operation that includes international and civil society organizations and is co-ordinated by the OSCE Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. The Alliance was launched in 2004 to combine the efforts of all its partners and improve synergies behind the common goal of preventing and combating human trafficking.
Identifying effective ways to improve the prosecution of trafficking in human beings (THB) and deliver justice to victims was the focus of the 20th High-Level Alliance Conference against Trafficking in Persons. During three days, State representatives, survivors of trafficking in human beings, international and non-governmental organizations and academic experts discussed challenges and opportunities to enhance the investigation and prosecution of trafficking in human beings in the OSCE region.
Wildlife trafficking is among the largest global crimes, along with drugs, counterfeiting, and human trafficking according to TRAFFIC and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). It is also a multi-billion dollar business with estimates between US$7-$23 billion annually with illegal fishing...
Men, women and children continue to be subjected to trafficking in human beings, as local, national and international statistics painfully illustrate. Human traffickers continue to act with impunity, as low global conviction rates sadly demonstrate. Yet given the nature of...
Extreme poverty and lack of livelihood opportunities result in some families sending their children to work on cocoa farms. It is reported that some children are ‘sold’ to traffickers or farm owners, paying for a determined duration of labour. Children...
The sixth and last webinar of the RESPECT Webinar Series 2017 New technologies, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tackling Human Trafficking was held on Thursday, May 18 , 2017 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT/ 4:00 – 6:00 pm CEST With the altering terrain of...
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