Europe Alliance Expert Co-ordination Team submits joint statement at OSCE review conference

12 Oct 2010

Warsaw, October 8, 2010:During the first part of the ‘Review Conference’ ahead of the OSCE Summit, held in Warsaw, the Alliance Expert Co-ordination Team submitted aStatement on Child Protection, during the Working Session on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, with Particular Focus on Trafficking in Children.

In the statement Alliance members called on governments toimplement a child rights approach to child trafficking, enhance child protection to respond to the specific needs of vulnerable and excluded children, ensure the appointment of an independent guardian and provide free legal assistance to victims, strengthen identification mechanisms by training of professionals, and implement a durable and safe solution for each child based on individual case assessment

OSCE Special Representative calls for enhanced partnership among international organizations and civil society to better tackle human trafficking

STRASBOURG, 13 September 2010 - Partnership among public institutions, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations is essential to effectively fight trafficking in human beings, said the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, addressing a high-level meeting at the Council of Europe today.

During the meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, Giammarinaro announced the plans to expand the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons, a unique platform of over 40 partner organizations, to address more effectively the new features of trafficking.