News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
World Day of Social Justice: “Fighting human trafficking means fighting poverty, unemployment and inequality”
Publishing date: 20 February 2014
VIENNA, 20 February 2014 – Leading officials from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) today marked the World Day of Social Justice by linking the struggle against human trafficking with eradicating poverty, promoting full employment and decent work, gender equality and access to justice...
Governments must step up fight against human trafficking, protect victims, prosecute criminals
Publishing date: 17 February 2014
VIENNA, 17 February 2014 – Prominent European officials are calling on governments at an international anti-trafficking conference in Vienna today to intensify the fight against modern-day slavery by taking specific steps to protect victims and prosecute the criminals who commit this terrible crime...
OSCE-UNODC staff meeting on Joint Action Plan stresses importance of co-operative approach to fight against transnational threats
Publishing date: 10 February 2014
Senior staff from The OSCE and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) met today to discuss achievements to date under the 2013-2014 Joint Action Plan and future opportunities for co-operation between the two organizations.
OSCE Centre supports training seminar for judges on combatting trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 4 February 2014
ASTANA, 4 February 2014 – An OSCE-supported training seminar to enhance the capacity of judges dealing with human trafficking cases by sharing good international practices began today in Astana...
Need to confiscate proceeds of trafficking crimes, unconditional assistance to victims, parts of forward-looking update to Action Plan to combat human trafficking
Publishing date: 19 December 2013
VIENNA, 19 December 2013 – OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, highlighted key aspects of the Addendum to the OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings in her address today to the Permanent Council.
Enhancing state assistance to victims of human trafficking in Ukraine discussed at OSCE-supported conference
Publishing date: 13 December 2013
DONETSK, Ukraine, 13 December 2013 – Practical recommendations on improving the efficiency of the state in helping victims of human trafficking are discussed at a conference that started today in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)...
OSCE Special Representative publishes human trafficking report on Portugal, praises immediate steps taken
Publishing date: 10 December 2013
VIENNA, 10 December 2013 – In a report issued today, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, praised the Government of Portugal for the measures taken following her visit to Portugal in November, 2012...