News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Special Representative for Combating Human Trafficking addresses U.S. Helsinki Commission, calls for enhanced legal response in OSCE region
Publishing date: 18 September 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, cautioned that more must be done to enforce existing laws against human trafficking across the OSCE region in her testimony before the U.S. Helsinki Commission on 17 September 2013...
OSCE Centre supports conference on transport security and trade facilitation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 12 September 2013
ASTANA, 12 September 2013 – Some 250 prosecutors and law enforcement officers from Kazakhstan gathered at an international conference that started today in Astana, with the OSCE Centre support, to discuss how to enhance transport security, improve transit and accelerate the movement of goods, in particular within the Eurasian economic space...
OSCE Special Representative encourages Romania to continue its anti-trafficking efforts
Publishing date: 12 September 2013
BUCHAREST, 12 September 2013- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, at the close of her visit to Romania today, commended the government for giving priority to the fight against human trafficking...
OSCE Special Representative calls for stronger criminal justice response to human trafficking, including through confiscation
Publishing date: 9 August 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, said at an international seminar for judges in Haifa, Israel that took place from 5 to 8 August 2013 that trafficked people’s legal rights must be upheld in court and that the overall criminal justice response must be strengthened...
OSCE Special Representative publishes human trafficking report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 1 August 2013
VIENNA, 1 August 2013 – In a report issued today, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, recommended that the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina take additional steps to fully implement its OSCE commitments in the fight against human trafficking...
Investigating and prosecuting human trafficking in focus of OSCE training in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 24 July 2013
ASHGABAT, 24 July 2013 – Investigating and prosecuting human trafficking crimes was in focus of an OSCE-organized training course that concluded in Ashgabat today...
OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings encourages Italy to continue and enhance anti-trafficking efforts
Publishing date: 19 July 2013
ROME, 19 July 2013-- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, today highlighted the innovative aspects of the Italian model of anti-trafficking action at the conclusion of her country visit to Italy, praising efforts to assist victims in partnership with civil society...