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OSCE Skopje Mission conducts training for judiciary in effective prosecution of human trafficking cases
SKOPJE 1 April 2004
SKOPJE, 1 April 2004 - The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje is bringing together law enforcement officers, prosecutors and investigative judges for a three-day workshop on techniques used in investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases.
The training sessions, which will be held from 1 to 3 April at Granit Hotel in Ohrid, aim at further strengthening the capacity of the justice sector to investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases.
"The case study approach used in the training sessions has proved to be an efficient way of enhancing the participants' skills in investigating and prosecuting human trafficking crimes and in fostering an integrated team approach," said Gerry Bjallerstedt, the OSCE Mission's Rule of Law Officer dealing with anti-trafficking issues.
The workshop is the first of three similar events planned for this year. They are designed for working level law enforcement officers, prosecutors and investigative judges. Participants include representatives of the National Commission, non-governmental organizations, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The series of workshops on human trafficking are conducted in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training Program.
The training sessions, which will be held from 1 to 3 April at Granit Hotel in Ohrid, aim at further strengthening the capacity of the justice sector to investigate and prosecute human trafficking cases.
"The case study approach used in the training sessions has proved to be an efficient way of enhancing the participants' skills in investigating and prosecuting human trafficking crimes and in fostering an integrated team approach," said Gerry Bjallerstedt, the OSCE Mission's Rule of Law Officer dealing with anti-trafficking issues.
The workshop is the first of three similar events planned for this year. They are designed for working level law enforcement officers, prosecutors and investigative judges. Participants include representatives of the National Commission, non-governmental organizations, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The series of workshops on human trafficking are conducted in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training Program.