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OSCE Mission sponsors training courses on human rights and trafficking cases
SKOPJE 24 June 2004
SKOPJE, 24 June 2004 - The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje will sponsor several training courses for legal professionals to help them ensure that human rights are respected during investigations and prosecutions of trafficking cases, especially those involving children.
The first three-day event, organised by the Judges Association's Centre for Continuing Education, began today in Gevgelija, bringing together 30 judges, prosecutors, legal assistants and representatives of non-governmental organizations.
"It is vitally important to uphold human rights standards, especially when working on child trafficking cases, because children are the most vulnerable group of society," said Victor Ullom, Head of the OSCE Mission's Rule of Law Unit.
"We are glad the Judges Association has taken the lead in providing training for legal professionals. It demonstrates willingness of the domestic players to take action," he added.
The training will introduce legal techniques based on the regionally adopted Anti-Trafficking Training Manual produced by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development within the framework of the Stability Pact Task Force on Trafficking in Human Beings.
Two additional training courses will be held in July and October. So far, the OSCE Mission has helped train over 200 legal professionals.
The first three-day event, organised by the Judges Association's Centre for Continuing Education, began today in Gevgelija, bringing together 30 judges, prosecutors, legal assistants and representatives of non-governmental organizations.
"It is vitally important to uphold human rights standards, especially when working on child trafficking cases, because children are the most vulnerable group of society," said Victor Ullom, Head of the OSCE Mission's Rule of Law Unit.
"We are glad the Judges Association has taken the lead in providing training for legal professionals. It demonstrates willingness of the domestic players to take action," he added.
The training will introduce legal techniques based on the regionally adopted Anti-Trafficking Training Manual produced by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development within the framework of the Stability Pact Task Force on Trafficking in Human Beings.
Two additional training courses will be held in July and October. So far, the OSCE Mission has helped train over 200 legal professionals.