Tajik journalists receive OSCE training on reporting human trafficking
(Teun Voeten/Hollandse Hoogte, 1999)Trafficked women in the Balkans, victims of modern-day slavery. (Teun Voeten/Hollandse Hoogte, 1999) Photo details
DUSHANBE, 2 June 2004 - As part of its anti-trafficking programme, the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe has launched a five-day training programme on human trafficking reporting for 23 journalists from different regions of Tajikistan.
The training is intended to increase the knowledge of journalists and motivate them to investigate human trafficking cases in Tajikistan.
As well as providing tools for communicating and conducting interviews with victims, the programme also examines the role of the media and the personal views of journalists in reporting on human trafficking, gives practical information and discusses co-operation between the media, civil society and government institutions.
The International Organization for Migration, Internews-Tajikistan, Tajik NGOs and government representatives are participating in these sessions, intended to improve the co-ordination of all the actors fighting against what is often referred to as "modern-day slavery".
"The OSCE and the international community have denounced human trafficking, particularly of women and children, as an extremely serious violation of human rights and a grave form of violence against women," said Gunta Robezniece, Gender Issues Officer at the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe.
"Journalists can do a lot to combat the phenomenon in the country, by reporting, investigating and raising the issue throughout the media."
The training is intended to increase the knowledge of journalists and motivate them to investigate human trafficking cases in Tajikistan.
As well as providing tools for communicating and conducting interviews with victims, the programme also examines the role of the media and the personal views of journalists in reporting on human trafficking, gives practical information and discusses co-operation between the media, civil society and government institutions.
The International Organization for Migration, Internews-Tajikistan, Tajik NGOs and government representatives are participating in these sessions, intended to improve the co-ordination of all the actors fighting against what is often referred to as "modern-day slavery".
"The OSCE and the international community have denounced human trafficking, particularly of women and children, as an extremely serious violation of human rights and a grave form of violence against women," said Gunta Robezniece, Gender Issues Officer at the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe.
"Journalists can do a lot to combat the phenomenon in the country, by reporting, investigating and raising the issue throughout the media."