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GRETA: directions for implementing recovery and reflection period for victims of human trafficking.

GRETA presented a new Guidance Note outlining the purposes and principles, as well as the legal basis and processes for the allocation of the recovery and reflection period for victims of human ...

Last update 7 Oct 2024
World Day against Trafficking in Persons, 30 July 2024
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World Day against Trafficking in Persons, 30 July 2024

Tuesday 30 July is the International Day against Trafficking in Persons, “a horrific crime that targets the most vulnerable in our societies”, as the UN Secretary-General António ...

Last update 30 Jul 2024
Ethiopian migrants arrive on the shore of Obock, Djibouti
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The Role of the International Labour Organization to Eradicate Forced Labour: A Centenary Analysis from 1919 to Nowadays

Elif Deniz Atay holds a BSc. Degree in International Relations from Middle East Technical University and an MA degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance from the University of Padova. This ...

Last update 17 Jul 2024
Libra and gavel as a simbol of justice
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Ceremony to celebrate Mr. Judge Prof. Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque for his contribution to the defense and enhancement of human rights, 29 November 2022

On 29 November at 12.30 p.m. in the Aula Nievo of Palazzo Bo, a ceremony will be held to honour judge Prof. Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque for his contribution to the defence and enhancement of human ...

Last update 28 Nov 2022
N.E.x.T TO YOU - Network for the Empowerment, the social and labor inclusion of Trafficked minors and young adults is a project funded by the European Commission in the framework of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2019 and coordinated by Veneto
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N.E.x.T TO YOU: 15 November, final conference

N.E.x.T TO YOU - Network for the Empowerment, the social and labor inclusion of Trafficked minors and young adults is a project funded by the European Commission in the framework of the Asylum, ...

Last update 14 Nov 2022
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Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: 50 million people worldwide in modern slavery

According to the latest data from the Global Estimates of Modern Slavery produced by ILO, Walk Free and the International Organization for Migration, forced labor and forced marriage have increased ...

Last update 18 Oct 2022
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GRETA: 2021 annual report on action against trafficking of human beings

The Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) published its annual report for 2021, a year during which, despite the negative impact of the Covid-19 ...

Last update 17 Aug 2022
Migrants’ makeshift shelters in the city of Agadez.
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IOM Study: Women and Girls Most Trafficked in Niger

Women and girls constitute 69% of victims and survivors of trafficking in Niger, according to a new study by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The study, a first of its kind in ...

Last update 28 Jun 2022
It is estimated that 160 million children were engaged in child labour globally at the beginning of 2020.
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International Organization for Migration (IOM): Expanding Evidence Base on Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Human Trafficking

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) join forces to host a global conference showcasing new ...

Last update 28 Jun 2022
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GRETA: new guidance on addressing the risks of human trafficking

Council of Europe anti-trafficking body GRETA has issued a Guidance Note on addressing the risks of trafficking in human beings related to the war in Ukraine and the ensuing humanitarian crisis. It ...

Last update 31 May 2022
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UNODC: Human trafficking in Ukraine

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime published research on key evidence on risks of trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants during the conflict, with a particular focus on the ...

Last update 26 Apr 2022
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OHCHR: New training materials on Human Rights Protection at International Borders

On 25th October, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights launched a new Trainer’s Guide on Human Rights at International Borders. The guideline has been a product of collaboration ...

Last update 15 Nov 2021
World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2021
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World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2021, July 30, “Victims’ Voices Lead the Way”

In 2013, the General Assembly adopted a Resolution designating July 30 as the World Day against Trafficking in Persons. This year’s theme for the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons ...

Last update 29 Jul 2021
Migrants in the central Mediterranean Sea.
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OHCHR Report: A call to safeguard migrants in the central Mediterranean Sea

Asma,* a young pregnant woman from Burkina Faso, had to give birth in the perilous Mediterranean route from Libya to Europe, while many other people on the same boat, including children, perished ...

Last update 22 Jun 2021
GRETA 10th annual report
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GRETA Annual report: COVID-19 is worsening human trafficking

The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has published its 10th Annual General Report. The report provides a detailed account of ...

Last update 15 Apr 2021