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Trafficking in Human Beings in Southeastern Europe - Iom

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<strong>Traffick<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Human</strong> Be<strong>in</strong>gs<strong>in</strong> <strong>Southeastern</strong> <strong>Europe</strong>Summary ofRegionalInitiatives178Organisation Mandate Initiatives Activities Location Timeframe ContactsBjoern ClarbergRaamweg 47, The Hague,The Netherlandsphone/fax:+31-70-3025302+31-70-3455896Oct 1999EU member states.Establishment of a <strong>Europe</strong>an Police ChiefsOperational Task Force to exchange bestpractice and <strong>in</strong>formation, <strong>in</strong> co- operationwith EUROPOL.The Tampere Summit ofOctober 1999 strengthenedEUROPOLS role <strong>in</strong>fight<strong>in</strong>g organised crime,<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g traffick<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>human be<strong>in</strong>gs.To make a significant contributionto law enforcementaction aga<strong>in</strong>storganised crime with aparticular emphasis onthe crim<strong>in</strong>al organisations<strong>in</strong>volved.<strong>Europe</strong>an LawEnforcementOrganisation(EUROPOL)Pend<strong>in</strong>gEU memberstates and thirdcountries.Establishment of a unit composed ofnational prosecutors, magistrates and/orpolice officers. Would support the work ofnational prosecut<strong>in</strong>g authorities aga<strong>in</strong>storganised crim<strong>in</strong>al activity.EUROJUSTMandate covers traffick<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong> human be<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>gchild pornography.Gives support to the establishment ofnational contact po<strong>in</strong>ts on traffick<strong>in</strong>g.Member statesUndertakes research and studies tounderstand the problem.Member statesGives support to operational and <strong>in</strong>vestigativeprojects of member statesNGOsNadia KozhouharovaNational Coord<strong>in</strong>atorSlavyanska str. 30,Sofia 1000phone/fax:+359 2 981 67 40animus@ttm.bgOngo<strong>in</strong>g s<strong>in</strong>ce1998La Strada Internationalis a networkof organisations <strong>in</strong>9 countries:Belarus, BiH, Bulgaria,CzechRepublic, FYRMacedonia, Moldova,Netherlands,Poland and Ukra<strong>in</strong>e.Advocacy, tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g, programme supportand support to partner organisations.Direct assistance to the victimsprogrammes.Programme for the Preventionof <strong>Traffick<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong>Women <strong>in</strong> Central andEastern <strong>Europe</strong>.Prevention and awareness rais<strong>in</strong>gprogrammes.LA STRADA Prevention of traffick<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>women for the purpose ofsexual exploitation,through advocacy, <strong>in</strong>fluenc<strong>in</strong>glegislation, dissem<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>formation,and practical assistance topartner organisations.La Strada regards traffick<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong> women as a humanrights abuse and thereforea violation of women’srights.

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