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Trafficking in Human Beingsin Southeastern EuropeRegionalInitiativesThe SECI Illegal Human Beings Trafficking Task Force was established in May2000 on the initiative of the Romanian Government and comprises theRegional Task Force and the Regional Co-ordinator.The regional structure is supported by the local structures, which are presentlybeing created. National Task Forces in all SECI countries are headed byNational Co-ordinators (not yet appointed in some of the countries). The TaskForce operates through liaison officers, from all participating countries, workingout of the SECI Centre in Bucharest. They are in permanent contact withtheir national authorities through their respective designated National FocalPoints, which communicate directly with the National Co-ordinators and theNational Trafficking in Human Beings Squads. 301.5. Regional Conference on Trafficking in Human Beingsand Illegal MigrationFollowing the adoption of the Palermo Protocols, Romania, as the Chair ofOSCE, hosted a Regional Conference on Trafficking in Human Beings and IllegalMigration (organised within the framework of the Stability Pact activities),which took place in Bucharest on May 21, 2001. Present at the meeting wereMinisters of the Interior and National Security Advisers from the BalkanRegion, and the Chair of SPTTF.In the agreed conclusions from the conference, the participants confirmedtheir commitment to prevent and combat trafficking and specified the steps tobe taken at national and regional levels. At the regional level, SEE ministersacknowledged the need for the development of a regional campaign to raisepublic awareness, for exchange of information between national agencies, toconsider establishing joint law enforcement and border police teams, and forco-operation between national law enforcement agencies, IOM, NGOs andappropriate diplomatic and consular officials on the safe repatriation of traffickedpersons.At the national level, they recognised the need for strengthening nationalstrategies and structures on human trafficking, elaborating or revising legislation,strengthening national law enforcement and prosecution capabilities,strengthening border control systems, concluding bilateral re-admissionagreements, introducing campaigns to raise public awareness and ensuringassistance for the safe return and re-integration of trafficked persons. 31Representatives of the SEE countries agreed to operate within the frameworkof the SP Action Plan and agreed that “the SP Task Force Co-ordinator coulddraw up a matrix of all bilateral and multilateral programmes in the regionwith a view to co-ordinating activities and identifying future needs.” 32They asked OSCE to monitor the extent of trafficking in the region and themeasures taken to tackle the problem and to co-operate with other internationalorganisations, including IOM, European Union Monitor Missions, theCouncil of Europe, UNHCHR, the Stability Pact Task Force Coordinator andOSCE/ODIHR.1630.Southern European Cooperative Initiative, SECI information materials, Bucharest, 2001.31.Agreed Conclusions from the Regional Conference on Trafficking in Human Beings andIllegal Migration, Bucharest, 21 May 2001, pp. 1-3.32.Ibid.
Trafficking in Human Beingsin Southeastern Europe2. International OrganisationsThere are a number of international agencies working on the issue of traffickingin the region. The following organisations are particularly active.RegionalInitiatives2.1. Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe(OSCE)OSCE is engaged in a number of activities to combat trafficking in humanbeings, including the fields of law enforcement, public awareness, research,training and support for NGOs. The OSCE Vienna Ministerial Council DecisionNo.1 (2000) 33 calls on participating States to take all necessary measures tocombat trafficking in human beings in the fields of prevention, protection andprosecution, and these commitments are reaffirmed in the OSCE BucharestMinisterial Council Decision No.6 (2001) 34 .ODIHR’s anti-trafficking activities cover a wide-range of thematic issues withparticular focus on prevention and human rights protection, which includesestablishing a comprehensive legal framework to address trafficking in humanbeings. Furthermore, ODIHR provided administrative and technical support tothe SPTTF Secretariat from June 2000 to January 2001. Within the frameworkof SPTTF, ODIHR inter alia designed and implemented a project to produce the“Reference Guide for Anti-Trafficking Legislative Review”, which serves toassist those who draw up the laws and to support NGOs in their advocacyefforts. Together with UNICEF and UNHCHR, ODIHR supported the expansionand up-dating of UNICEF’s inventory of trafficking situations and responses.Moreover, OSCE field missions play a vital role in carrying out anti-traffickingwork, including monitoring and project implementation. Through the ODIHRAnti-Trafficking Project Fund, OSCE missions are encouraged and supported todesign and implement anti-trafficking projects with local partners.In 2001, OSCE adopted Anti-Trafficking Guidelines and expanded its Code ofConduct with a provision specifically targeted at combating trafficking inhuman beings. This provision holds OSCE staff and secondees responsible foraffiliation with persons suspected to be involved in trafficking. The OSCE Anti-Trafficking Guidelines and the OSCE Code of Conduct are intended to ensurethat all OSCE personnel, institutions and field operations recognize the problemof trafficking in human beings, and undertake appropriate action. TheOSCE Permanent Council has also urged its international partner organisationsto adopt similar anti-trafficking rules to those contained in OSCE Codeof Conduct. 352.2. Council of Europe (CoE)The Council of Europe has been involved for several years in the fight againsttrafficking in human beings. In 1991 it identified the most urgent areas foraction in this field, through a Group of Specialists, who had worked out a comprehensivePlan of Action. The Committee of Ministers also adopted RecommendationNo. R(2000) 11 on action against trafficking in human beings forthe purpose of sexual exploitation, on 19 May 2000.As part of CoE's contribution to the Stability Pact for South East Europe, aninformation campaign on the risks of trafficking in human beings for the purposeof sexual exploitation was launched in Albania in June 1999 and targeted33. See: http://www.osce.org/odihr/documents/trafficking/at_dec28nov00.pdf34. See: http://www.osce.org/odihr/documents/trafficking/at_dec6_minc.pdf35. Permanent Council Decision No. 426, PC.DEC/426, 12 July 2001.17
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