Trafficking in Human Beings in Southeastern Europe - Iom

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Trafficking in Human Beingsin Southeastern EuropeBulgariaOverview ofActivities623. OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES IN BULGARIAGOVERNMENT INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES NGOsAnimus/La Strada• Collecting data for NPA, annual reports• Legal Study: Combat of Trafficking (with L. BoltzmannInstitute)• Feminist participatory Action Research on TIWBulgarian Gender Foundation• Publishing legal magazine focused on the issue of traffickingIOM• Research on level of information and attitudestowards migration and trafficking in BulgariaResearch Ministry of Health• Report: Mobile PopulationsAnimus/La Strada• Ongoing information and prevention campaign.• Training for NGOs, law enforcement agencies, socialworkers and lawyersHealth and Social Environment Foundation• Outreach work with sex workersIOM• Prevention campaign in high schools for teenagers• Prevention and information campaign for generalpublic (1999 -2000)Ministry of Health• Health education in schools,including information on trafficking• National Strategy on Preventionand Control of HIV/AIDSMinistry of Education• Co-operation with IOM on preventionand information campaignPrevention &RaisingAwarenessAnimus/La Strada• Centre for rehabilitation of women, adolescent andchild victims of violence, direct assistance and reintegrationprogrammeLocal NGOs• Social and reintegration support.IOM• Assisted return to Bulgaria:• Safe transportation assistance• Arrival assistance• Documents procurement• Shelter, financial support for trafficked persons• Reintegration of trafficked personsReintegrationAssistanceAnimus/La Strada• Inter-institutional Round Table on NPA• Developing and presenting NPABulgarian Gender Research Foundation• Publishing legal magazine focused on the issue of traffickingand review of Bulgarian legislationUS Department of Justice• Co-ordinated establishment of Task Force• Support for Polish-Bulgarian governmental conferenceson trafficking• Support for legal reform (Penal Code) Co-hosts(+ Min Justice) legislative working group todraft comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation.ABA CEELI• Hosted informal working group on trafficking.Ministry of Justice• New law on traffickingMinistry of Interior• Establishing National Task Force tocombat Human trafficking, withinNSBOPLaw Reform &Enforcement
Trafficking in Human Beingsin Southeastern EuropeBosnia andHerzegovinaBosnia andHerzegovina1. OverviewAs a sovereign territory, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is in a unique position.Under the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement, the international community hasleverage and influence unlike any other country in the region, apart from theUN Administered Province of Kosovo, including executive powers invested inthe High Representative to impose or veto laws. 71 BiH is comprised of twoentities, Republika Srpska (RS) and the Federation of BiH (FBiH). The Federationis further divided into ten districts called cantons. Both entities havetheir own governments and civil structures.There are a large number of international actors present in BiH and these representgovernment, international agencies and NGOs. The following have amandate under the Dayton Peace Agreement 72 :OHR: the Office of the High Representative, who is appointed by the UN SecurityCouncil under the Dayton Peace Agreement. OHR has the authority to coordinateall intergovernmental organisations in BiH and is the principal mediatorbetween the international community and the national authorities. OHRhas the authority to intervene and pass decisions that are binding by law inthe event that national parties are unable to resolve difficulties.UNMIBH: the UN Mission in BiH is mandated by the Security Council, and itsmission is to contribute to the establishment of the rule of law in BiH in orderto create conditions conducive to multi-ethnic co-existence and returns.UNMIBH's specific role is to assist civilian law enforcement agencies to operatein accordance with highest international police standards and to ensure thatthese agencies observe international human rights standards and fundamentalfreedoms. 73IPTF: the International Police Task Force is responsible for assisting in therestructuring and training of law enforcement agencies, with the aim of creatingpolice forces that are democratic, multi-ethnic and adhere to acceptedinternational standards. IPTF is comprised of international civilian police officersfrom member states of the UN.UNHCHR: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights focuses on discriminationsurrounding gender and diversity, the protection of minorities and the rule oflaw with an emphasis on social and economic rights. UNHCHR works with thehuman rights office of UNMIBH in relation to the police mandate and adviseson human rights aspects of its work.71.The Dayton Peace Agreement, signed in December 1995, established BiH as a statecomprising two entities, RS and FBiH. The Agreement includes the State Constitution,which establishes the equal rights of the three ethnic constituents peoples: Serbs;Bosniaks; and Croats. The Office of the High Representative (OHR) is the chief civilianpeace implementation agency in BiH with a mandate to oversee the implementation of theAgreement and the High Representative has the final authority to interpret its civilianaspects.72.The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Paris, 14December 1995.73. http://www.unmibh.org/unmibh/statement63
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