Human Rights
Since 2004, the ODIHR has
been conducting quarterly
training courses for OSCE field
staff that cover the whole
range of human dimension
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issues.
view of international standards on the protection of the rights of trafficking victims for
a trial-monitoring manual. The trial-monitoring programme in Moldova will become operational in early 2006.
The ODIHR also organized a side event on
the right to non-refoulement in the return of
trafficked persons to countries of origin during
the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in September. The event brought together
practitioners from countries of destination
and origin to share experiences of the manner
in which risk to returnees is assessed in countries of destination and the outcomes of return
for trafficking victims. The ideas and contacts
generated during the event led to an increased
awareness of the right to non-refoulement of
trafficked persons among numerous actors.
Co-operation on anti-trafficking work
The ODIHR has pursued good working relations with OSCE anti-trafficking actors based
in Vienna and the field through regular contact and exchange of information. It aims to
ensure that important issues identified through
the country visits of the Special Representative
on Trafficking in Human Beings are incorporated into the ODIHR’s programme work and
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that the Special Representative is party to the
ODIHR’s concerns and initiatives.
The ODIHR organized a two-day workshop
with OSCE anti-trafficking focal points in
May to strengthen working relations and promote consistency in anti-trafficking work in
the OSCE region. The ODIHR provided training and awareness-raising for focal points on
current issues, including the implementation
of National Referral Mechanisms and trafficking for forced labour. The ODIHR followed up
the workshop with visits to numerous missions,
including those in Albania, Armenia, Belarus,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, to provide advice on anti-trafficking strategy and to
develop joint initiatives. Joint projects are currently underway or in the final stages of planning with the missions in Albania, Armenia,
Belarus, and Kazakhstan, and others are to
be pursued in 2006 with Georgia, Kyrgyzstan,
Moldova, Tajikistan, and Ukraine.
A number of joint activities have also been
pursued with the Contact Point for Roma and
Sinti Issues, specifically on raising awareness
of trafficking among Roma and strengthening the role of Roma NGOs in anti-trafficking
work.
The ODIHR maintains good relations with
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