Police-Related Activities of other Thematic Units
further raise the profile of the anti-trafficking agenda and
demonstrated the value of international co-ordination.
financial investigations in combating human trafficking and
highlighted the most interesting aspects of this new resource.
From 22 to 23 October, National Anti-Trafficking Coordinators and Rapporteurs from 42 countries across the
OSCE region gathered in Bratislava for the largest annual
meeting of this kind at the international level. The meeting
was organized by the OSR/CTHB and CoE and hosted by
the Slovak OSCE Chairmanship. The discussions focused on
ways to enhance the protection of child victims of trafficking,
measures to reduce the demand that leads to human
trafficking for different exploitative purposes, and the role
of National Anti-Trafficking Co-ordinators and Rapporteurs
in engaging civil society in anti-trafficking policy-making,
the prevention, identification and assistance provided to
victims of trafficking, and support provided to victims during
criminal and other proceedings.
From 13 to 14 November, the OSR/CTHB, the Supreme Court
of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Shanghai Co-operation
Organization (SCO) and the OSCE Project Co-ordinator
in Uzbekistan, in co-operation with other FOs, organized
an OSCE-wide conference on the role of the judiciary
in combating THB in Tashkent. Judges from the highest
criminal courts from 23 countries discussed the current
human trafficking-related challenges and the ways to foster
the implementation of OSCE commitments. Strengthening
the role of the judiciary as a part of the criminal justice
system to effectively combat THB was also discussed during
the conference. OSCE anti-trafficking principles, such as
the application of victim-centred and trauma-informed
approaches, the non-punishment principle, the abuse of
a position of vulnerability as well as emerging issues in the
judicial response to human trafficking and their connection
to national case law were among the other main topics of
discussion.
On 11 November, the OSR/CTHB organized a launch event
in Vienna to promote a newly produced compendium of
resources for financial investigations into THB crimes
combined with a practical ‘step-by-step’ guide. The
Following the Money resource categorizes more than 600
indicators and typologies of human trafficking and outlines
a list of steps needed to establish a framework for successful
financial investigations. During the launch, two panels
composed of leading global experts discussed the role of
On 12 December, the OSR/CTHB organized a roundtable
in Nur-Sultan on the prevention of THB in the travel
and hospitality industries. The event brought together
representatives from state agencies regulating tourism,
hospitality, hotel and transport sectors from Central Asia.
OSR/CTHB – Police-Related Activities 2019
17
Information
Exchange / Institution
and Capacity-Building
3
Total
31
Training
11
Analysis of Lessons
Learned, Assessments
and Guidelines
ACTIVITIES ON:
General Police Development and Reform 0%
Threats posed by Criminal Activity 100%
39
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents