The Helen Bamber Foundation was responsible for part two
of this paper, “Clinical Links Between Human Trafficking
and Torture”, which was written by Rachel Witkin on behalf of the Helen Bamber Foundation, with the following
contributors: Helen Bamber, Tarnjit Birdi, Kathy Donaldson, Mark Fish, Julie Goldstein, Naomi Hartree, Jane Hunt,
David Rhys Jones, Cornelius Katona, Valda Kelly, Michael
Korzinski, Andrew Leak, Jackie Roberts, Jane Taylor and
Carrie Tuke. Special thanks go to Siân Oram, Institute of
Psychiatry, King’s College London. We would also like to
thank Elidjana Bobbi, Emily Collins, Matthew McDonnell,
Anna Ost, Polly Watt, and Amy Wragg.
My warmest thanks go to every colleague in my talented
and dedicated Office, who with their invaluable work and
support, contributed to the excellent teamwork of which
this paper is a good result. Particular gratitude and recognition must go to my Adviser Georgina Vaz Cabral, who
tirelessly led this project from its inception, through the
entire process of drafting and editing to the printing house
in close co-operation with the two partner institutions and
provided constant and crucial guidance and inputs. Special thanks also go to Claire Jessel and Alfred Kueppers, for
their invaluable editing and proofreading.
Last but not least, I wish to extend my appreciation to all
participating States (pS) who have shown their support
for this important issue, and in particular to those two pS
who made this publication possible, Austria and the United
Kingdom, through their generous extra-budgetary contributions.
Maria Grazia Giammarinaro
OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator
for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
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