The Mission organized visits to Serbian and Austrian agencies for seven Moldovan
representatives from the National Committee, General Prosecutor’s Office, Ministries of
Internal Affairs, Labour, Social Protection and Family, civil society organizations and shelters,
including a centre for perpetrators of domestic violence.
Cybercrime
On 3-4 September, the Mission, in partnership with the Centre for Combating Cyber Crime
within the Ministry of Internal Affairs, organized a training aimed at strengthening the capacity
of 30 police officers, lawyers and judges in preventing and combatting all forms of
cybercrime, including THB and child sexual abuse. The training sessions were delivered by
highly experienced experts from Europol and Eurojust. By implementing this activity, the
Mission put into effect item 13 of the OSCE Addendum to the Action Plan to Combat
Trafficking in Human Beings, which underlines the necessity to address the use of the
Internet in facilitating THB, child sexual exploitation and related cybercrime topics.
On 3-14 November, the Mission, in partnership with the Centre to Combat Cyber Crime of
the Ministry of Internal Affairs, organized a training for the unit’s law enforcement officers on
how to use specialized equipment and software in handling cases related to trafficking in
persons, child sexual abuse and other crimes committed through use of the Internet. The
Mission supported the attendance of a British specialist, who shared his experience in using
this specialized equipment for preventing and combating cybercrime.
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