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- Cop accused of sex crimes against human trafficking victims
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Officer was investigating an Eastern European gang that brought women to Israel for prostitution; is suspended from force
A police officer was arrested Wednesday after he was found to have had ...
- Italian parents under house arrest for forcing 9-year-old into prostitution
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The parents of a nine-year-old girl have been placed under house arrest for forcing their daughter into prostitution, police in the southern Italian region of Sicily said on Monday.
Two men aged 63 ...
- Let Europe face up to human trafficking in 2018
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Europe’s reception of children seeking refuge is particularly shameful
Last year came to an end with horrific images of slave labour markets in Libya, and a further UN Security Council resolution ...
- Big hit against sexual exploitation: criminal group dismantled in Spain and Romania
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Spanish National Police and the Romanian Police have joined forces, supported by Europol and Eurojust, to dismantle an organised crime group involved in trafficking women for sexual exploitation in ...
- Safeguarding victims of human trafficking and smuggling priority for international experts
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DOHA, Qatar – International experts in human trafficking and migrant smuggling are calling for expanded cross-sector involvement in order to protect the world’s most vulnerable from the exploitation ...
- INTERPOL-led operation rescues 500 victims of human trafficking, leads to 40 arrests
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COTONOU, Benin – Nearly 500 victims of human trafficking, including 236 minors, have been rescued following an INTERPOL operation carried out simultaneously across Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and ...
- Regional workshop
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Within the regional project of the regional justice sector entitled "Strengthening Criminal Law Institutions and the Rule of Law in Central and Eastern Europe", in the period from 24th-26th October, ...
European Resource Center
October 18, 2017 is the International Migrant´s Day. It is observed since 2000 when the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families. It is observed across the globe by intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations proclaiming human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants.
On this occasion, IFS-EMMAUS participates in the Global Migration Film Festival organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The Festival is taking place in the period December 5 – 18, 2017 showing 30 feature films and documentaries in over 100 countries. In Sarajevo, this Day shall be observed with film screening of two documentaries on migration in the Western Balkans, and panel discussion of experts, policy makers and practitioners engaged in in assisting migrants in the region to highlight successful approaches to address migrant vulnerabilities.
Join us in observing The International Migrant’s Day!
December 18, 2017 - Kriterion Cinema City, Sarajevo at 18:00 hours
