[Stop-traffic] Organization of American States Videoconference, November 20
Ann Jordan
stop-traffic@friends-partners.org
Sun Jan 4 16:10:41 2004
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Sharing Best Practices to Prevent and Protect the Victims
and to Punish the Traffickers
Thursday, November 20, 2003
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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8th Floor Conference Room
OAS General Secretariat Building
1889 F Street NW, Washington DC
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:: LIVE TRANSMISSION ::
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Welcome to participants:
Alejandro Bonasso, Director, Inter-American Children's Institute
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Moderator:
Maria Elena Salinas, Principal News Anchor, UNIVISION
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Closing remaks:
Carmen Lomellin, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Commission of Women
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PANELISTS =20
=BB Dominican Republic:
- Juan Artola, Representative of the International Organization for =
Migrations (IOM) in Santo Domingo
- Gina Gallardo (invited), Program for Migrant Women, Secretar=EDa de =
Estado de la Mujer (SEM)
- Mirna Belliard, Centro de Orientaci=F3n Integral de la Mujer (NGO- =
COIN)
=BB Costa Rica:
- Agueda Marin, Focal Point on counter-trafficking activities, =
International Organization for Migration (IOM) regional office for =
Central America and Mexico
- Bruce Harris, Director, Casa Alianza, Regional office
- Lilliam Gomez, Special Prosecutor, Ministry of Justice of Costa Rica
=BB United States:
- Ann Jordan, International Human Rights Law Group (IHRLG)
- Phillip Linderman, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons =
(G-TIP)
- Frances Sullivan, Representative of IOM, Washington office for North =
America and the Caribbean
- Laura Langberg, Trafficking Specialist, Inter-American Commission of =
Women (CIM/OAS)
=BB Closing remarks:
- Carmen Lomellin, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Commission of =
Women
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AUDIENCE
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The conference will be viewed by government officials, policy makers, =
representatives of civil society, and experts on human rights, gender =
issues, children's rights, sustainable development, education, as well =
as the various media throughout the hemisphere, who will actively =
participate in the second part of the program through an open dialogue =
with the speakers.
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OBJECTIVE
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The objective of this videoconference is to raise awareness about the =
problems human trafficking represents to the Latin American and =
Caribbean region. To that extent, it is crucial to share information on =
the initiatives, programs and policies in the region to effectively =
address this new form of slavery, its roots, effects, contributing =
factors, successful and non-effective ways of fighting this crime. It is =
an opportunity to learn about a broad range of initiatives, best =
practices and expertise of international specialized organizations, =
non-governmental organizations and experts that in the last decade have =
been addressing this hidden reality.
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THE ISSUE
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Trafficking in persons is a human rights violation and a modern kind of =
slavery. It is a complex problem which affects countries of origin, =
transit or/and destination. Each year between 800.000 and 900.000 =
persons, mostly women and children, are trafficked across international =
borders. This is an approximate figure that does not include domestic =
trafficking. Poverty and lack of economic opportunities, absence of =
adequate legislation, inexistence of victims assistance, corruption, =
criminal activities, gender and age discrimination, are among others, =
the root causes and conditions for this growing tragedy in the Americas.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
=BB Resolution AG/RES. 1948 (XXXIII-O/03)
Fighting the Crime of Trafficking in Persons, especially Women, =
Adolescents, and Children
Adopted at the fourth plenary session held on June 10, 2003
=BB Resolution CIM/RES. 225 (XXXI-0/02)
Fighting the Crime of Trafficking in Persons, especially Women, =
Adolescents, and Children
Resolution adopted at the sixth plenary session of October 31, 2002
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Versi=F3n en espa=F1ol
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MORE INFORMATION AND COORDINATION
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Laura Langberg
Trafficking Specialist
Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM)
LLangberg@oas.org
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Luis Batlle
Technical information
Department of Public Information (DPI)
LBatlle@oas.org
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<DIV align=3Dcenter><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sharing Best Practices =
to Prevent and=20
Protect the Victims<BR>and to Punish the Traffickers<BR>Thursday, =
November 20,=20
2003<BR>10:00 AM to 12:00 PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>8th Floor Conference =
Room<BR>OAS=20
General Secretariat Building<BR>1889 F Street NW, Washington =
DC</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>:: LIVE TRANSMISSION=20
::<BR> <BR>Welcome to participants:<BR>Alejandro Bonasso, Director, =
Inter-American Children's Institute</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Moderator:<BR>Maria Elena Salinas, =
Principal News=20
Anchor, UNIVISION</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Closing remaks:<BR>Carmen Lomellin, =
Executive=20
Secretary, Inter-American Commission of Women<BR> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PANELISTS <BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>=BB Dominican Republic:<BR>- Juan =
Artola,=20
Representative of the International Organization for Migrations (IOM) in =
Santo=20
Domingo<BR>- Gina Gallardo (invited), Program for Migrant Women, =
Secretar=EDa de=20
Estado de la Mujer (SEM)<BR>- Mirna Belliard, Centro de Orientaci=F3n =
Integral de=20
la Mujer (NGO- COIN)<BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>=BB Costa Rica:<BR>- Agueda Marin, =
Focal Point on=20
counter-trafficking activities, International Organization for Migration =
(IOM)=20
regional office for Central America and Mexico<BR>- Bruce Harris, =
Director, Casa=20
Alianza, Regional office<BR>- Lilliam Gomez, Special Prosecutor, =
Ministry of=20
Justice of Costa Rica<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>=BB United States:<BR>- Ann Jordan, =
International=20
Human Rights Law Group (IHRLG)<BR>- Phillip Linderman, Office to Monitor =
and=20
Combat Trafficking in Persons (G-TIP)<BR>- Frances Sullivan, =
Representative of=20
IOM, Washington office for North America and the Caribbean<BR>- Laura =
Langberg,=20
Trafficking Specialist, Inter-American Commission of Women=20
(CIM/OAS)<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>=BB Closing remarks:<BR>- Carmen =
Lomellin, Executive=20
Secretary, Inter-American Commission of Women<BR> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>AUDIENCE</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The conference will be viewed by =
government=20
officials, policy makers, representatives of civil society, and experts =
on human=20
rights, gender issues, children's rights, sustainable development, =
education, as=20
well as the various media throughout the hemisphere, who will actively=20
participate in the second part of the program through an open dialogue =
with the=20
speakers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>OBJECTIVE</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The objective of this videoconference =
is to raise=20
awareness about the problems human trafficking represents to the Latin =
American=20
and Caribbean region. To that extent, it is crucial to share information =
on the=20
initiatives, programs and policies in the region to effectively address =
this new=20
form of slavery, its roots, effects, contributing factors, successful =
and=20
non-effective ways of fighting this crime. It is an opportunity to learn =
about a=20
broad range of initiatives, best practices and expertise of =
international=20
specialized organizations, non-governmental organizations and experts =
that in=20
the last decade have been addressing this hidden =
reality.<BR> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>THE ISSUE</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Trafficking in persons is a human =
rights violation=20
and a modern kind of slavery. It is a complex problem which affects =
countries of=20
origin, transit or/and destination. Each year between 800.000 and =
900.000=20
persons, mostly women and children, are trafficked across international =
borders.=20
This is an approximate figure that does not include domestic =
trafficking.=20
Poverty and lack of economic opportunities, absence of adequate =
legislation,=20
inexistence of victims assistance, corruption, criminal activities, =
gender and=20
age discrimination, are among others, the root causes and conditions for =
this=20
growing tragedy in the Americas.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>GENERAL INFORMATION<BR>=BB Resolution =
AG/RES. 1948=20
(XXXIII-O/03)<BR>Fighting the Crime of Trafficking in Persons, =
especially Women,=20
Adolescents, and Children<BR>Adopted at the fourth plenary session held =
on June=20
10, 2003<BR>=BB Resolution CIM/RES. 225 (XXXI-0/02)<BR>Fighting the =
Crime of=20
Trafficking in Persons, especially Women, Adolescents, and=20
Children<BR>Resolution adopted at the sixth plenary session of October =
31,=20
2002</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Versi=F3n en =
espa=F1ol<BR> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>MORE INFORMATION AND =
COORDINATION</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Laura Langberg<BR>Trafficking=20
Specialist<BR>Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM)<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:LLangberg@oas.org">LLangberg@oas.org</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Luis Batlle<BR>Technical =
information<BR>Department=20
of Public Information (DPI)<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:LBatlle@oas.org">LBatlle@oas.org</A><BR></DIV></FONT></BOD=
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