[Stop-traffic] Re: Stop-traffic digest, Vol 1 #989 - 2 msgs
C.Sami - Save the Children Italia
stop-traffic@friends-partners.org
Sun Jan 4 16:12:31 2004
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> From: "maria" <maria@rewa.org>
> To: <stop-traffic@friends-partners.org>
> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:05:13 -0800
> Subject: [Stop-traffic] organization in Italy
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> Hello! Does anybody know of anti-trafficking organization operating in
> Italy?
>
> Thank you for your support!
>
> Maria Minkova
> Anti-trafficking Specialist
> Refugee Women's Alliance
> Seattle, WA
> (206) 898 4741
> maria@rewa.org
>
Dear Maria, as Save the Children Italy we implement several operation on
child trafficking in Italy and is South East Europe; beside that in Italy
there is quite a big number of organisation working both on child as well as
on adults trafficking such as Caritas, Gruppo Abele, On the Road, Terre des
hommes.
If you need further information do not hesitate to contact me directly
Carlotta
Carlotta Sami
Co-ordination Unit
Programme Department
Save the Children - Italia
via Gaeta 19
00185 Roma
tel. +39 06 4740431
fax +39 0647883231
email:carlotta@savethechildren.it
www.savethechildren.it
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> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:05:55 -0500
> From: "Ann Jordan" <Annj@HRLawGroup.org>
> Subject: [Stop-traffic] Organization of American States Videoconference,
November 20
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> cuments/trafficking/> &sLink=3Dhttp://www.oas.org/documents/trafficking/
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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
> =20
> 8th Floor Conference Room
> OAS General Secretariat Building
> 1889 F Street NW, Washington DC
> =20
> :: LIVE TRANSMISSION ::
> =20
> Welcome to participants:
> Alejandro Bonasso, Director, Inter-American Children's Institute
> =20
> Moderator:
> Maria Elena Salinas, Principal News Anchor, UNIVISION
> =20
> Closing remaks:
> Carmen Lomellin, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Commission of Women
> =20
> =20
> 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
> =20
> AUDIENCE
> =20
> 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.
> =20
> OBJECTIVE
> =20
> 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.
> =20
> THE ISSUE
> =20
> 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.
> =20
> 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
> =20
> Versi=F3n en espa=F1ol
> =20
> =20
> MORE INFORMATION AND COORDINATION
> =20
> Laura Langberg
> Trafficking Specialist
> Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM)
> LLangberg@oas.org
> =20
> 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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