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TIME FOR ACTION. NGO Statement Presented at the First EU Anti-Trafficking Day - 18 October 2007

Document number
1332
Date
2007
Title
TIME FOR ACTION. NGO Statement Presented at the First EU Anti-Trafficking Day - 18 October 2007
Author/publisher
La Strada International
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Document type(s)
LSI publication,
Keywords
Prevention, Awareness Raising, Media, Information Campaigns, Empowerment, Advocacy, Civil society, NGO, Human Rights approach, Activism, Education, Training;
Summary
We, the undersigned human rights NGOs working on women’s, children’s, workers’ and migrants’ rights and active against trafficking in human beings in Europe, welcome the initiative for a European Day against Trafficking in Human Beings and support the call for action by the European Commission. Indeed, it is time for action: after drafting treaties and resolutions, organising conferences and hearings and making action plans, it is time to start implementing measures to end the human rights violations that are the result as well as the cause of trafficking in human beings. In order to really make progress in preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, the following action should be taken...
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