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Monitoring Mechanisms in the Fight Against Human Trafficking - expert meeting final report

Document number
2602
Date
2010
Title
Monitoring Mechanisms in the Fight Against Human Trafficking - expert meeting final report
Author/publisher
Dutch National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human beings
Availability
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Document type(s)
Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
Keywords
Prevention, Awareness Raising, Media, Information Campaigns, Empowerment, Advocacy, Civil society, NGO, Human Rights approach, Activism, Education, Training;
Summary
The expert meeting on Monitoring Mechanisms in the Fight Against Human Trafficking was held from October 14-15 in The Hague, Netherlands. Global leaders in the fight against human trafficking - including the Honorable Luis CdeBaca, United States Ambassador-at-Large, and the Honorable Corinne Dettmeijer-Vermeulen, Dutch National Rapporteur attended the conference, which took place in the Dutch House of Representatives. Ms. Dettmeijer-Vermeulen hosted the international conference and presented her office's 10th Anniversary Report on Trafficking in Human Beings. Ambassador CdeBaca spoke at the event. Ambassador CdeBaca plays a key role in publishing the State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons Report. The conference commenced with the official opening of Journey Plein Den Haag, a stunning exhibit presented by the Helen Bamber Foundation, which depicts a young woman who was trafficked from Moldova to the United Kingdom. At the conference, the participants exchanged best practices and participated in workshops, presentations, and round table conferences. Some of the topics of discussion included trafficking as it relates to immigration laws, raising awareness, prosecutions, and trials.
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