On 7 – 9 October, within the project BAN III – The Balkans ACT (Against Crime of Trafficking) Now!, ASTRA organized a workshop for national experts of the five partner organizations with the aim of exchanging information about the ongoing process of developing five country-specific Monitoring tools. The Monitoring tools, once adopted, are envisaged as
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Committee of Ministers reacted again on Jovanovic Vs. Serbia case
On 23-25 September, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted another decision addressing the government of the Republic of Serbia within its framework of oversight of the execution of judgments made by the European Court of Human Rights. The decision concerns a long-overdue implementation of the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights
ASTRA is launching a campaign to raise funds and met the basic needs of victims of human trafficking
Over the course of 20 years of its work, ASTRA received more than 38,000 calls through over its SOS Hotline, identified and provided various forms of support to more than 500 victims of trafficking. After leaving or being rescued from the trafficking situation and receiving first aid, victims need to go through re-socialization process, which
Presented “Study on compatibility of the law of the Republic of Serbia with EU acquis communautaire in the area of combating trafficking in human beings”
On Thursday, September 5, at the 8th regular meeting of the Special Working group for implementation and monitoring of the National strategy on preventing and combating human trafficking, ASTRA presented its most recent publication – „Study on compatibility of the law of the Republic of Serbia with EU acquis communautaire in the area of combating
ASTRA granted special consultative status at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN
On 23 July 2019, following the adoption of the recommendation submitted by the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), the Economic and Social Council of the UN (ECOSOC) officially granted ASTRA special consultative status. Consultative status for an organization enables it to actively engage with ECOSOC and its subsidiary bodies, as well as with the United
We need prompt, determined and coordinated answer of all relevant actors in the anti-trafficking
ASTRA PRESS RELEASE REGARDING JULY 30, WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS Trafficking in human beings is a global phenomenon affecting all countries, be they countries of origin, transit or destination of victims. Due to its specific geographical location and unstable political and economic situation, trafficking in human beings is not uncommon in Serbia.
OSCE Regional workshop
Jahorina, 07/18/2019. — In the organization of the OSCE, a regional workshop was held on the implementation of the unified guidelines for the identification and referral of victims of trafficking in human beings within the framework for the acceptance of migrants and refugees in OSCE member states. The workshop was attended by representatives of relevant
A planning workshop as a part of “Preventing and Combating Trafficking in the Western Balkans” project
18–19.06.2019, Skopje, North Macedonia – A planning workshop on the new Regional Project entitled “Preventing and Combating Trafficking in the Western Balkans”, currently being implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and approved by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, was held in Skopje on 18th June 19, 2019.