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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
8th Floor Conference Room
OAS General Secretariat Building
1889 F Street NW, Washington DC
:: Transcription
of the Videoconference ::
Spanish version !!! NEW !!!
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Welcome to participants:
Alejandro Bonasso, Director, Inter-American Children's Institute
Moderator:
Maria Elena Salinas, Principal News Anchor, UNIVISION
Closing remaks:
Carmen Lomellin, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Commission of Women
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PANELISTS |
» Dominican Republic:
- Juan Artola, Representative of the International Organization for
Migrations (IOM) in Santo Domingo
- Gina Gallardo (invited), Program for Migrant Women, Secretaría de Estado de la Mujer
(SEM)
- Mirna Belliard, Centro de Orientación Integral de la Mujer (NGO- COIN) |
» Costa Rica:
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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 |
» 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) |
» Closing remarks:
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Carmen Lomellin, Executive Secretary, Inter-American Commission of Women |
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VIDEOS |
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» Experts discuss trafficking in persons |
 37'56'' |
First
part
Original language Spanish |
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1h 8' |
Second
part
Original language Spanish |
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Videos on Demand |
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 |
» Resolution AG/RES. 1948
(XXXIII-O/03)
Adopted at the fourth plenary session held on June 10, 2003 |
» Resolution CIM/RES. 225
(XXXI-0/02)
Resolution adopted at the sixth plenary session of October 31, 2002
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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
Luis Batlle
Technical information
Department of Public Information (DPI)
LBatlle@oas.org
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