Trafficking in persons remains one of the most serious and at the same time wide-spread crimes that violate human rights. Representing the most vulnerable group for trafficking, children constitute 35% of all identified victims as reflected in the 2022 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons. To enhance the capacity of the Turkmen law enforcement […]
IOM builds capacities of national partners in Turkmenistan for better joint response to human trafficking
Ashgabat, 5-6 June 2024: Turkmenistan’s national stakeholders comprising members of the Interdepartmental Working Group on development and implementation of National Action Plans on Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP), civil society organizations and social work specialists learned best international practices on effective identification, case management, provision of survivor-centered gender- and age-sensitive social services to victims of […]
OSCE Central Asia regional simulation-based training on combating trafficking in human beings concludes in Astana
The first Central Asia regional simulation-based training for anti-trafficking practitioners in OSCE history concluded on 30 June 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan, OSCE reports. More than 100 professionals from the five Central Asian countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan — attended the weeklong training. They included representatives of law enforcement agencies, social service providers […]