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Last Updated: Dec 29, 2011 - 2:18:31 AM |
The
Organization of American States (OAS) will train, on February 15 and
16 in Nassau, The Bahamas, 40 police and immigration officials,
prosecutors and judges with the goal of increasing their awareness
of the crime of trafficking in persons and strengthening their
efforts to prevent and fight it.
Trafficking in persons is a
modern form of slavery and a violation of basic human rights
involving coercive sexual exploitation, forced labor and involuntary
servitude. The OAS program, “Strengthening the Capacity of Law
Enforcement Officials, Judges and Prosecutors in the Caribbean to
Identify and Combat Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and
Children,” is being implemented in 13 English-speaking Caribbean
countries.
During the two-day training seminar, led by OAS
anti-trafficking in persons experts, officials will look at areas
such as the distinction between trafficking and smuggling; crime
scene management; victim identification, assistance and protection;
standard operating procedures for immigration control; understanding
the gender perspective as part of the human rights framework; and
how trafficking in persons affects men, women, boys and girls in
different ways.
The OAS is working to strengthen the capacity
of police, prosecutors and courts to implement laws to combat this
crime, increase the exchange of information among Caribbean agencies
working to tackle this threat, and improve the capacity of law
enforcement officers to protect and provide assistance to
victims.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website
at www.oas.org.
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