Programme Launched on Combatting Human Trafficking

Programme Launched on Combatting Human Trafficking

Non Governmental Organization Human Rights Information and Documentation Center in partnership with Centre of Research and Action on Peace (KEDE) (Greece) has been implementing a two-year project STOPNOW since February this year.

The two year project is financed by the International Economic Relations and Development Co-operation (YDAS-Hellenic Aid) - General Secretariat of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In addition to Georgia the project has been implementing in Moldova, Belarus and Armenia.

As the director of HRIDC Ucha Nanuashvili stated at the presentation yesterday, the goal of STOPNOW is to confront, prevent and combat human trafficking, specifically the trafficking of women for the purposes of sexual and economic exploitation. Also it aims at supporting the victims of trafficking as well as raising public awareness in regard with the issue. 

The project was first started by a Greek Organization Centre of Research and Action on Peace (KEDE) in December 2001 in Greece, Ukraine and Albania. The main goal of the project was to prevent trafficking and ensure support for the victims of trafficking in order to facilitate their reintegration into the society. (Please see detailed information on the web-site www.stop-trafficking.org )

The following activities are considered within the framework of the project: Information meetings and round tables for the representatives of governmental as well as non governmental organizations working in the field of human trafficking; Trainings for socially excluded women, students, journalists and representatives of NGO sector; Legal consultations and assistance; Publishing and distributing booklets and other information materials; as well as Creation of information database and web-site; In the framework of the of the project Preparing report.

Human Rights Information and Documentation Center is ready to cooperate with governmental and non governmental organizations working in the field of trafficking.

According to Ucha Nanuashvili, NGOs are going to monitor the implementation of the 2005-2006 Action Plan to Combat Trafficking and to lobby the ratification of the international conventions in regard with the trafficking by the parliament.