CŽP celebrates the World Day against Human Trafficking

The Center for Women's Rights (CŽP) is marking July 30, the World Day Against Human Trafficking, by organizing training sessions for representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to monitor the trial for that crime.

As announced by the CŽP, the goal of the training is to collect objective data on the actual position of victims in court proceedings, in order to gain insight into the effectiveness of access to justice for victims of human trafficking as a key aspect of the overall assessment of the national policy to combat this phenomenon.

"From September, NGO representatives will monitor all trials for the criminal offense of human trafficking that take place in Montenegro, where the victims are adults, so the public is not excluded," the announcement says.

It is stated that the reports of researchers from NGOs who will attend the hearings will be included in the regional report on the monitoring of state policies to combat human trafficking, in the preparation of which the CŽP will participate with partner organizations from the region, and which will be published next year.

As explained, the mentioned activities are implemented within the project Balkans ACT (Against Crime of Trafficking) Now! which CŽ is implementing in cooperation with NGOs ASTRA from Belgrade, Emmaus International from BiH, La strada from Macedonia and La strada International from the Netherlands, and which is financed by the European Union through the Pre-Accession Support Program for Civil Society Organizations.

Collaborators on the project are two organizations from Montenegro - Safe Women's House and SOS Telephone for women and children victims of violence - Nikšić, the statement added.

As part of the project, the campaign "Let's prevent, protect, compensate" was launched, within which the first mobile application was launched, which aims to educate users about the issue of human trafficking.

"By playing this interactive game, users get to know the different forms and stages of human trafficking, from recruitment, exploitation and escape from the human trafficking chain, to recovery, social reintegration and the struggle for the realization of rights belonging to victims of human trafficking, with an emphasis on compensation for damages" , explained from the CŽP.

The office reminds the public of the SOS line for victims of human trafficking

On the occasion of July 30, the World Day against Human Trafficking, in front of the Office for the Fight against Human Trafficking, we would like to remind the public once again about the operation of the SOS line for victims of human trafficking with the number 11 6666, through which, 24 hours a day, free of charge and anonymously, by call from all the network in Montenegro can report the existence of suspicion of the commission of this criminal offense or get more information about the phenomenon itself and the help services.

"The United Nations has declared July 30 as the World Day against Human Trafficking. Human trafficking is a multidimensional problem, a crime that deprives individuals of their human rights and freedoms, and unfortunately, a problem that is taking on ever wider proportions in the world today, changing its structure and characteristics. It is a complex and dynamic, and at the same time a hidden social phenomenon that is multiple times connected to other social phenomena such as prostitution, illegal work, begging, homelessness, people smuggling and illegal migrants. It is an inhumane crime that turns people into mere commodities." they said from the Office for Combating Human Trafficking.

The Office said that on a global level countless people work in slavery, suffer in silence with the feeling that they are trapped and alone. Life in misery and poverty, the desire for a better life, naivety and lack of information about the risks of human trafficking made many victims and faced human cruelty and inhumanity.

"We also emphasize that the Government of Montenegro remains committed to the implementation of the national policy of combating human trafficking through the implementation of measures and activities contained in the Strategy for Combating Human Trafficking, but also by further strengthening the multidisciplinary approach as one of the best models in the fight against human trafficking, nurturing and improving regional and international cooperation in this area," the statement said.