Law protection of Trafficking victims’ Clarification for the representatives of Aragatsotn and Kotayq provinces
On 17 of September AAVR team organized a workshop for public and private sector professionals, who are involved in labor and employment spheres of Aragatsotn and Kotayq provinces. The workshop was organized for trusteeship and guardianship centers’ and employment agencies’ professionals of Nor Hachn, Kotayk, Tsaghkadzor , Yeghvard, Abovyan, Charentsavan, Byureghavan, Aparan and Talin cities. The workshop was held in Abovyan city. During the workshop the experts spoke about the support of victims, the exploration of people, personal data protection and about the support programs for the victims of human trafficking. It was also discussed about the skills and behavior of any person who faced a trafficked victim, in order not to harm him/her, taking into consideration all his/her psychological complexes. By the help of queries, discussions, and team-work exercises it was clear that the participants of the seminar concern about this pest and are ready to combat Human Trafficking with joint efforts. Read More
Myths & Misconceptions about human trafficking
To effectively combat human trafficking, each of us needs to have a clear “lens” that helps us understand what human trafficking is. When this lens is clouded or biased by misconceptions about the definition of trafficking, our ability to respond to the crime is reduced. It is important to learn how to identify and break down commonly-held myths and misconceptions regarding human trafficking and the type of trafficking networks that exist in the United States.
Myth 1: Trafficked persons can only be foreign nationals or are only immigrants from other countries.
Anti-Trafficking Working Group’s meeting on the eve of World Day against Trafficking in Persons
From 29 to 31 July, 2016 with the support of OSCE’s Office, the regular meeting of the Anti-trafficking working group was launched in Tsakhkadzor.
The agenda included subjects directed to planning activities in the frames of combating against trafficking issues in Armenia, as well as the discussions, targeted researches and analysis of the reports made by International Organizations.
After the welcoming speech the Head of the Working Group V. Kazhoyan gave the floor to N. Asatryan, (the Representative of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)), who presented ” Detection of the Counteracting Gaps and Needs Assessment of Human Trafficking in South Caucasian Countries” program, which was implemented by IOM.
During the discussion of the new Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report of US State Department (published in July 1, 2016) was marked that due to Anti-Trafficking Working group investment Armenia has taken place in the first group countries already for the fourth consecutive year. Read More
July 30: World Day against Trafficking in Persons
TIP Report 2016
Secretary of State John Kerry today released the 2016 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which looks at how 188 countries, including the U.S., were tackling this serious crime throughout 2015-2016. Read More
Armenia’s International Community to Honour Rights Advocates
23 June 2016
U.S. Embassy, Delegation of the European Union to Armenia, British Embassy, OSCE Office in Yerevan, Council of Europe Office in Yerevan and Counterpart International honoured individuals working to promote human rights, accountable governance, rule of law, local government reform, rights of women, inclusion and free speech in Armenia at the Universal Rights Awards Ceremony at the “Congress” hotel in
Yerevan. Read More
Human Trafficking. New Law and Approaches
2 days’ workshop was held in Aghveran about the problem of human trafficking for journalists and media representatives. The meeting was organized by ‘’Association of Audio-Visual Reporters’’ team, during which team and the experts spoke about the professional work of journalists, writing about human trafficking. Read More
A brief summary of “The development of Antitrafficking Information Platform in Armenia” program
All the programs have their promising beginning, the laborious and productive process, as well as their logical ending.
“The development of Anti-trafficking Information Platform in Armenia” program took place by that similar sequence, by the help of INL. Read More
Video tutorials for media professionals working with victims of trafficking
Within the framework of “The development of Anti-trafficking Information Platform in Armenia” project the Association of Audio-Visual Reporters conducted a special mini-project. It is directed to educate, guide and help the media representatives (cameramen, photographers, sound specialists) to work with victims of trafficking. Read More
Armenia at intersection of the European integration – thoughts in the middle of the road
For two days Aghveran became a center of Armenia’s European integration process discussions. Friedrich-Ebert Foundation and Yerevan Press Club organized a training-discussion over “Armenia’s integration process among modern geopolitical context” topic. Read More