Tuesday, September 28, 2004

The Draft European Convention against Trafficking in Human Beings must be strengthened Amnesty International, 27 Sep 2004

http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGIOR300222004
"Amnesty International and Anti-Slavery International are among more than 100 NGOs from Europe and beyond who are calling on the 45 Council of Europe Member states to enhance the protection of the human rights of trafficked persons. The call comes as the Ad Hoc Committee on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, (a group of government-representatives from the 45 Council of Europe member states, known as 'CAHTEH') begins its penultimate meeting in Strasbourg, France on 28 September, to draft a European Convention against Trafficking in Human Beings.

The number of people in the Council of Europe region who are affected by this contemporary form of slavery has increased dramatically over the last decade."
PDF Draft doc.: http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGIOR300222004/$FILE/newsrelease.pdf