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NEWS: Amnesty Report Criticizes Greece over Sex Trafficking

2007-06-12T19:09:00.000-07:00

Trafficking of women and girls to Greece for prostitution has mushroomed in recent years, a situation worsened by holes in the judicial system that expose the victims of the trade to extra risks. more >>

International Herald Tribune
June 12, 2007

NEWS: Bosnia Arrests Turk for Human Trafficking

2007-06-06T19:33:00.000-07:00

Bosnia has arrested a Turk suspected of leading a human trafficking ring smuggling people from the Balkans and Turkey into Western Europe. more >>

Javno
June 5, 2007

NEWS: Albania Cracks Down on Human Trafficking

2007-06-06T19:30:00.000-07:00

Albanian authorities arrested nine on Sunday, including four policemen, in a crackdown on a human trafficking ring. more >>

B92 News
June 5, 2007

NEWS: Improvement Seen in Macedonia's Fight Against Human Trafficking

2007-04-17T14:28:00.000-07:00

Macedonia serves both as a transit and destination country for the trafficking of women and children. more >>

Southeast European Times
April 4, 2007

Albanian National Plan of Action on Human Trafficking

2007-04-17T00:03:00.000-07:00

Albanian national action plan for combating trafficking in human beings and strategic framework for 2004-2006. download >>

Association of Albanian Girls and Women (AAGW) Handicraft Production

2007-04-16T23:58:00.000-07:00

All items hand-made in Albania by victims of human trafficking. All proceeds from the sale of these products go directly to the victims themselves. more >>

NEWS: Italy Arrests 2,000 in Human Trafficking

2007-04-14T22:14:00.000-07:00

More than 2,000 people throughout Italy, are accused of human trafficking following an investigation that uncovered minors and adults forced into prostitution and working in sweatshops. more >>

FOXNews.com
January 24, 2007

NEWS: Soap Opera Teaches Life Lessons

2007-04-13T22:50:00.000-07:00

A radio-based outreach campaign educates Albanian girls about the dangers of trafficking. more >>

USAID, 2007

NEWS: “A Second Life”— the Request of a Trafficked Albanian Girl

2007-04-13T22:46:00.000-07:00

"I want a second life. I didn’t want to go out in the street, I want to be like other normal girls” more >>

World Vision
February 21, 2007

NEWS: Spanish Police Arrest 7 for Human Trafficking

2007-04-08T17:22:00.000-07:00

Police arrested 7 people in a crackdown on a trafficking ring that allegedly forced Eastern European women into prostitution. more >>

Khaleej Times Online
April 7, 2007

RPT: Innocent Smiles

2007-04-06T22:12:00.000-07:00

Trafficking in persons report, which explores the problem in the Albanian Roma community. download >>

Amaro Drom, 2005

RPT: Development of Good Practices to Protect Albanian Children

2007-04-06T22:04:00.000-07:00

The objective of this document is to capitalise on the experience that NPP and Terre des Hommes have gleaned in Albania in the fight against child trafficking since 2000 (Terre des Hommes, 2005) download report

RPT: Health Risks and Consequences of Trafficking

2007-04-06T21:59:00.000-07:00

This report represents the findings of a two-year multicountry study on women’s health and trafficking to the European Union. Interviews were also conducted by researchers in Albania (LSHTM, 2003)
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RPT: the Girls and the Trafficking

2007-04-06T21:52:00.000-07:00

Explores the development of trafficking in human beings in Albania through the years (Vatra, 2005)
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RPT: Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes in Europe

2007-04-06T21:44:00.000-07:00

Looks at a number of countries in Eastern Europe deemed to be the "sending countries" of minors into the sex trade in Western Europe. Albania is covered in the report (EPCAT, 2004)
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RPT: Rapid Assessment of Trafficking in Children for Labour

2007-04-06T21:41:00.000-07:00

Rapid assessment of trafficking in children for labour and sexual exploitation in Albania (ILO/IPEC, 2004)
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RPT: Trafficking in Children from Roma and Egyptian Communities

2007-04-06T21:37:00.000-07:00

Assessment on trafficking in children from Roma and Egyptian communities in Albania (OSCE/ODIHR, 2003)
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RPT: The Case of Albania & Greece 2000-2006

2007-04-06T21:33:00.000-07:00

The publication recognizes that both Albania and Greece have made significant efforts to end child trafficking and support NGOs initiatives in both countries. However it identifies as main existing gaps the weak enforcement of social legislation and vulnerability of certain communities (Terre des Hommes, 2006)
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NEWS: What Life is Left After Slavery?

2007-04-04T15:08:00.000-07:00

The fate of women who have been forced into a life of sex slavery in modern Britain is often unknown.
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BBC News
March 13, 2006

NEWS: From 'Prison' to Safe Haven

2007-04-04T15:03:00.000-07:00

Coming from a poor family in Albania, Maria was just 13 years old when she was sold by her sister to a man she did not know and taken to Italy by boat.
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BBC News
March 19, 2007

NEWS: New Slave Trade Rife as Britain Marks Abolition

2007-04-04T14:56:00.000-07:00

Two hundred years after Britain abolished the slave trade, it is home to thousands of men, women and children who have been tricked, coerced or intimidated into prostitution or forced labor.
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Reuters
March 20, 2007

NEWS: No Boundaries in War on Sex Trafficking

2007-04-04T14:53:00.000-07:00

Almost a year ago to the day residents of the Cornish city of Truro watched in amazement as police officers swooped on a house in a quiet street.
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BBC News
March 19, 2007

NEWS: Misery for Albania's Child Workers

2007-04-04T14:46:00.002-07:00

A report carried out by the International Organisation for Migration found that 70 per cent of trafficking cases investigated last year in Albania were male
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Al Jazeera
December 6, 2006

RPT: Perspectives on Trafficking in Human Beings

2007-04-04T13:22:00.000-07:00

Reveals the experiences of Albanian trafficking victims in France, Italy and Belgium (VOT)
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RPT: Worst Forms of Child Labour

2007-04-04T13:16:00.000-07:00

Report on the incidence and nature of child labor in Albania (US ILAB, 2004)
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RPT: Trafficking in Persons Report 2006

2007-04-04T13:11:00.000-07:00

Albania country narrative from the TIP Report (US State Dept, 2006)
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RPT: State of Efforts to Combat Trafficking

2007-04-04T13:09:00.000-07:00

Provides an overview of Albanian counter-trafficking government/civil society programs (USAID, 2005)
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RPT: Trafficking in Human Beings in SEE

2007-04-04T13:06:00.000-07:00

Current situation and responses to trafficking in human beings in SEE countries, including Albania (UNICEF/UNHCR/ODIHR, 2002)
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VIDEO: Trafficking of Albania's Children

2007-04-04T13:01:00.000-07:00

By telling their own stories Albanian children lead us on a journey across the mountains from Albania to cities of Greece where they attempt to make a living on the streets (UNICEF, 2002)
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RPT: Trafficking of Albanian Children in Greece

2007-04-04T12:56:00.000-07:00

The objective of this report is to raise awareness about the extent of trafficking in children during the 1990s (Terre des Hommes, 2003)
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RPT: Trafficking in Greece in 2002

2007-04-04T12:53:00.000-07:00

Research on forced prostitution of immigrant women in Greece (Stop Now, 2002)
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RPT: Child Trafficking In Albania

2007-04-04T12:48:00.000-07:00

This study concludes that trafficking through false marriages and job offers, abduction and selling is widespread in the country and the majority of victims have been children (Save the Children, 2001)
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RPT: Regional Sex Trafficking in the Balkans

2007-04-03T19:56:00.000-07:00

Report illustrating the effects of transnational networks in an enlarged Europe (Nicole Lindstrom, 2004)
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RPT: First Annual Report on Victims of Trafficking in South Eastern Europe

2007-04-03T19:48:00.001-07:00

Report containing first time concrete data on the number of trafficking victims assisted in South Eastern Europe (Regional Clearing Point, 2003)
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RPT: Changing Patterns and Trends of Trafficking in Persons in the Balkan Region

2007-04-03T19:39:00.000-07:00

An assessment on the changing patterns and trends of trafficking in persons in the Balkan region (IOM, 2004)
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RPT: Albania Country Information Sheet

2007-04-03T19:30:00.000-07:00

Fact Sheet with information about the return and reintegration assistance available in Albania for victims of trafficking (IOM)
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MEDIA: HT.com Testimonials

2007-04-03T19:23:00.000-07:00

HumanTrafficking.com has brought together a collection of testimonies of Albanian survivors to help the world hear their voices.
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RPT: Worst Forms of Child Labour in Albania

2007-04-03T19:08:00.000-07:00

Fact Sheet about Albania and Convention 182 (Global March)
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RPT: Prevention of the Risks of Trafficking in Human Beings

2007-04-03T19:01:00.000-07:00

Report about actions organized in Albania for Kosovar refugees (Council of Europe, 1999)
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RPT: Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes in Albania

2007-04-03T18:54:00.000-07:00

Report on trafficking in children for sexual purposes in Albania (Children's Human Rights Center of Albania, 2004)
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RPT: Child Trafficking in Albania

2007-04-03T18:46:00.000-07:00

Report on child trafficking in Albania (Children's Human Rights Center of Albania, 2003)
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ORG: Coordinated Action Against Human Trafficking (CAAHT)

2007-04-03T18:42:00.000-07:00

From the capital of Tirana to remote Albanian villages across the nation CAAHT is casting a wide net in its quest to prevent Albanian children and young adults from being trafficked.
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ORG: Association of Albanian Girls and Women (AAGW)

2007-04-03T17:53:00.001-07:00

A nonprofit humanitarian organization empowering victims of human trafficking, created by and for Albanian victims of human trafficking.
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