At the beginning of July (July 3 and 4), ASTRA’s CEO Marija Anđelković spends in Brussels at the meeting of the board of directors and the general assembly of Missing Children Europe. During the introduction of the AMBER Alert early warning system in cases of missing children in Serbia, and before that, during establishing and …
During the “PROTECT AND SUPPORT – Strengthening reintegration process of (potential) trafficking victims and other vulnerable groups and individuals” project, eight specialized workshops were organized in five cities in cooperation with local non-governmental organizations and institutions. The project is implemented as part of the Global Program of German Development Cooperation “Migration for Development” (PME), which …
Last week, on June 13 and 14, ASTRA representatives had the opportunity to participate in the ” AMBER Alert in Albania: Law Enforcement and First Responders training” organized by the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC). International Center for Missing and Exploited Children, in partnership with CRCA / ECPAT of Albania and the …
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Over the past five years, several legislative changes relevant for combatting trafficking in human beings were adopted in Serbia. However, further steps are needed to ensure effective access of victims to justice and effective remedies, said the Council of Europe’s anti-trafficking body GRETA in the new report published today. The report welcomes the steps taken by the Serbian authorities …
ASTRA – Anti-trafficking Action in cooperation with the oldest international organization for human rights and the fight against modern slavery and all forms of exploitation, Anti-Slavery International, organized on June 5, 2023, in Belgrade a one-day workshop on the topic Due Diligence and responsibility in the supply chain in the context of combating human trafficking …
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In May 2023, at the initiative of Professor Milan Žarković, we were again guests of the Criminalistics and Police University in Belgrade. The lecture was organized for students of Basic Academic Studies in Criminology who had the opportunity to hear about the fight against human trafficking in Serbia from our NGO experience. ASTRA’s representative spoke …
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On the occasion of May 25, the International Day of Missing Children, ASTRA organized an expert meeting SYSTEM OF EARLY ALERT IN MISSING CHILDREN CASES (Child Alert) IN SERBIA: Assessment of the situation and possibilities, at which the publication SYSTEM OF EARLY ALERT in Missing Children Cases was presented. The publication is a comparative analysis …
Urgent Call to Action on International Missing Children’s Day Brussels, 25 May 2023 – Every year, on May 25th, the world comes together to commemorate International Missing Children’s Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the alarming issue of missing children and offering hope to their families. On this day, Missing Children Europe calls …
On May 22, the prEUgovor Coalition marked its 10th anniversary with the conference “A Decade of the prEUgovor Coalition: Preserving Rule of Law Reforms Without Compromise.” How far has Serbia advanced in improving its standards and practices in key areas that the pre-EU treaty has been following for a decade? What are the main problems …
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The Organization for European Security (OSCE), in cooperation with the National Commission for Combating Human Trafficking and Illegal Migration of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia, organized a regional conference, HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE: Taking action against human trafficking and labour exploitation in supply chains, on May 11, 2023, in Skopje. The conference …
