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Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court has issued a significant ruling confirming that diplomatic immunity cannot prevent courts from hearing a claim brought by a domestic worker against a diplomat who privately employed her in his household. In its decision of 25 September 2025, the Court concluded that such an employment relationship falls within the exception to […]

ICT Hub invites registered legal entities and sole proprietors to submit proposals for the programmatic, technical and operational implementation of a regional online hackathon under the SheSafe Online project. The hackathon will take place in November 2026, bringing together participants from the Western Balkans to develop digital solutions for preventing and responding to technology-facilitated violence

An ASTRA representative is participating in the “Global Dialogue on Stakeholder and State Approaches to Labour Migration”, taking place in Tirana from 29 September to 1 October 2026. The dialogue brings together representatives of state institutions and civil society organisations from ten partner countries to exchange experiences and strengthen cooperation in labour migration governance. The

ASTRA’s CEO, Marija Andjelkovic, participated on 18th of September 2026, in a panel on corporate accountability and access to justice, held as part of the first Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights for Western Europe in Strasbourg. The Forum took place on 17 and 18 September at the Council of Europe headquarters under the

On 27 and 28 July, ASTRA – Anti-Trafficking Action organized a two-day training in Nis entitled “Understanding and Responding to New Migration Trends – The Role of Civil Society”, bringing together civil society organizations that provide support to migrant populations and other vulnerable groups. The training was organized within the framework of the Strengthening Serbian

ASTRA – Anti-Trafficking Action invites qualified communication, public relations, marketing, creative and digital agencies, as well as consortia, to submit a proposal for the development and roll-out of a regional communication and advocacy campaign on technology-facilitated violence against women and girls across the Western Balkans. The call is published within the SheSafe Online project, implemented

The Migrant Workers’ Union of Serbia was officially presented in Belgrade, marking an important step toward the organization, protection of rights, and improvement of the position of workers employed outside Serbia, as well as their family members. The establishment of the union represents a significant milestone in strengthening collective action among migrant workers, who often face numerous

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) against Serbia Zijin Copper d.o.o., effectively banning the import of the company’s products into the United States due to concerns that they may have been produced using forced labour. This is the second such measure imposed by CBP against a company operating in Serbia, following

The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has published its Annual Report for 2025, warning that trafficking in human beings for the purpose of forced criminal activities is one of the fastest-growing forms of exploitation in Europe. According to GRETA’s findings, organized criminal groups are increasingly targeting

A regional workshop on trafficking in human beings in cyber scam operations was held in Bar, Montenegro, organized by the OSCE Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (OSR/CTHB), in cooperation with the OSCE field missions in Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia. The event brought together