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The Alliance against Trafficking in Persons, which brings together all key European actors involved in the fight against trafficking in human beings, will hold the 22nd Alliance Conference entitled “PROTECTION: upholding victims’ rights and strengthening assistance” in Vienna from 4 to April 6. The conference is organized by the OSCE Office of the Special Representative […]

The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights discussed Serbia’s third periodic report at meetings in late February and adopted concluding remarks in early March. Numerous organizations, including ASTRA, have contributed to the development of this report from the perspective of their respective areas, reporting on the situation in combating trafficking in human beings.

This year, ASTRA participates in the humanitarian project GOOD DEEDS CREATE HEROES, which was initiated and realized by the company/magazine/portal Daibau. Behind this initiative is the idea of creating a productive partnership between project participants – investors, companies, and civil society organizations, the result of which would be direct assistance to the most vulnerable persons

22 February 2022 –  European Day For Victims Of Crime Access to residence is critical for the safety, stability, and future perspective of trafficked persons.[1] However laws or policies determining which trafficked persons are granted residence permits vary substantially between different EU countries and generally identified trafficked persons do not have much access to legal

Brussels, 14 February 2022: On 15 February, Missing Children Europe marks the 15th anniversary of 116000 hotlines which aim to provide a free and 24/7 service to children who go missing and their families. Since the launch of the number in 2007, hotline operators across Europe have answered over 2 million calls and supported more

ASTRA – Anti-trafficking Action invites marketing, PR, and digital marketing agencies to submit an offer Awareness-raising and communication campaigns to inform on specific democracy / human rights issues Ref. no. 2019/412-892, A SPACE FOR PLACE TO FIGHT HUMAN TRAFFICKING, EuropeAid/162620/DD/ACT/RS WE ARE A civil society organization with more than two decades of experience in the fight against

On Saturday, June 5, at 1 pm at the Youth Square in Jagodina, the Independent Women’s Group – composed of representatives of women’s organizations, civic initiatives and socially engaged individuals – held a public gathering to support women and girls from Jagodina, potential victims of organized sexual exploitation in this city. Activists wanted to send

At the 15th meeting of the Special Working Group for Monitoring and Implementation of the Strategy against Trafficking in Human Beings, held on June 3, 2021, ASTRA presented its new edition of the Analysis of Protection and Support Services for Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings in Serbia. The Brochure: Services for Persons at Risk

This year, students of the Criminal Police University in Belgrade had the opportunity to get acquainted with the topic of human trafficking and the role of the civil sector in solving and preventing this problem and available types of assistance and support to victims of human trafficking. Like last year, in 2021, the lecture was

On Tuesday, May 25, the Balkan Refugee and Migration Council (MYLA) organized training for its members on human trafficking. The director and one of the founders of NGO ASTRA, Marija Andjelkovic, introduced the participants of the training to the basics of the problem of human trafficking: trends, mechanisms and answers to the problem of THB.