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Yesterday, May 4, the first / kick-off meeting was held on the occasion of the beginning of the new module of the HELP course on combating, which is part of the joint program of the European Union and the Council of Europe “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022”. Prevention and fight against […]

The Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade, together with the Institute for Humanitarian Law in San Remo and the UNHCR Office in Belgrade, is organizing a specialist course on International Refugee Law in the summer semester of 2022. On Thursday, May 5, participants, students of master’s and doctoral studies, will have the opportunity

The Course Representation Politics: Gender and Violence, which was created due to cooperation between the Faculty of Media and Communications and BeFem – feminist cultural center, has been held for the second year. The aim of the course is for students to gain knowledge through interactive work and familiarization with key concepts related to violence,

More than 13,000 citizens of Ukraine have passed through Serbia since the beginning of the war on Ukraine’s territory, while more than 6,000 are still in Serbia. The influx of refugees has mobilized not only humanitarians but also many traffickers and smugglers, who are trying to make money by exploiting this particularly vulnerable group. Women

Astra’s representatives participated in the training “Work on the SOS hotline and direct assistance to victims of human trafficking” in Sarajevo from April 5 to 7. The training was organized within the project “Voice of CSOs in the FightingTrafficking in Human Beings,” conducted by our longtime associates MFS-EMMAUS, with the support of the EU. The

Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe in Bologna, Italy, organizes a lecture on the role of civil society organizations in providing access to justice and assistance to victims of labor exploitation. The CEO of ASTRA, Marija Andjelković, will speak to the students of SAIS Europe about this topic, based on decades of work in this field.

This webinar will discuss the role of journalists and other media representatives in raising awareness about human trafficking, reducing vulnerabilities and holding governments, law enforcement and businesses to account. A major focus will be put on the cooperation of NGOs and (investigative) journalists; the expectations of both for such partnerships and recommendations for more efficient

Granting a residence permit to victims of trafficking of foreign origin without conditional participation in investigative and judicial proceedings is one of the key conditions for building a system that respects the rights of victims of trafficking and supports the individual needs of victims. It was concluded at today’s side event of the 22nd Conference

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.