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14 November 2008, 15:29, Source: Beta Belgrade – The Special Court sentenced a nine-member criminal group to the imprisonment for a total of 24 years for human trafficking and forcing M.T. into practicing prostitution in Italy The three-member Panel chaired by the Judge Milimir Lukić sentenced Dejan Stošić, the organizer of the so-called “Pančevo Group”, […]

NGO ASTRA, on the occasion of EU Anti-trafficking Day, 18 October 2008, wishes to point out the presence of human trafficking problem in Serbia and in the region. We would like to remind you that NGO ASTRA is active since 2000, and in 2002 we have opened first and so far unique SOS Hotline in

Vranje – ASTRA network together with NGO Human rights Committee, SOS Hotline Vranje and local authorities organized panel in “Human Trafficking – Situation in Serbia” in Economic School Dimitrije Tucović in Vranje. Human trafficking is regional problem in Western Balkans, and due to its geographical position Serbia is transit country for this multi-national business of

Belgrade – Republic ombudsman Saša Janković informed that the ombudsman will receive citizens and complaints in Palace Serbia in Novi Belgrade, and the Internet presentation of this institution is now available on the following web address www.zastitnik.gov.rs. The new office of the Ombudsman is in 2, Mihajla Pupina street, and contact number is 011 311

30. jun 2008, Source: B92.net Banjaluka, Sarajevo – BIH Prosecutor’s Office indicted Gafur Murseli, Abid Guta and Habib Burić for human trafficking. Murseli is a citizen of Serbia, and Guta and Burić are citizens of BiH. It was stated in the indictment that three of them are members of international organized group, and that they

27.06.2008, Source: Blic online One wealthy woman from New York was sentenced to an 11-years prison term for holding two Indonesian women in her house as slaves and abused them physically and psychically in the cruelest ways, reports BBC. Varsha Mahender Sabhnani (46) and her husband Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani (51), who will be sentenced latter

26.06.2008, Source: Srna-Rojters Over 300 persons were arrested across USA for involvement in child pornography, and 21 children were arrested, reported FBI. ”During fifth-days operation called Country wide, 389 persons, who were exploiting children in prostitution, were arrested”, states FBI report. During the investigation they discovered numerous manipulations, starting with child prostitution on truck stations

26.06.2008, Source: Blic BUDVA – Montenegrin police discovered yesterday a family from Aleksinac who brought their children and children of their relatives to Budva for begging. Truck, in which 24 persons were found, 19 of whom children age 2 to 17, was stopped at Adriatic Highway, near Vidikovac, Budva. Driver and assistant driver Slaviša S.

25 June 2008, Source: B92, FoNet, Beta Strasbourg, Priština – Swiss representative in Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe Dick Marty was appointed as rapporteur on illicit organs-trafficking in Kosovo. To remind you, such claims were stated in the book wrote by former prosecutor in Haag Tribunal, Carla Del Ponte. Marty said that trafficking in

24.06.2008, Source: FoNet, Tanjug Strasbourg – Committee for human rights and legal affairs of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe should discuss illicit organ-trafficking in Kosovo on tomorrow’s session. Chief of Serbian delegation in this institution, Miloš Aligrudić, said that this is “the most important topic” for Serbia. “It is supposed that victims of trafficking