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19.03.2008, Source: Blic Bulgarian police arrested head of forensic medicine department in Alexandrian hospital in Sofia, Stanislav Hristov, under suspicion of trafficking in human organs, reported police. Hristov is placed under house arrest, and charges will be brought against him for violation of rules in working with human organs and transplantation, and for gaining personal […]

10.03.2008, Source: Politika Naive women are still tricked by promises of work in foreign countries; criminals recruit minor girls, too. It may happen to anyone. Recruitment takes various forms. Anyone could be either the victim or the trafficker. Human life is nothing to them. This is how the world of human trafficking, one of three

15.02.2008, Source: Tanjug Young people often visit websites for social networking where they live their personal data, without considering they could fall victims of “recruitment” on the Internet, said professor of cyber law at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Mirjana Drakulić. She said that the most frequently visited site is “facebook” which represents new form

13.02.2008, Source: Tanjug Vienna, 13.02.2008. (Tanjug) – Human trafficking is one of the most serious violations of fundamental human rights, said Austrian Federal Minister Ursula Plassnik today in Vienna, at the opening statement of “Vienna forum against human trafficking”. “Human trafficking has many cruel faces. It is one of the most serious violations of fundamental

01.02.2008, Source: B92 Priština – Regional police in Peć has confirmed that 10 persons, suspected for human trafficking were arrested in Peć, Djakovica and Orahovac. Spokesman of Kosovo police service for the region of Peć, Avni Djevukaj, said that this action was a result of mutual operation of the police and Special Prosecutor’s Office for

26.01.2008, Source: Beta Kosovo police service (KPS) found two girls, victims of human trafficking, in the basement of a restaurant in Peć. “With the help of citizens, unit for combating human trafficking found two girls from Kosovo, locked against their will in the basement of a restaurant”, stated today Regional police in Peć. On this

Source: WUNRN i Council of Europe Strasbourg, 23.01.2008 – The Council of Europe’s Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (CETS no 197) enters into force on 1 February 2008. The Convention aims to prevent trafficking, protect the human rights of victims and prosecute traffickers. It applies to all victims of trafficking: women, men

21.01.2008, Source: Blic Human trafficking cases more frequent in Vranje region Vranje District attorney’s office submitted a demand for conducting investigation against Ramadan Ajdini (55) from Miratovac near Preševo under suspicion for human trafficking. In this demand it was stated that Ajdini, with threats and deceive, forced minor and poor L.S. from Preševo to live

06.01.2008, Source: Politika In Novi Sad, group of 11 persons convicted at 44 years of imprisonment for the largest case of human trafficking, and “Politika” reveals details from the closed court trial. District Court in Novi Sad Novi Sad – The five-member criminal panel of the Novi Sad District Court presided by the Judge Slavko

19.12.2007, Source: Blic BANJALUKA – Unit for special investigations of the Crime Department of in the Republic of Serbia arrested nine persons in Derventa yesterday, suspected for organizing prostitution in Derventa, confirmed Head of Crime Department Gojko Vasic. According to unofficial information, between others, police arrested Slobodan Jamedzija former Head of the Derventa police, owners