Protecting the Rights of Trafficked Persons: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting III

Topic

The third Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting of 2022 will provide a forum to discuss how to better protect the rights of victims of human trafficking.

The first session will focus on the rights of child trafficking victims and the specific challenges faced by these most vulnerable of targets.

The second session will centre on means of countering human trafficking in the context of armed conflict.

Against the background of the rapid growth of the use of online platforms to recruit, groom and exploit victims, the third and final working session will discuss how to combat human trafficking in cyberspace.

Participants

Representatives of OSCE participating States, OSCE institutions and OSCE executive structures, representatives of inter-governmental organizations, representatives of civil society, and researchers from the 57 participating States with relevant experience in the topic are encouraged to participate in this SHDM. The Partners for Co-operation are invited to attend and contribute with respect to their co-operation and links with the OSCE in the field.

This meeting will be held in person. Please note that the number of seats at the venue may be limited due to capacity limitations.

Registration

Online self-registration is now closed.

Live streaming

Watch a livestream of the event on this page.

Modalities

The modalities of the meeting are set out in accordance with the decision of the Permanent Council (PC.DEC/476, 23 May 2002).

The meeting will start with the opening session, followed by three working sessions and the closing session.

Interpretation will be provided into the six official OSCE languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish.

Side events

Participants have the opportunity to organize side events over the course of the meeting. Side events provide an opportunity for participants to discuss issues that have not been fully covered during the working sessions.

Online booking of side events is now closed.

The schedule of side events is available below on this page.

An art exhibition will be organized on the margins of the meeting in collaboration with I AM HER VOICE initiative from Berlin. A collection of artistic works contains symbolic images of human trafficking, forced prostitution and sexual abuse of women.

Contact

Meeting co-ordination: Mr. Martin Toplišek, Human Dimension Meetings Officer at martin.toplisek@odihr.pl

Programme enquiries: Ms. Tatiana Kotlyarenko, Adviser on Anti-Trafficking Issues at tatiana.Kotlyarenko@odihr.pl

Registration and other enquiries: hdmeetings@odihr.pl  

Please consult this webpage regularly, as further information will be added closer to the event.