The People to People Foundation participated in the meeting of the European Platform against Trafficking in Human Beings organized by the European Commission. Since the launch of this platform in 2013, we have been committed to transforming the experience gained from direct assistance to victims of trafficking in human beings, in support of national and European policies and strategies in the field.

This year we also brought the undisputed experience of all members of the ProTECT Platform (the national platform of organizations working in the field of the fight against human trafficking), EU Civil Society Platform and ePlatform against trafficking in human beings

European Day for the Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings - an event marked at a national level, among others, by a meeting at Parliament level, co-organized by the deputy Oana Țoiu, Bucharest City Hall and the ProTECT Platform.

Our colleague reiterated the need and urgency of the following actions:

• regulating the specialized assistance framework for victims of human trafficking -by extending and clarifying the types of services that correspond to the needs of victims - and developing specific quality standards. They have a direct influence and support the future process of allocating public funds to support care services, support the development of new services and ultimately victims' access to specialized care.
• modification / correlation / clarification of current legislative provisions with direct influence in combating the phenomenon of trafficking (eg aggravating pimping vs. trafficking in human beings for sexual exploitation, offenses in the form of fines for persons involved in prostitution, etc.)
• creation of a unitary model for detection, notification and referral of cases by adopting the updated form of the National Identification and Referral Mechanism (MNIR),
• allocation of funds dedicated to victim assistance (emergency funds / reintegration funds), efficient operationalization of these mechanisms! (eg from funds managed by the National Agency for the Administration of Unavailable Assets
• consulting organizations with activity in the field before initiating normative acts with an impact on traffic issues to ensure that they correspond to the reality of the phenomenon.

We enjoy the collaboration between the wonderful members of the ProTECT Platform and the active partnership with the National Agency Against Trafficking in Human Beings.

The crisis in Afghanistan threatens the safety and even the lives of Afghan girls and women - freedom of movement and participation in socio-professional life completely restricted, marriages imposed from an early age (precisely to attract even more soldiers in the Taliban army), ban on studying, working, etc. These are just a few examples. Many of the ones that will follow fall into the category of modern slavery - human trafficking, exploitation.

We cannot close our eyes, we cannot be indifferent. We also signed the open letter addressed to the Romanian state to get involved. The hard work begins now - again. Hopefully, at least a few will find support for a safe life.

https://cdmir.ro/wp/2021/08/17/solidaritate-cu-afganistan/

#stopexploitation #stophumantrafficking #safezone

Today we are discussing a very great need in the field of assistance to victims of human trafficking, namely the creation and operation of an emergency fund (and not only) to support victims/survivors of human trafficking/trafficking of minors. We hope that the initiative will finally find its place in all the legislative mess and be assumed as important and a priority for the state institutions. (Of course the meeting will aim at creating the national fund for victims of crime, not just victims of human trafficking).

National Agency for the Administration of Unavailable Goods (Agenția Națională de Administrare a Bunurilor Indisponibilizate)
Ministry of Justice (Ministerul Justiției)
The Ministry of Finance (Ministerul Finanţelor)
National Agency Against Trafficking in Persons (Agentia Nationala Impotriva Traficului de Persoane)

Social intervention (in crisis) does not take a break at the weekend ... We offer a meal to migrants in the custody of the Border Police. We hope that the authorities will find solutions soon!

More photos can be viewed on facebook here:  https://www.facebook.com/people2people.ro/posts/4051802444870208

The PEOPLE TO PEOPLE FOUNDATION works constantly to reduce the effects and trauma of exploitation on victims through the assistance provided by the Restore Centre. While thousands of fellow citizens are victims of some form of exploitation in Romania or abroad, prevention through awareness and understanding of the phenomenon can effectively influence the reduction of the risk of entering traffic situations.

for us #ENDitMovement IS EVERY DAY!

#StopSlavery #EndItMovement #InItToEndIt.

The strategic planning meeting of the ProTECT platform (www.traficdepersoane.ro) which brings together 20 organizations with experience and expertise in the field of the fight against human trafficking in Romania.

The People to People Foundation is a member of the Board of Directors of the Platform represented by colleagues with recognized expertise in working directly with the victims of this phenomenon. Together with our colleagues, we set out (in addition to the prevention and specialized assistance activities we have been carrying out for over 10 years) to be much more active and visible at the community level and especially in front of decision-makers, who, through the their politics, can bring significant improvements in the fight against trafficking!

• Abolishion RO
• Adpare
• AIDRom
• Asociatia Alternative Sociale
• Armata Salvării România Betania Oradea
• CSD (Centrul pentru Studiul Democratiei)
• Dorcas
• eLiberare
• @Free
• Generație Tânără România
• Organizatia Institutul Bucovina
• International Justice Mission
• Justice and Care
• @liberatED
• LOGS Grup de Inițiative Sociale
• Fundatia Micu Bogdan
• Fundația Missio Link International
• Open Door Foundation
• People2People Foundation
• Radiant Hope

#united  #platformaprotect  #humantrafficking  #Restore

VICTORY! Together with colleagues from the www.traficdepersoane.ro platform, we've had a great victory: We managed to rectify the error in the criminal code, which modified the prescription terms for the crimes of child trafficking and child pornography.

Attending the Meetings of the EU Network of National Rapporteurs and Equivalent Mechanisms and the EU Civil Society Platform against Trafficking in Human Beings 20/10/2020 - 21/10/2020 as a member of civil society working directly in the anti-trafficking and after care programs for victims of human trafficking

The European Commission published its Third report on the progress made in the fight against trafficking in human beings. This Report identifies key patterns and challenges in addressing trafficking in human beings, provides an analysis of statistics and outlines the results of anti-trafficking actions. It is complemented by a staff working document providing detailed, comprehensive and substantiated information.

https://ec.europa.eu/anti-trafficking/eu-policy/third-report-progress-made-fight-against-trafficking-human-beings_en

The figures say very little about the real situation regarding the phenomenom of human trafficking. We extracted some data related to the first semester of 2020. Even in a situation of pandemic, emergency, isolation, etc. the figures increased compared to the same period of 2019, with requests for assistance from our organization increasing, requests from both Romania and abroad.

Statistics for Q1 of 2020 (an increase of 16% compared to Q1 in 2019)

302 victims identified
- 211 sexual exploitation, 62 work, 18 begging, 11 tentative.

128 minors
- 94 girls and 34 boys

215 women
- 56 exploited in Romania and 246 in other countries

183 have professional school, 87 high school, 20 without studies

42 child pornography, 12 internet pornography

Source: anitp.mai.gov.ro/studii