OSCE concludes training for prosecutors on criminal cases related to trafficking in human beings in Kazakhstan

An OSCE-supported training seminar on methodology for the supervision and support of public prosecution in criminal cases related to trafficking in human beings concluded on 30 June 2021 in Kokshetau, Kazakhstan.

Some 16, prosecutors of the Akmola region, including 11 men and 5 women, participated in the two-day event.  The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, in co-operation with the Law Enforcement Academy under the Prosecutor General’s Office, organized the seminar.

The seminar addressed the current state of combating trafficking in human beings, identification of victims, criminal prosecution of perpetrators, and challenges of public prosecution during judicial interrogation and trial processes. International experts from Lithuania and Ukraine presented legislative experience and best practices in combating all forms of human trafficking.

The event is part of the OSCE Programme Office’s long-standing efforts to support the host country in combating human trafficking and in implementing the OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings.