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OSCE Centre to train Uzbekistan's law enforcers on investigating human trafficking crimes
TASHKENT 15 October 2004
TASHKENT, 15 October 2004 - The second specialized training course for members of Uzbekistan's law enforcement agencies on investigating human trafficking crimes will be held on Monday in the Samarkand region by trainers trained by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent.
Based on Interpol manual, the one-day training programme will include such topics as identification of trafficking crimes, learning phases and principles of investigation, intelligence-gathering and mutual co-operation in investigating these crimes.
The first training course on this issue, which is also referred to as modern-day slavery, was held in August this year.
Further sessions will be conducted in all 13 regions over the next six months, to cover 1,500 representatives from the Interior Ministry, National Security Service and the General Prosecutor's office.
The training scheme is a part of the OSCE Centre's Anti-trafficking Programme, which has been developed in line with the OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings, agreed by the Ministerial Council in Maastricht in December 2003.
Previous activities in 2003 and 2004 within this programme have included training courses conducted by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent for representatives of state agencies, media outlets and civil society.
Based on Interpol manual, the one-day training programme will include such topics as identification of trafficking crimes, learning phases and principles of investigation, intelligence-gathering and mutual co-operation in investigating these crimes.
The first training course on this issue, which is also referred to as modern-day slavery, was held in August this year.
Further sessions will be conducted in all 13 regions over the next six months, to cover 1,500 representatives from the Interior Ministry, National Security Service and the General Prosecutor's office.
The training scheme is a part of the OSCE Centre's Anti-trafficking Programme, which has been developed in line with the OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings, agreed by the Ministerial Council in Maastricht in December 2003.
Previous activities in 2003 and 2004 within this programme have included training courses conducted by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent for representatives of state agencies, media outlets and civil society.