TIRANA, Oct 30 /ATA/ – By Arbi Fortuzi/- Albanian govt. is giving more attention to treatment and re-integration of human beings’ trafficking as well as to prevention of this phenomenon.
Ministry of Interior with the support of regional project “Prevention and Fight against Human Beings Trafficking,” funded by German govt., hosted on Wednesday the Regional Conference against Human Beings Trafficking entitled “Together combating traffic in human beings.”
Exchange of experience on developing forms of trafficking in human beings in the Western Balkans, as well as new methods of awareness raising and case identification were the main topics of the conference.
The conference was opened by Minister of Interior, Sandër Lleshaj, who was followed by Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ogerta Manasterliu, and representatives of Embassies / Diplomatic Missions in Albania.
Participants on the technical panels will be the National Anti-Trafficking Coordinator of the Western Balkan countries and representatives of their Ministries of Interior. The conference also featured an exhibition of children’s drawings dedicated to the topic of human trafficking “My understanding of human beings trafficking.”
“This phenomenon affects freedom, democracy, human values and therefore addressing this phenomenon requires great social attention. Albania has been affected by this phenomenon as soon as democracy was restored in Albania after ‘90 ies, phenomena that were unknown during the dictatorial regime. Citizens along with their freedom of movement gave way to certain freedoms to do illegal stuff,” Lleshaj said in his remarks.
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