TIRANA, November 22 /ATA/ -“The government and institutions in Albania should work together to strengthen regulations and more importantly, to put into practice the entire arch of the criminal justice system, to protect victims and to actually achieve justice for victims”, stated Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Leyla Moses-Ones at the 20th anniversary of Vatra Center.
“The United States views trafficking in persons and the fight against it as a very high priority and brings all the assistance to bear to that fight to the highest levels of government. This is a horrendous crime, it is modern slavery. It is a crime that spans the globe and it is a crime with many victims: not only those who are trafficked, but also the families, the friends, and the communities that they leave behind”, said she.
“ And through assistance to organizations working on the front lines providing aid to victims and helping governments build capacity, the United States works with our international partners, like Vatra, to create an unstoppable team to fight this terrible cruelty and crime,” said she.
As Secretary Pompeo has said, “If we’re going to win this fight, national governments must empower local communities to proactively identify human trafficking and to develop local solutions to address it.”
“And we all know the incredible role the civil society organizations play and it is irreplaceable,” said Moses-Ones./p.s./
