| 17 April-28 May 2013 (E07513) | Closed
Instructors: Dr. Kirill Boychenko and Dr. Veerendra Mishra
Decreasing opportunities for legal migration, and increasing economic and security complications in countries of origin often force people to migrate irregularly and often ending up being victims of exploitation for labor or sex. The high demand for low skilled/low cost labour in the global north (coupled with well established informal labour practices in destination and transit countries) and bad information about legal migration channels finish the equation that benefit smuggling and trafficking networks.
This e-learning course analyses the concepts of migrant smuggling and human trafficking while discussing various practical cases from around the globe and existing policies and practices of prevention and prosecution to combat these crimes and protect and address the needs of victims such as victim identification and national/trans-national referral mechanisms or regularisation programmes. It also addresses the links between smuggling, trafficking, labour migration and forced migration.
This certificate course involves approximately 30 hours of reading, on-line working groups, interaction with students and instructor, quizzes, a writing assignment, and weekly webinars and is offered over a six-week period. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. The maximum number of course participants is 25. Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation. It is also possible to audit the course.
Course outline
Week 1. Introduction to human trafficking and smuggling
Week 2. Multi-agency approach to trafficking and smuggling
Week 3. Victim identification
Week 4. National and trans-national referral mechanisms, Standard Operating Procedures
Week 5. Developing national strategies and action plans on human trafficking and smuggling
Week 6. Monitoring national strategies and actions plans
About the instructors
Dr. Kirill Boychenko is the Moscow Counter-Trafficking Focal Point at the International Organization for Migration (IOM), where he liaises with Russian law enforcement authorities, coordinates and organises official visits of multiagency delegations to Russia in cooperation with the relevant state agencies, and develops and implements various international projects and educational programmes. In addition, he provides training to Russian police officers, judges, prosecutors, and attorneys. Dr. Boychenko’s passion for anti-trafficking efforts emerged in 2002 when he was working at the shelter for human trafficking survivors in the North-West of Russia while studying at Petrozavodsk State University Law School. He completed his Ph.D. studies in human trafficking counteraction from Peoples’ Friendship University in the Russian Federation. Kirill is a fellow with the Carr Center Program on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2012-2013, and a Fulbright Humphrey Law Fellow during the 2011-2012 academic year.
Dr. Veerendra Mishra is currently a Humphrey Fellow under International Fellowship Program at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota (USA). He is Assistant Inspector General of the Crime Investigation Department for the Madhya Pradesh (MP) State Police, India. Dr. Mishra’s analysis of social issues associated with trafficking such as forced labor, bride trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation and others, and his innovative strategies to combat trafficking have made outstanding contributions towards building partnerships with community to stop this crime. Veerendra served in UN peacekeeping missions in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and visited East Timor. He has a Ph.D. in Psychology and MA in Sociology from Barkatullah University in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and a BA degree from Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar. Veerendra is also an alum of HREA’s Armed Conflict, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law course. His publications include Community Policing: Misnomer or Fact? (Sage Publication), Cracking of Dawn (Scientific Selection Publications, New Delhi; a collection of short stories that highlight the plight of women in India), Human Trafficking: Stakeholders Perspective (Sage, forthcoming in February 2003), and Human Trafficking in India (co-editor, Barkatullah University).
Who should apply
The course is aimed at practitioners and professionals who want to gain knowledge about human trafficking and smuggling, government officials (local and national level) dealing with trafficking and migration-related issues; staff of inter-governmental organisations such as the IOM, OSCE UNODC and UNHCR; NGO staff members and service providers; and students of law, international relations, politics and social science. Participants should have a good written command of English and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. The maximum number of course participants is 25. It also possible to audit the course. A Certificate of Participation will be awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Costs
Tuition fee for participants: US$ 575; US$ 435 (25% discount) if paid 8 weeks in advance; $ 490 (15% discount) if paid 4 weeks in advance.
Tuition for auditors: US$ 215; US$ 165 (25% discount) if paid 8 weeks in advance; $ 185 (15% discount) if paid 4 weeks in advance.
Payments can be made online with major credit cards, PayPal or bank transfer. Bulk rates are available.
Registration
This course will be offered again in April-May 2014.
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