[legal-professionals] OSCE Mission sponsors training courses on human rights and trafficking cases

SKOPJE, 24 June 2004 - The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje will
sponsor several training courses for legal professionals to help them
ensure that human rights are respected during investigations and
prosecutions of trafficking cases, especially those involving children.

The first three-day event, organised by the Judges Association's Centre
for Continuing Education, began today in Gevgelija, bringing together 30
judges, prosecutors, legal assistants and representatives of
non-governmental organizations.

"It is vitally important to uphold human rights standards, especially when
working on child trafficking cases, because children are the most
vulnerable group of society," said Victor Ullom, Head of the OSCE
Mission's Rule of Law Unit.

"We are glad the Judges Association has taken the lead in providing
training for legal professionals. It demonstrates willingness of the
domestic players to take action," he added.

The training will introduce legal techniques based on the regionally
adopted Anti-Trafficking Training Manual produced by the International
Centre for Migration Policy Development within the framework of the
Stability Pact Task Force on Trafficking in Human Beings.

Two additional training courses will be held in July and October. So far,
the OSCE Mission has helped train over 200 legal professionals.


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