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Latvia: Round-table to discuss the country’s progress in combating human trafficking
Some 30 representatives of Latvian ministries, public bodies and civil society organisations met in Riga on 18 April 2024 to discuss the implementation of the recommendations from the third evaluation report on Latvia by the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA)...
Free online course on combating trafficking in human beings: a new edition available on the Council of Europe HELP e-learning platform
A new edition of the online training course on combating trafficking in human beings has been published by the Council of Europe's European Human Rights Training Programme for Legal Professionals (HELP). The course is tailored to meet the learning needs of judges, prosecutors, lawyers, law...
Round-table meeting on combating human trafficking in France
More than 30 representatives of French government agencies and civil society met in Paris on 28 March 2024 to discuss the implementation of the conclusions of the third evaluation report of the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) and the related Committee of the...
GRETA holds its 50th plenary meeting
The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) held its 50th plenary meeting from 18 to 22 March 2024 in Strasbourg, France. GRETA adopted final reports on Finland, Germany, Monaco and Switzerland as part of the third evaluation round of the implementation of the...
GRETA triggers positive changes in the fight against human trafficking: Council of Europe celebrates 15 years of its monitoring work
The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has taken stock today of its 15 years of monitoring the implementation of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention, on the occasion of its 50th plenary meeting. Its latest publication on “The practical impact of...
15 years of anti-trafficking monitoring work: event on the occasion of GRETA’s 50th plenary meeting
The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) held an event on the occasion of its 50th plenary meeting and 15 years of monitoring of the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary...
CSW68 virtual parallel event on “Preventing exploitation of displaced women from Ukraine”: GRETA highlights the challenges and possible actions to protect Ukrainian refugees against the risks of trafficking
On the margins of the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), a virtual parallel event was organised on 15 March 2024 by La Strada International, La Strada Ukraine, the Office of the Government Commissioner for Gender Equality Policy of Ukraine and the Anti-Trafficking...
GRETA carries out third evaluation visit to Liechtenstein
A delegation of the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) carried out an evaluation visit to Liechtenstein on 5-7 March 2024 as part of the third evaluation round of the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. The focus of...
Round-table discussion on Armenia’s progress in combating human trafficking
More than 30 representatives of government agencies, public bodies and civil society of Armenia met in Yerevan on 5 March 2024 to discuss the implementation of the recommendations from the third evaluation report prepared by the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings...
GRETA carries out fourth evaluation visit to the Slovak Republic
A delegation of the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) carried out an evaluation visit to the Slovak Republic from 26 February to 1 of March 2024, as part of the fourth evaluation round of the Convention on Action against Trafficking in...