4-5 May 2021: Conference “Ending trafficking in children and young persons – Together, towards a future without child trafficking in Europe”
- Online conference organized under the German Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
- 300 high-level keynote speakers and experts participated
- the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the acting EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, and the UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children
- THB LIBERI project (funded by ISF)
- Speech delivered by Secretary General of the Council of Europe: https://www.coe.int/en/web/secretary-general/-/conference-on-ending-trafficking-in-children-and-young-persons
- Aim: on the basis of interdisciplinary exchange, challenges and innovative approaches to combat child trafficking were discussed
- Recorded live-streaming of the opening session: https://vodmanager.coe.int/coe/webcast/coe/2021-05-04-1/en
Three workshops dedicated to discussions of:
- The exploitation of children and young persons through the internet
- Strengthening child and young persons’ testimonies
- The exploitation of children and young persons by family structures
Challenges identified:
- Detection of child-victims
- The investigation of cases
- The protection of victims’ rights
- The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on human trafficking, particularly the increasing vulnerabilities and exploitations online
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