Venue: Flower Pavilion (Lillepaviljon), Tallinn, Estonia
Language: Estonian, English, Russian (simultaneous interpretation)
Participation: Invitation-only
Knowledge Forum I* 'Trafficking in Human Beings: Recruitment, Identification and Aid for Victims' focuses on patterns of recruitment in human trafficking, identification of victims and perpetrators and ways of helping the victims in the Baltic Sea region. The objective is to increase the awareness and competence of the participants and to reinforce the network of specialists working in the field. There will be a discussion of various studies related to human trafficking conducted in the Nordic countries and Baltic States and of a criminal case of human trafficking in Estonia in the example of the case of Indrek Mandre, from the viewpoint of the State Prosecuting Office, the Police and the Labour Inspectorate and with regard to the provision of aid to victims.
Round tables will provide an opportunity for police officers, state prosecutors, judges, state officials and specialists helping victims to discuss ways of preventing recruitment in trafficking in human beings and possible solutions to reduce demand in the Baltic Sea region.
Some presenters and topics:
* Forum I is being organised within the framework of a project of the Nordic Council of Ministers entitled Nordic – Baltic – North-West Russian Border Regional Cooperation Part II, Combating Trafficking in Human Beings for Forced Labour, Children and Sexual Exploitation. Upcoming project activities: