EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS FAIL TO MAKE SUFFICIENT EFFORTS TO BATTLE TRAFFICKING

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Dec 4 2006

YEREVAN, December 4. /ARKA/. The European Governments are not making
sufficient efforts to battle trafficking, says a message of CE
Secretary General Terry Davis.

According to the message, slavery has returned to Europe, and hundreds
of thousands of people, mostly women and young girls, are purchased
and sold in Europe.

The CE Secretary General pointed out that in May 2005 the leaders of
the CE member-states adopted a relevant convention, which is also
open for other countries. However, Davis expressed his regret that
only three countries have ratified the convention since then and it
has not so far taken effect.

The CE Secretary General urged the European countries that have
not yet put their signatures to the convention to do it as soon as
possible. He also urged the European community to set an example.