REHABILITATION CENTER IS ENVISAGED TO BE CREATED FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING IN ARMENIA
Noyan Tapan
Sep 5, 2007
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. More and more people suffer
from trafficking in the world every year, the main part of which,
that is, 43% is subjected to sexual abuse. According to the data of
the International Labor Organization, the number of those, who have
suffered from trafficking, makes over 2.45 million, most of whom are
women and children. These data were presented during the regional
conference titled "Actions against trafficking: measures directed at
prevention, protection, and prosecution" on September 5.
According to the information provided by Marta Riquena, the Head of
the Department of Anti-Trafficking and Gender Equality under the
Chief Management on Human Rights and Legal Issues of the European
Council, the EU convention on the actions against trafficking has been
ratified by 8 and signed by 29 countries, including Armenia. According
to her, the EU convention aims at preventing trafficking, defending
the victims and prosecuting those, who have conducted it, as well as
setting punishment for those, who have made use of the services of
the people subjected to trafficking. In the words of Marta Riquena,
no country is able to fight against trafficking on its own.
Armen Bayburdian, the RA Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, mentioned
that trafficking is a rather complicated, multi-foliated and unique
problem, which has local peculiarities, which bring forth additional
complications when struggling against it. According to the Deputy
Minister, Armenia has started to take part in the international
struggle against trafficking comparatively recently, since this
disaster has appeared in the Armenian society only recently. Armen
Bayburdian declared that the development of the second national
program of the struggle against trafficking for 2007-2009 has been
finished. It was also mentioned that a rehabilitation center is
envisaged to be created for the victims of trafficking in Armenia by
the national program.