A new anti-trafficking training manual for law enforcement agencies in Armenia launched with OSCE, ILO and UNDP support
26 April 2010
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A training manual on combating trafficking in humans for law enforcement agencies in Armenia, developed with support of the OSCE, ILO and UNDP was presented to respective state, non-governmental and international agencies.
The manual prepared by national experts will be used for training of all law enforcement practitioners in the anti-trafficking sector, including prosecutors, police, judges, border guards and labour inspectors. It will also serve as a reference material for law school teachers and instructors. The development of the training manual was supported by the OSCE-ILO-ICMPD regional project on “Developing the comprehensive anti-trafficking response in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia,” funded by the EU and the UNDP Anti-Trafficking Project funded by the Government of Norway.
Emil Babayan, Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and Colonel Nazaret Mnatsakanyan, Deputy Head of the RA Police General Department for Combating Organized Crime opened the event and stressed the importance of strengthening the capacity of the national stakeholders to combat trafficking in humans.
“We prioritize a more coordinated and sustainable training for the Armenian law enforcement agencies to effectively implement the adequate anti-trafficking legislation that the country has recently put in place. For this purpose we contributed to the development of a locally-owned and managed training programme that will serve the needs of all Armenian Law Enforcement entities responsible for the prevention and prosecution of human trafficking and the protection of victims”, said Carel Hofstra, the Deputy Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan.
The UNDP Armenia Representative Alla Bakunts noted: “This nationally owned training manual is a living document and we hope that in the course of time it will be enriched with the inputs and contributions from the practitioners, and will be updated and adjusted appropriately in order to reflect newly emerging needs and requirements of the audience.”
“This Manual will contribute to ensuring protection and decent work for many labour migrants who are faced with risks of exploitation and trafficking. It is also an important step to fulfill Armenia’s obligations under international conventions ratified by the Republic of Armenia”, Nver Sargsyan, ILO Regional Anti-Trafficking Project Officer for Armenia stated.
The manual will be introduced into the curricula of the training schools of the law-enforcement entities through a training of trainers. The presentation of the Manual was followed by a discussion on further practical steps to ensure sustainability.
The manual prepared by national experts will be used for training of all law enforcement practitioners in the anti-trafficking sector, including prosecutors, police, judges, border guards and labour inspectors. It will also serve as a reference material for law school teachers and instructors. The development of the training manual was supported by the OSCE-ILO-ICMPD regional project on “Developing the comprehensive anti-trafficking response in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia,” funded by the EU and the UNDP Anti-Trafficking Project funded by the Government of Norway.
Emil Babayan, Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and Colonel Nazaret Mnatsakanyan, Deputy Head of the RA Police General Department for Combating Organized Crime opened the event and stressed the importance of strengthening the capacity of the national stakeholders to combat trafficking in humans.
“We prioritize a more coordinated and sustainable training for the Armenian law enforcement agencies to effectively implement the adequate anti-trafficking legislation that the country has recently put in place. For this purpose we contributed to the development of a locally-owned and managed training programme that will serve the needs of all Armenian Law Enforcement entities responsible for the prevention and prosecution of human trafficking and the protection of victims”, said Carel Hofstra, the Deputy Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan.
The UNDP Armenia Representative Alla Bakunts noted: “This nationally owned training manual is a living document and we hope that in the course of time it will be enriched with the inputs and contributions from the practitioners, and will be updated and adjusted appropriately in order to reflect newly emerging needs and requirements of the audience.”
“This Manual will contribute to ensuring protection and decent work for many labour migrants who are faced with risks of exploitation and trafficking. It is also an important step to fulfill Armenia’s obligations under international conventions ratified by the Republic of Armenia”, Nver Sargsyan, ILO Regional Anti-Trafficking Project Officer for Armenia stated.
The manual will be introduced into the curricula of the training schools of the law-enforcement entities through a training of trainers. The presentation of the Manual was followed by a discussion on further practical steps to ensure sustainability.