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    Civil Georgia, Georgia
    March 4 2005

    STOP NOW - New Anti-Trafficking Initiative


    On March 1, 2005 the Georgian NGO Human Rights Information and
    Documentation Center held a presentation of the new STOP NOW
    anti-trafficking project. The project was launched this February and
    is being implemented in partnership with the Center of Research and
    Action on Peace (KEDE) (Greece).

    The project is financed by the International Economic Relations and
    Development Co-operation (YDAS-Hellenic Aid) - General Secretariat of
    the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Besides Georgia, this
    project is being implemented in Moldova, Belarus and Armenia.

    The goal of STOP NOW is to confront, prevent and combat human
    trafficking, specifically women trafficking for the purposes of
    sexual and labor exploitation. It also aims at supporting the victims
    of trafficking as well as raising public awareness regarding the
    issue.

    Initially the project was launched by a Greek Organization Center of
    Research and Action on Peace (KEDE) in December 2001 in Greece,
    Ukraine and Albania. The main goal of the project was to prevent
    trafficking and ensure support for the victims of trafficking in
    order to facilitate their reintegration into the society. (Please see
    detailed information on the web-site www.stop-trafficking.org )

    Under the aegis of the project the following activities will be
    implemented in Georgia:

    · Information meetings and round tables for the
    representatives of governmental as well as non-governmental
    organizations working on trafficking issues;

    · Trainings for socially excluded women, students, journalists
    and representatives of NGO sector;

    · Legal consultations and assistance;

    · Publishing and distributing booklets and other information
    materials;

    · Establishment of information database and launching a
    web-site.

    Human Rights Information and Documentation Center is ready to
    cooperate with the governmental and non-governmental organizations
    working in the field of trafficking.

    According to Ucha Nanuashvili, director of HRIDC, NGOs are going to
    monitor the implementation of the 2005-2006 Action Plan to Combat
    Trafficking, as well as to lobby the ratification of the
    international conventions on trafficking by the Parliament.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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