Event archive
October 2025
Conference
Warsaw Human Dimension Conference Side Event - Human trafficking for exploitation in criminal activities: Understanding and addressing a major trend
A growing and alarming trend In recent years, trafficking in human beings for the purpose of exploitation in criminal activities (forced criminality) has expanded significantly in both scale…
March 2025
Conference
25th Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons
Join us at the 2025 OSCE Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference! Join the conversation on @X and LinkedIn using #cthb25 . [video…
November 2024
Meeting
Launch of the OSCE – Bali Process Regional Support Office Policy Brief on the use of generative artificial intelligence to facilitate trafficking in persons
For online participation, register now at: https://bit.ly/3UlLJ2S and take part in this crucial conversation shaping the future of anti-trafficking efforts in the AI era! This event will delve into critical questions: 1. How can traffickers…
October 2024
Conference
Warsaw Human Dimension Conference - Side event: Out of the Shadows: Addressing Trafficking in Persons Belonging to Minorities, including National Minorities
The nexus between trafficking in human beings and discrimination based on race and ethnicity in the OSCE region has rarely been extensively investigated or addressed despite indications that suggest that minority groups, including national…
Conference
Warsaw Human Dimension Conference Side Event - Enhancing human rights-based and victim-centred approach to identification of and assistance to victims of human trafficking
Early and effective identification of victims of trafficking in human beings remains paramount in upholding their rights and ensuring their comprehensive protection and access to assistance. This Side Event will center on analyzing…
September 2024
Conference
Human rights due diligence: Building ethical supply chains to combat human trafficking for labour exploitation
Join us for a regional conference addressing business and human rights in the dynamic context of global supply chains. Hosted by the OSCE Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and…
July 2024
Meeting
OSCE PA Annual Session 2024 - Side Event: Legislative Action to Prevent the Misuse of Technology for Trafficking in Human Beings
The event is available for live streaming. Watch the stream below. Strengthening legislation to tackle technology-facilitated human trafficking This side event will provide a platform to discuss…
May 2024
Roundtable
Strengthening the Role of the Private Sector in Combating Human Trafficking and Labour Exploitation in Supply Chains
The OSCE and the Council of Europe's Anti-Trafficking Division are teaming up to host an interactive Business Roundtable focused on human rights due diligence. This event is organized in partnership with the United Nations Global Compact…
April 2024
Conference
24th Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons
Register here: 2024 24th Alliance Against Trafficking (osce.org) until 9 April 2024 Join the conversation also on Twitter using #cthb24 . Ahead of the conference, use #askOSCE to send questions about the conference topic. Notwithstanding…
October 2023
Roundtable
Launch of the Report 'Mapping the online landscape of risks of trafficking in human beings on sexual services websites across the OSCE region'
Criminals misuse technology during all stages of the human trafficking crime. One of the most frequent examples is the use of online platforms to advertise victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation at scale. Since trafficking in human…
Conference
WHDC Side event - Civil society reflections on the preparedness of the anti-human trafficking community to keep up with technological advances
Innovative technology's rapid evolution has dramatically influenced how human trafficking is perpetrated. Criminals increasingly leverage technology at every crime stage – in the planning, recruitment, transportation, control, and…
Conference
WHDC Side Event - The Nexus between Disabilities and Human Trafficking
Research, court cases, and testimonies from survivors indicate that disability is a vulnerability factor to trafficking in human beings. The proposed side event aims to shed light on this critical issue, raise awareness among stakeholders…
April 2023
Conference
23rd Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons
On the 20 th anniversary of the OSCE Action Plan, t he 2 3rd Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons will showcase examples of leadership and path-breaking in combating trafficking in human beings within O SCE…
October 2022
Meeting
Trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation in the context of the war against Ukraine
Since 24 February 2022, unprecedented numbers of people seeking refuge from the war in Ukraine, most of them women and children, have been received by many OSCE participating States. While undertaking their journeys or upon reaching a…
July 2022
Meeting
Combating Trafficking in Human Beings: 2021 Survey Report Launch
What progress have countries made in combating human trafficking? Over the last 20 years OSCE participating States have been combating trafficking in human beings. But are they making progress? And how can we best measure it? Our event…
April 2022
Conference
22nd Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons
The 22nd Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons (4-6 April 2022) focused on protection of and assistance to victims of trafficking – and specifically, the application of a victim-centered approach to support victims of…