Exact data on trafficking victims not available in ArmeniaMay 8, 2009 - 17:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Trafficking is not only transportation of people abroad, said OSCE special representative for combating traffiking in human being Eva Biaudet at the news conference. According to her, human trafficking is frequently implemented inside the country. Eva Biaudet brought up numerous examples of people exploitation, touched upon all variants of the trade in people and stressed the necessity of comprehensive approach in finding solutions to the problem.Answering the question of a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, what are the main goals of the newly opened Help Center for Trafficking Victims, Eva Biaudet particularly told, that the center is aimed at studying the problem of trafficking in the country. According to her, raised public awareness of all possible options of human trading contributes to its further prevention. The data on trafficking victims on the territory of Armenia is not exact and should be corrected. According to the data of non-governmental organizations, the number of detected crimes in the area of human trafficking was 8 in 2007 and 4 in 2008 in Armenia. Eva Bede also noted, that 80 per cent of trafficking victims are women. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |