Who cares about the victims’ dignity?

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If we do not agree that “mankind owes to the child the best that it has to give“ it will be difficult to agree on anything else. This quote of the preamble of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the Child, is something the majority of people would say it is understood that it is indisputable. It is the same thing like asking a question: “Is there anyone against the peace?“ However, reality refutes to accept that.

Atina: Sexually abused children are being inflicted irreversible damage once their identity is disclosed

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According to the latest available data from 2019 for Serbia, 64 percent of the victims of human trafficking are persons under the age of 18, while last year, following the statistical data, situation was similar – around 90 percent of them were girls”, Jelena Hrnjak from organization Atina has stated.

Children speak of human trafficking

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"We all have dreams. We dream of a better life. We want someone to love us, to be happy and successful."

Child trafficking in the Republic of Serbia – ahead of July 30, World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

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Ahead of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, NGO Atina and Child Rights Centre published a video “Between Dreams and Reality"

Photo: Marija Piroshki

"We all have dreams. We dream of a better life. We want someone to love us, to be happy and successful."

Toward July 30, World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Atina - Citizens' Association for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and All Forms of Gender-Based Violence, is sharing with you a case study on the violation of the right to privacy and data confidentiality of children victims of sexual exploitation and human trafficking in Serbia, entitled "Mankind owes to the child the best that it has to give".

The hidden form of labor exploitation: domestic servitude during COVID-19

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The pandemic had unforeseen impacts in many countries and different groups of people experience it differently. One of the most impacted groups were domestic workers, especially those who are being exploited in domestic servitude.

More than 30 million people are currently exploited in labor; children are also affected by this phenomenon, and the most common type of labor exploitation is that of children living and working on the streets, said the Prosecutor of the State Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sena Uzunović, at the Specialized Mentoring Session for Representatives of Local Teams implemented by Citizens’ Association Atina in five cities of the Republic of Serbia - Šabac, Niš, Vranje, Sremska Mitrovica and Subotica.

Exploited workers in Europe’s slaughterhouses

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Meat factories in Europe have been exposed as one of the most infections hotspots for COVID-19. Researchers, journalists, and activists are concerned that this is related to exploitative working conditions, which were made worse by the pandemic. Inadequate housing and low wages in the leading European meat producing countries, such as Germany, are the likeliest explanation for the outbreaks.