Digital Platform for youth "How to protect yourself from human trafficking?" is launched

There is not much time left to apply for an incredible event we are very much looking forward to!

On Friday, September 10 (11-13 CET), we will be in the company of phenomenal speakers and experts in the social inclusion of human trafficking victims, at a roundtable "Sustainable Freedom: Unlocking the inclusive growth of human trafficking survivors". Join us there!

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.

Why the system is not capable of identifying and helping victims of trafficking in Serbia

Photo: Jack Sullivan/Alamy Stock Photo

During last year, out of 57 victims of human trafficking, almost half of them, that is 24, were children. Traffickers most commonly use children for forced labour or begging, criminal activities, sexual exploitation or forced marriages, as stated by NGO “Atina”, organization that deals with combating human trafficking.  

Terms of Reference for the External Evaluator

Published on August 16, 2021

Project title: Making a difference for refugee women and girls in Serbia

The project is carried out by Atina – Citizens' Association for Combating Trafficking In Human Beings and All Forms of Gender-Based Violence with the support of the UN Trust Fund (United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women).

Let's trust youth and believe in them!

Children speak of human trafficking

Photo: Marija Piroški

"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

Photo: Marija Piroshki

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."

Illustration: BIRN/Igor Vujcic

Journalists and writers from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia are invited to apply for a specialised programme that aims to examine and expose different aspects of the trend of offline and online gender-based violence in the region.