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Towns and regions take a stand against trafficking
The Congress of Local and Regional
Authorities is apprealing to all European cities and regions to sign up
online to a Declaration on the fight against trafficking in human beings.
The Declaration, which was presented and opened for signature on 31 May
2006 , during the Congress session, has been signed by the local elected
representatives of 17 local authorities, who have thereby committed
themselves to take a series of measures in their own communities. All
elected representatives of local and regional authorities which have a
decision-making chamber are invited to sign this text.
The Declaration is the Congress' contribution to the
Council of Europe's campaign against trafficking, led under the
slogan “Human being – not for sale!”.
"We, the mayors and representatives of the local
authorities of the Council of Europe member states, [...]
Are determined to combat this heinous modern-day form of slavery,
Are convinced that the Council of Europe Convention on Action
against Trafficking in Human Beings is a crucial point of reference
for the organisation of action in this area,
Support the objectives of the Council of Europe Campaign to
Combat Trafficking in Human Beings, which will encourage all the
Organisation's member states to sign and ratify the convention and
increase public awareness of this issue,
Are also convinced that local authorities have an essential role
to play in fighting this phenomenon,
Hereby agree on the urgent need for such action and undertake to
submit this declaration to our deliberative assemblies for
adoption."
Halvdan Skard: "Trafficking
is a blight on our society and a scourge for territorial
communities"
''A human being is born to freedom.
Yet still today many millions of people in Europe are not free as
they being trafficked, exploited and sold as slaves,'' Congress
President Halvdan Skard stressed at the opening for signature of the
Declaration on the fight against human
trafficking.
''Combating trafficking requires not only
international texts and national policy measures, but also a
complementary, concerted local and regional approach.
It is
at local and regional level that the drama of trafficking takes
place,'' he said, urging a maximum number of local authorities to
sign the Declaration.
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Halvdan Skard: "Trafficking
is a blight on our society and a scourge for territorial
communities" 