take a small action to stop human trafficing in montenegro...

it should sicken you...

human trade, slave markets, the buying and selling of people – these are words and phrases that, to many people, echo a brutal and distant time in our past...but to the countless women, men, and children trafficked every year, these words coldly define the horror of their lives...trafficking is a global phenomenon where victims are sexually exploited, forced into labor and subjected to abuse...trafficking is a crime under international law that requires international cooperation to address...

montenegro is a source, transit, and destination country for women and girls trafficked internally and internationally for the purpose of sexual exploitation...you can urge the authorities of montenegro to ensure that the country's legal framework is in accordance with the council of europe convention on action against trafficking in human beings...

so set aside your primping or pumping for four minutes - the time it takes to take your temperature with an old fashioned thermometer - copy and paste this letter, add your name and address at the bottom, print it, sign it, and mail it...

then continue on with your day...and after you forward the link to this blog to someone take a moment to smile about how well your five minutes were invested...good job!

peace out <3

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Ministar pravde Miras Radovic

Ministar pravde u Vladi Republike Crne Gore

Vuka Karadcica 3

Podgorica, 81000

SCG

RE: Foster financial support for shelters for women and girls, in close cooperation with independent non-governmental women’s groups

Dear Ministar pravde Radovic:

I welcome the signature by Montenegro on the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. Montenegro is a source, transit, and destination country for women and girls trafficked internally and internationally for the purpose of sexual exploitation. I urge you to ensure that Montenegro’s legal framework is in accordance with the Convention and to fully implement the Convention.

According to the Explanatory Report to accompany the Council of Europe Convention, “when trafficking in human beings is concerned, special protected shelters are especially suitable and have already been introduced in various countries.” I urge you to foster financial support for shelters for women and girls, in close cooperation with independent non-governmental women’s groups, either by providing funding from your budget, by providing housing for a shelter, or by providing land on which a shelter may be built. I also urge you to ensure that adequate financial resources are made available for the development and support of independent non-governmental organizations opposing domestic violence and human trafficking.

Furthermore, in implementing the Convention, legislation should prohibit the forcible return and detention of trafficked persons. Also, I urge you to add “abduction” to the definition of trafficking as set out in article 3 (a) of the Palermo Protocol.

Finally, I urge you to codify the measures of witness protection in the statute on criminal procedure, by implementing the UN Convention on Transnational Organized Crime (Article 24) in the Statute on Criminal Procedure (Article 8), so that the safety of the witness is guaranteed.

Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely,

your name and address here...