ZAGREB, March 17 (Hina) - A total of 17 cases of people smuggling have been registered in Croatia to date, Deputy Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said at a government session on Wednesday at which a report on the implementation of the
national plan for the prevention of trafficking in humans was debated.
ZAGREB, March 17 (Hina) - A total of 17 cases of people smuggling have
been registered in Croatia to date, Deputy Prime Minister Jadranka
Kosor said at a government session on Wednesday at which a report on
the implementation of the national plan for the prevention of
trafficking in humans was debated.#L#
According to the Croatian Interior Ministry, there were eights victims
of people smuggling in 2002 and eight last year. The victims were
women from Moldova, Ukraine, Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina
and some other countries. Victims were also Croatian citizens.
Trafficking in humans is a global problem and Croatia has actively
joined the struggle against it. A national committee on the prevention
of people smuggling was founded in May 2002.
Prime Minister Ivo Sanader stressed Croatia was not perceived as a
destination country or a country of origin, but as a transit country.
The government must do its best to prevent the transit through
Croatia, he said,
The government adopted a report on the implementation of the framework
convention for the protection of national minorities which is
submitted to the Council of Europe's Advisory Committee every four
years. The report shows the overall improvement of the rights and the
position of national minorities.
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