The Consequences of COVID Pandemic and Reintegration of Human Trafficking Survivors

In the framework of the European Anti-Trafficking Day, I was invited as a speaker to a large online conference on "Combating Human Trafficking - a Continued Struggle, adapted to the new context generated by the COVID-19 Pandemic". This conference was organized by the Parliamentary Group for the Fight Against Human Trafficking in the Romanian Parliament.

See here my presentation:

Some of the other speakers were: 

Angel TÎLVĂR, coordinator of the Parliamentary Group for the Fight against human trafficking,
Valiant RICHEY, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings,

Bogdan DESPESCU, Secretary of State, Police Chief-Quaestor of Police, Ministry of Internal Affairs,

Cornel FERUȚĂ, Secretary of State for Global Affairs and Diplomatic Strategies Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

Cristina-Ionela IURIŞNIŢI, Chair of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men,

Olivier ONIDI, EU Anti-trafficking Coordinator,

Gabriela SCUTEA, Prosecutor General of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, Public Ministry of Romania,

Andrei FURDUI, Director, Directorate for Crime Prevention, Ministry of Justice,

Maximilian-Axel NICOLAE, Chief Police Commissioner, Director, National Agency against Trafficking in Persons (ANITP)

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