EU Day against Human Trafficking - Sign the Lib Dem petition
Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament have launched a campaign today to mark the first EU Day against Human Trafficking (on 18th October) which aims to raise awareness to fight this form of organised crime. Tomorrow marks the first European Day Against Human Trafficking. Over two million people are thought to be illegally trafficked around the world each year, up to 4000 of which enter the United Kingdom. Speaking today, Lib Dem Liz Lynne MEP has welcomed the campaign, saying: “The only way this vile trade in human beings will be stamped out is if we have a common and integrated approach across Europe that establishes minimum standards for the treatment of trafficking victims.” The Euro Lib Dems (ALDE) campaign includes:
o a call on all EU citizens to sign the Global Initiative To Fight Trafficking, in view of collecting one million signatures, which will be presented to the UN Secretary General in February 2008
o an amendment to the EU 2008 Budget calling for two million euros to be set aside for the creation of a single EU telephone number that would be available across all Member States
o urging EU member states to sign and ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Human Trafficking in Human Beings [Release]
have your say
