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Interview with Barbara Limanowska on Prevention Activities

The Association for Women's Rights in Development interviewed Barbara Limanowska about her research on human trafficking in South Eastern Europe (SEE), which has found that anti-trafficking strategies need to focus on prevention through empowerment if they are to be successful.

New research on human trafficking finds that "prevention activities are still very limited and those that exist are neither coordinated nor properly evaluated."

Barbara Limanowska, who is a consultant for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Bosnia Herzegovina, argues in her latest report that it is time for all involved in anti-trafficking measures to seriously examine the practices implemented and to focus on addressing the root causes of trafficking in an empowering way. Barbara's research findings are elucidated in a comprehensive report entitled: "Trafficking in Human Beings in South Eastern Europe: Focus on Prevention". The report analyses current trends and highlights the challenges facing anti-trafficking strategies in SEE, concluding with the recommendation that success depends on the adoption of prevention as the new approach to trafficking.

To read the complete interview, visit: http://www.awid.org/go.php?stid=1522