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React to Human Trafficking, Don’t Be Indifferent!
Within the framework of its Determined Combat against Human Trafficking, Turkey is launching a National Awareness-Raising Campaign and publishing the “2007 Turkey Countertrafficking Report”.
Within the framework of Turkey’s countertrafficking efforts and under a Project funded by the European Commission and implemented in cooperation by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Turkey Office and the Departments of External Relations and European Union of the Ministry of Interior, today Turkey is launching a national campaign called “React to Human Trafficking, Don’t Be Indifferent!” aiming to raise awareness on human trafficking and also publishing the “2007 Turkey Countertrafficking Report”.
Ministry of Interior Deputy Undersecretary Mr. Zekeriya Ţarbak said the following:
“Human trafficking is a problem that has gone beyond international borders. With this campaign, it is once again emphasized that human trafficking is the new form of slavery in our modern day and the most severe violation of human rights. The purpose behind this wide scale promotion of the 157 free helpline is to encourage people to save the victims of human trafficking.”
Within the framework of the campaign, it is foreseen that a short promotional TV film and radio spot titled “React to Human Trafficking, Don’t Be Indifferent!” will be broadcasted on TV and radio channels nationwide. The promotional film and radio spot will give information on the crime of human trafficking and focus attentions on Turkey’s 157 Emergency Helpline for rescue of human trafficking victims. The expected outcome of raising public awareness is an increased number of rescued and identified human trafficking victims via the 157 emergency helpline. In addition to broadcasting the said TV and radio spots, the campaign also aims to distribute and display informative posters and panels as well as 157 hotline promotion leaflets throughout Turkey.
The “2007 Turkey Countertrafficking Report” is also being published today. According to the Report, 148 human trafficking victims were identified by Turkish law enforcement forces in 2007. A big portion of the identified human trafficking victims are from former Soviet countries, mainly from Moldova and Russia, most of whom are exposed to sexual abuse.
