OSCE special representative Biaudet in Finland to discuss grass root action in combating human trafficking

Press release 52/2008
14 February, 2008

The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Eva Biaudet will visit Finland on 18 and 19 February. 

She will be a key note speaker at the seminar "What is the price of a human being?", organized by the Finnish Ecumenical Council and the Estonian Council of Churches. The seminar will focus on grass root action against trafficking in human beings and the possible role of churches in this work. During her visit, Biaudet will also have an opportunity to meet  with Finnish researchers to discuss the role of academic research in combating human trafficking.

Fighting human trafficking is one of the priorities of the 2008 Finnish OSCE Chairmanship.

Eva Biaudet has served as the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings since October 2006.  

Additional information: Ann-Mari Fröberg, Second Secretary, OSCE Chairmanship Task Force, phone +358 9 1605 5493, mobile +358 400 183 421, Robin Harms, Adviser to the Special Representative, mobile +43 664 859 0936, Sanna Ylä-Jussila, Project Secretary, Finnish Ecumenical Council, +358 9 180 2369, mobile +358 50 597 5231