The Timetable for Implementation of the Action Plan to Combat Trafficking

 

Approved by the

President of Georgia,

17 January, 2003,

                                                                                                                                                     Decree No 15      

 

Action Plan to Combat Trafficking

(2003-2005)

 

 

Objectives

Activities

Executive agency

Terms

1. Taking legislative measures to ensure human rights protection of the victims of trafficking, especially members of the most sensitive and vulnerable groups – women, adolescents and children.

 
  1. Conducting expertise of Georgian legislation in order to harmonize it with international standards on trafficking

 

 

 

  1. Supporting the adoption of the draft  law “On Amendments to the Criminal Code of Georgia” elaborated by the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and criminalizing trafficking and imposing adequate sanctions for the felony

 

 

  1. Elaboration of the draft law `On Tourism Register~, which enables revealing and prohibiting both licensed and non-licensed agencies involved in sex-tourism and other felonious activities

 

 

  1. Consideration of the matter concerning the elaboration of relevant amendments and changes to the `Law on Advertisement~ aimed at prohibiting the publication of the advertisements. by labour agencies, international acquaintance bureaus and mediatory firms without special licenses

 

 

  1. Increasing cooperation with the Council of Europe’s countries in order to harmonize legislation and promote its implementation

Ministry of Justice of Georgia

 

 

 

 

Parliament of Georgia, NGOs,

Commission on Elaboration of State Policy of Women’s Advancement

 

 

 

State Department on Tourism and Health Resorts of Georgia in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice of Georgia

 

 

Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade of Georgia, Antimonopoly Service of Georgia

 

 

 

 

 

Parliament of Georgia, Ministry of Justice of Georgia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

20.12.2003

 

 

 

 

 

The law is adopted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The draft is elaborated, procedures will be ended for 20.09.2003

 

 

 

25.09.2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Council of Europe created the AD HOC Committee on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (CAHTEH)

Ms. Beridze is a member of this Committee and she will take participation in drafting of the European Convention   

2. Prevention of trafficking

 
  1. Conducting information campaigns to raise public awareness about the specific circumstances that may cause trafficking. While conducting these campaigns to stress that trafficking in human beings means not only trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation but also coercion of any kind, slavery or the state similar to slavery      

 

 

  1. Conducting information campaigns against sex-tourism. To lobby forbidding non-licensed labour agencies and international acquaintance bureaus to publish advertisements      

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Dissemination of information on health risks associated with sexual exploitation

 

 

 

  1. Ensuring that school children be informed about  the matters related to  sexual exploitation, violence and trafficking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Establishing strict control over art groups and ensembles traveling abroad to avoid getting undesired persons into them

 

 

 

  1. Announcing a competition for playwrights and scenario writers to create works literature  on the base of which films and plays on the problem  of trafficking may be created  

 

 

 

 

  1. Organizing special trainings on trafficking for judges, social workers, teachers, health, diplomat, consular, customs and State Department’s of the Defense of the State Border of Georgia personnel, policemen and journalists

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Elaboration of ethical code on reporting on trafficking issues

Mass Media, Public Defender’s Office, National Security Council’s Department on Human Rights Protection, Humanitarian and Intellectual Security Issues,

NGOs

 

 

Antimonopoly Service of Georgia, TV, Mass Media, Public Defender’s Office, National Security Council’s Department on Human Rights Protection, Humanitarian and Intellectual Security Issues, NGOs

 

Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, TV, Mass Media, NGOs

 

Ministry of Education of Georgia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ministry of Culture of Georgia

 

 

 

 

Ministry of Culture of Georgia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, State Department of the Defense of the State Border of Georgia, Customs Department of Georgia, Ministry of Education of Georgia, TV, Mass Media,

NGO’s

 

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia, NGO’s

Information campaigns will be held permanently 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Permanently

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Permanently

 

 

 

 

The Ministry of Education will implement pilot project envisaging informing school children about trafficking from 01.09.03.

Fliers will be distributed through newspaper and disseminated in schools  

 

Permanently

 

 

 

 

 

A competition is announced, finances are to be found   

April, 2004

 

 

 

 

Training will be organized during 2003 by agencies and NGOs and will be continued in 2004,2005   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.03.2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Assistance to the Victims of Trafficking

 
  1. Raising of international funds and resources to create safe shelters and receptions for the victims of trafficking. Consideration of legislative proposals on creation of a special   fund to assist the victims of trafficking at the expense of   resources received by confiscation of the property of traffickers 

 

 

  1. Elaboration of social, psychological, health rehabilitation and  legal aid programs to assist the victims of trafficking

 

 

 

  1. Encouragement and support of the establishment of a network of NGOs involved in assistance to the victims of trafficking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NGOs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Ministry of Justice of Georgia, Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia

 

 

 

 

Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, NGOs, Public Defender’s Office

 

 

Commission on Elaboration of State Policy on Women’s Advancement, Public Defender’s Office, National Security Council’s Department on Human Rights Protection, Humanitarian and Intellectual Security Issues

 

 

 

September, .2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

A network is established The Government will support it and cooperate with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Prosecution of the  perpetrators of trafficking, establishment victims protection system

  1. Establishment of on anti-trafficking unit within the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
  2. Prosecution of the perpetrators of trafficking and their punishment; establishment of victims protection system during preliminary investigation, trial and post-trial periods  

 

 

  1. Creation of the data bank of physical  and legal persons, who are detected in trafficking or attempt of trafficking following operational, preliminary investigational activities, court trials, information received from Interpol or other organizations

 

 

 

 

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia

 

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Prosecutor’s office of Georgia, the Ministry of Justice  of Georgia

 

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, National Central Bureau of Interpol of Georgia, Prosecutor’s office of Georgia

 

 

 

The unit is established

 

Permanently

 

 

 

 

 

The work will begun immediately and data will be updating permanently

5. Systematic monitoring of implemented work 

1. Conducting monitoring of the implementation of requirements of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, , the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocol against Trafficking in Human Beings and other human rights instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Regular updating of trafficking incidents; monitoring of criminal cases initiated in connection with  trafficking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Collecting information on the implemented activities and analyzing the data annually (government bodies committed to comply with the Plan submit to the Commission on Elaboration of State Policy on Women’s Advancement annual report on measures taken to implement the Action Plan)        

Commission on Elaboration of State Policy on Women’s Advancement, National Security Council’s Department on Human Rights Protection, Humanitarian and Intellectual Security Issues, NGO’s

 

 

 

 

 

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Prosecutor’s office of Georgia, Council of Justice of Georgia, National Security Council’s Department on Human Rights Protection, Humanitarian and Intellectual Security Issues, Public Defender’s Office, NGOs

 

 

Commission on Elaboration of State Policy on Women’s Advancement, National Security Council’s Department on Human Rights Protection, Humanitarian and Intellectual Security Issues

 

The results of the monitoring will be reflected in State Reports of the country on implementation of relevant human rights documents

 

 

 

 

 

 

Permanently

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The report for the State Department of the US will be prepared for 01.09.03, the report for the President for 25.12.03.