Press release
OSCE Centre to train Uzbek journalists on reporting on human trafficking
- Date:
- Place:
- TASHKENT
- Source:
- OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
- Fields of work:
- Media freedom and development, Human rights, Combating trafficking in human beings
TASHKENT, 17 February 2004 - Twenty journalists from different media outlets in Uzbekistan will undergo an OSCE training course on covering the problem of human trafficking.
The intensive five-day course, which starts on Thursday, 19 February, is organized as part of the "anti-trafficking programme" of the OSCE Centre in Tashkent.
Topics will include the role of the media in covering the human trafficking problem, recognizing stereotypes and the importance of objectivity, personal vision of journalists, working with information and objectivity, communicating and conducting interviews with trafficking victims, as well as co-operation between the media, official institutions and public organizations.
To improve co-ordination and co-operation on the issue, a workshop for journalists and representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and state authorities will follow the training programme.
The OSCE Centre supports information campaigns conducted by NGOs and works closely with NGOs and journalists to raise public awareness on trafficking through the media.
The intensive five-day course, which starts on Thursday, 19 February, is organized as part of the "anti-trafficking programme" of the OSCE Centre in Tashkent.
Topics will include the role of the media in covering the human trafficking problem, recognizing stereotypes and the importance of objectivity, personal vision of journalists, working with information and objectivity, communicating and conducting interviews with trafficking victims, as well as co-operation between the media, official institutions and public organizations.
To improve co-ordination and co-operation on the issue, a workshop for journalists and representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and state authorities will follow the training programme.
The OSCE Centre supports information campaigns conducted by NGOs and works closely with NGOs and journalists to raise public awareness on trafficking through the media.
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