Assessment Trip to Albania on Trafficking in Children from Roma and Egyptian Communities

Publishers Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe - Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues Zones Albania Type Report / Study / Data Date of publication 2003 Document main thematic Child Trafficking Total pages 28

The assessment is based on recommendations directed to the CPRSI to address the issue and to collect data on trafficking, with a focus on children, as it affects Roma and related groups. Some Roma representatives are reluctant to address the issue as it has many times been labeled a “gypsy problem” and dealt with in a way that generates racist stereotypes. However, the issue is increasingly raised at several official meetings.