Role of NGO Sector in Anti-Trafficking Efforts

On March 9, 2000, the local NGO signed an agreement for the foundation of Ring, an antitrafficking network.

On that occasion, the network adopted a platform that defines its main goals and activities as:

Promotion of human rights of trafficking victims and nondiscriminatory treatment of victims, with regard to the obligation of state to respect and enforce international human rights standards, as stipulated in international agreements;
Cooperation with local and related international agencies and organizations in the field of antitrafficking efforts and prevention and assistance to trafficking victims;
Establishment of safe houses, providing legal, medical, psychological, and financial services, as well as providing assistance regarding safe and voluntary repatriation of the victims;
A campaign aimed at raising awareness; and Cooperation with similar networks or organizations in the region

Ring has had many successes in dealing with trafficking before the public or government institutions, in its education campaign, in raising awareness, and in providing psychosocial assistance to victims.