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Notice from the U.S. Helsinki Commission: hearing organized by SPSSI Marshall Fellow, Dr. Angel Colon-Rivera.

“Human Trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime: Assessing Trends and Combat Strategies”
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Room: B-318 Rayburn House Office Building

 

Organized Crime has evolved to meet the challenges of globalization and modern technology.  In this evolution major international criminal organizations and smaller highly specialized groups of criminal entrepreneurs have found new ways to expand their operations and exploit human beings into slavery.  To meet these challenges new national and international strategies have been placed into action, but their results remain to be seen.   This continues the Helsinki Commission’s hearing series on new fronts in human trafficking.  This hearing will focus on: (1) the evolving nature of Transnational Organized Crime, (2) the role of major international organized crime groups and smaller organized criminal syndicates in human trafficking, (3) identified trends, and (4) strategies to combat these organizations and prevent the trafficking of human beings.

The following witnesses have been invited to testify:

Mr. Greg Andres, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice
Mr. Piero Bonadeo, Deputy Representative to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in New York
Ms. Martina Vandenberg, Esq., Pro Bono Counsel, The Freedom Network USA

If you have any questions, please contact Angel Colón-Rivera at 202-225-1901, or send an email to Angel.Colon-Rivera@mail.house.gov