The SI information films regarding Sweden’s view on Human Trafficking

From: Swedish Institute

Together with The NewsMarket, the Swedish Institute has produced four short films aiming to spread information about Swedish efforts in this field and hopefully trigger interesting and engaging discussions on the subject.

The most recent production was made in connection to the release on the Evaluation of the Ban on Purchase of Sexual Services, July 2nd 2010.

This film was made in connetion to a meeting opportunity organized by the Swedish Institute for some 60 key Swedish, Ghanaian and Nigerian actors engaging with human trafficking 5-12 May 2010. The meeting was organized with regards to that it has been a considerable increase in the number of Nigerian prostitutes arriving in Sweden the last few years. Abow video includes expert soundbites and general views from the meeting.

The videoplayer abow focus on Sweden's perspectiv and work against human trafficking and includes soundbites from Kajsa Wahlberg, Detective Inspector, National Police Board, Claes Borgström, Lawyer, Borgström & Bodström Advokatbyrå, Jonas Trolle, Detective Inspector and Patrik Cederlöf, National Coordinator Against Prostitution/Trafficking as well as general views of street scenes and surveillance shots.

The film above is made in connection to Sweden’s Presidency of the EU (July–December 2009) and the conference “Towards Global EU Action against Trafficking in Human Beings” that was held in Brussels, October 19-20. The Objectives of the conference were to address EU efforts to combat human trafficking and increase cooperation with countries where trafficking originates as well as with countries through which trafficking passes. To protect vulnerable groups such as women and children, the EU aims to strengthen ties between the police and judicial authorities of the Member States, as well as to strengthen international cooperation.

The film includes highlights from the conference and shoundbites from H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden, Beatrice Ask, Swedish Minister for Justice, President of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, Tobias Billström, Swedish Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy, Joy Ngozy Ezeilo, UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons as well as general views of child victims of trafficking.

Further interviews and more material will be available for international media and other key organizations through The NewsMarket and the Swedish Institute.

For questions, please contact:

Ulrika Rosvall Levin, Project Manager, telephone: +46 (0)8 453 78 83,
cell phone: +46 (0) 73-231 85 34, e-mail: ulrika.rosvalllevin@si.se.

Magdalena Bergqvist, Assistant Project Manager, telephone: +46 (0)8 453 79 11, cell phone: +46 (0) 73 732 31 85 42, e-mail: magdalena.bergqvist@si.se

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2010.04.30

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