Anti-Trafficking (AT) Network of Serbia is a network of organizations of civil society that plans and takes anti-trafficking actions, in cooperation with relevant stakeholders, in order to prevent, reduce and solve the problem of human trafficking on the national and local level in the Republic of Serbia.
Human trafficking is a serious felony and grave social problem because it most drastically violates basic human rights – the right to life, the right to choose, the right to freedom of movement. Whenever a person is sold or bought in order to be exploited by being forced to sex work, beggary, domestic servitude, theft or marriage, it is a case of human trafficking.
The Anti-Trafficking Network commemorated December 10th – the International Human Rights Day in Užice. Thirteen activists of the AT Network took part in a street action.
At the action, which was well reported in media, the activists used banners to ask for respecting human rights and sent the following messages: “Only United Can We Stop Human Trafficking” and “Women's Rights are Human Rights”.
From October 26 to 28, 2016, the Anti-Trafficking Network organized training for institutions on the issues of human trafficking, victim communication skills and the importance of intersectoral cooperation. The training was held in Vrnjačka Banja.
It was attended by the representatives of the Social Work Centres and Police Administrations from the cities in which AT Network members operate SOS Helplines – Vranje, Vlasotince, Leskovac and Niš. Marija Anđelković and Jovana Krotić from ASTRA held the training involving 31 participants.
The members of the Anti-Trafficking Network commemorated October 18th – the European Anti-Trafficking Day in Vranje.
Twenty-one activists from five cities took part in a street action, which involved holding banners and distributing leaflets with information on the problem of human trafficking and contact information of all members of AT Network.