Seychelles delegation conducts virtual roundtable discussion with UNODC on combatting trafficking in persons |27 February 2021
In support of the development of a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) regional programme on countering transnational organised crimes and illicit trafficking in Eastern Africa, a virtual round-table discussion was held yesterday morning at the REFLECS 3 conference room between government officials from the National Coordination Committee on Traffic in Persons and a delegation from the UNODC Regional Office for Eastern Africa, led by Johan Kruger, head of transnational organised crime, illicit trafficking and terrorism.
The roundtable which was coordinated and facilitated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde was to exchange views and discuss areas of collaboration between the government of Seychelles with UNODC, mainly in regards to: the review of the existing law on trafficking in persons (TIP), the drafting of adequate policies and regulations to operationalise the legislation, training for the law enforcement officers, and assistance to criminal justice practitioners.
The roundtable was an opportunity for the National Coordination Committee on Traffic in Persons (NCCTIP) to brief UNODC on a series of measures taken by the government to combat TIP as well as address challenges faced in terms of gaps in current legislation and policies. The NCCTIP also expressed training requirements for their law enforcement officers at border control and in the judiciary sector.
The Seychelles delegation consisted of Linda William, chair of the NCCTIP and principal secretary for social affairs; Frank Ally, Attorney General; Alain Volcère, principal secretary for immigration; Justin Dogley, superintendent of police; Jacques Belle, director general at the foreign affairs; Lionel Garrick, director of legal affairs at the judiciary; and Octavia Rose, second secretary at the department of foreign affairs.
Press release from the department of foreign affairs