On Tuesday, February 18th The John J. Brunetti Human Trafficking Academy hosted the Albanian Delegation for the Public-Private Partnerships in Combatting Human Trafficking: The Role of Academia program.
The program focused on the effective partnerships they have spearheaded over the years in combating human trafficking on multiple fronts: from advocacy to training, to assisting victims, to investigating and prosecuting the crime.
The welcome and opening remarks were given by fellow Albanian, Prof. Dr. Roza Pati, Founder, and Director of the Human Trafficking Academy, and Prof. Dr. Siegfried Wiessner, Director of the Graduate Program in Intercultural Human Rights. Their distinguished guests from Albania included: Mr. Arian Çala, Executive Director, Tjetër Vizion; Ms. Suela Cani, Director, National Reception Center for Victims of Trafficking; Ms. Mariana Muslia, Executive Director, Different & Equal; Ms. Brikena Puka, Executive Director, Vatra Centre; and Ms. Mimoza Qyra, Coordinator of Anti-Trafficking Sector, Ministry of Interior.
Alicia G. Priovolos, Esq., Assistant State Attorney & Director of the Human Trafficking Unit from the Office of the State Attorney – Katherine Fernandez Rundle served as the guest speaker. Ms. Priovolos shared with our guests the cooperative efforts among various layers of government and civil society the U.S. is using to engage in anti-trafficking enforcement & awareness-raising. Attendees were able to communicate the challenges they faced and share best practices. The goal is that these insights will help our countries broaden their impacts and strengthen anti-trafficking government policies across borders.
