{"id":6105,"date":"2025-06-24T10:08:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/?post_type=news&#038;p=6105"},"modified":"2025-08-13T13:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:41:39","slug":"hrc-59-side-event-mobilizing-against-human-trafficking-in-sports-womens-safeguarding-andthematic-report-19-june-2025-at-the-palais-des-nations-in-geneva","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news\/hrc-59-side-event-mobilizing-against-human-trafficking-in-sports-womens-safeguarding-andthematic-report-19-june-2025-at-the-palais-des-nations-in-geneva\/","title":{"rendered":"HRC 59 Side Event : \u201cMobilizing against Human Trafficking in Sports: Women\u2019s Safeguarding and Thematic Report\u201d, held in anticipation of the 2025 UEFA Women&#8217;s EURO, in Switzerland from July 2 to 27, 2025. \u2013 19 June 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva"},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-6105","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"evidence":"yes","breaking":"no","focus_on":"no","news_cover":{"id":6083,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05143-scaled.jpg"},"news_content":"<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">On June 19, 2025, the Sovereign Order of Malta, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone and Mission 89, organized a side event at the Palais des Nations entitled \u201cMobilizing Against Human Trafficking in Sports: Women&#8217;s Safeguarding and Thematic Report.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">In his opening remarks, Ambassador Michel Veuthey thanked the participants for attending and emphasized the seriousness of exploitation in sports, a form of human trafficking that remains largely unrecognized. As was discussed, there is a significant lack of consistent data and formal mechanisms to identify and quantify cases of exploitation in sports. Nevertheless, speakers emphasized <\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">that exploitation occurs directly within sports, particularly through the abuse of young athletes. They also noted that sports can serve as a deceptive recruitment channel, and that major sporting events present increasing risks of exploitation, particularly for vulnerable groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The event gathered the following speakers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Michel VEUTHEY, Ambassador to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Sovereign Order of Malta<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">H.E. Ambassador Lansana Alison GBERIE, Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Republic of Sierra Leone<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Dr. May IKEORA-AMAMGBO, Africa Director, Mission89<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Ms. Marie-Laure LEMINEUR, Head of Safeguarding and Child Protection, Social Responsibility and Education Division, FIFA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Dr. Katarina SCHWARZ, Associate Professor in Antislavery Law, University of Nottingham<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Hon. Jared OKELO, Member of Parliament, Republic of Kenya<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Ms. C\u00e9line MOREAU, Founding Partner, Peter &amp; Moreau, Attorneys at Law<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Ms. Ashleigh PLUMPTRE, Professional Footballer in Saudi Premier League, Al Ittihad<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Ms. Katriina TALASLAHTI, Professional Footballer, Club Dijon FCO<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">H.E. Ambassador Christian GUILLERMET FERNANDEZ, Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Republic of Costa Rica<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Ms. Lerina BRIGHT, Executive Director, Mission89.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">There were 60 people in the room, including representatives from Permanent Missions (Azerbaijan, Belgium, Costa Rica, the Council of Europe, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, the Gambia, Greece, Ireland, Jordan, Mexico, Norway, Romania, Sierra Leone, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom), the UN system (UNFPA, UNOCHA, OHCHR, and UNBOA), and NGOs (GHCHR and ICJ).<\/span><\/p>\n","news_gallery":"yes","news_gallery_elements":[{"id":6079,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05160-1-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6081,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05148-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6085,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05158-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6125,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05156-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6127,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05158-1-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6129,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05159-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6131,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05160-2-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6133,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05137-2-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6135,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05138-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6137,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05139-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6139,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05140-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6141,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05141-1-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6143,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05142-1-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6145,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05143-1-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6149,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05145-1-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6153,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05148-1-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6159,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05151-scaled.jpg"},{"id":6163,"url":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/06\/DSC05153-scaled.jpg"}],"hidden_news":"no","cover_image_copyrighted":false,"news_video":"<iframe title=\"EVENT AT THE UN IN GENEVA : MOBILIZING AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN SPORTS - 19.06.2025\" width=\"693\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qAGhEw_Gx64?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"},"news_categories":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/6105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/6105\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nohumantrafficking.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}