HEUNI / The European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control

#EndHumanTrafficking #SDG On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, we among other actors would like to honour the people working to assist victims of #HumanTrafficking. We at HEUNI try our best to provide practitioners with the research-based info: https://bit.ly/HEUNI_reports

#EUAntiTraffickingDay #HumanTrafficking #ChildrensRights #THB #HuamnRights #ChildrenExploitation Studies reveal: larger variation in the forms of child trafficking detected in Sweden than in Finland Trafficking in children and young people exists even in the Nordic welfare states, according to a Swedish study published in 2018 and a Finnish study published in 2019. “Both young people belonging to the majority population and young people with a foreign background may be exploited in criminal activities in Finland. For example, young people who have run away from their foster homes, who are addicted to substances or who have committed petty offences, are at risk," says Natalia Ollus, Director of HEUNI. The studies reveal that children and young people have been subjected to sexual exploitation, exploitation in criminal activities, forced marriage and labour exploitation in both countries. Young Finnish and Swedish persons with immigrant backgrounds have been taken away from the Nordic countries to their parents’ home countries, where they have been subjected to forced marriage. The two studies focused on trafficking in children and young people under the age of 21. The Finnish study examined all forms of human trafficking, whereas the Swedish study looked at certain risk groups, such as unaccompanied minors, children who are out on the streets and children who are in the company of exploited adults, who experience different forms of trafficking. Both studies recognise several factors that increase the risk of becoming exploited. The lack of safety nets, being homeless as a child or at a young age, being undocumented, previous experiences of violence and abuse, rootlessness, and addiction to drugs, for example, may lead to social marginalisation and exclusion. More info: http://bit.ly/THB_reports_2019

#EndHumanTrafficking #HumanRights #ihmiskauppa Would you be able to tell who is a victim of human trafficking? Our colleagues from Rikosuhripäivystys produced a captivating video raising awareness of #THB. suomeksi: https://t.co/dlMp50gTq0 svenska: https://t.co/vzPClVSGsg https://t.co/q2P6rLCbvG

SDG16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

#CCPCJ27 is all about bringing one of the Sustainable Development Goals: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (or #SDG16 in short) into life. But what is it all about? Here is a short video explaining it pretty well: https://t.co/09gYNIZ2bm Source: The International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (IOPD)

#CCPCJ27 Much of the work of the #UN Crime Programme takes places in formal meetings. HEUNI has prepared a series of brief guides to help persons attending such meetings to prepare and make effective use of these meetings. The guide is based on the vast experience of Dr Matti Joutsen, former director of HEUNI. Have a look at the guide: http://bit.ly/HEUNI_meeting_guide And remember to follow HEUNI on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Heuni_institute) to get live updates from the 27th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice taking place right now in Vienna.

Inkeri Anttila: HEUNI founder, first female professor at the U...

#onthisday #womenofpower #inspiring #law and #justice in #finland100 101 years ago on November 29, Inkeri Anttila was born. The founder and first director of HEUNI used to be the first female professor of criminal law at the University of Helsinki and later served as Minister of Justice. Throughout her career Inkeri Anttila was strongly advocating for the development of the approach known as rational and humane criminal policy. Her thoughts and research were reflected not only in Finnish and Nordic criminal policy but also more widely at the international level. She was appointed as President of the Fifth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders in 1975. Today HEUNI’s work contributes to keeping alive Inkeri Anttila’s legacy of evidence-based and humane crime prevention and control policies. In Inkeri Anttila’s words “Criminologists are not of much use if they remain sitting in their chambers thinking wise thoughts". Find out more about inspiring details of HEUNI's founder life in the essay by Matti Joutsen and Terhi Viljanen: https://goo.gl/7L9qtz