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The National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human (NCCTHB) is established under the Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Act. With Decision of the Council of Ministers № 700 from 27 August 2009 for Chairman of the Commission was appointed the Deputy Prime Ministers and Minister of the Interior, Mr. Tsvetan Tsvetanov (up to this point Mr. Daniel Valchev). The members of the NCCTHB include 12 Deputy-Ministers and Deputy-Directors, and institutions, relevant to the national policy on counteracting trafficking in human beings and victim protection. The NCCTHB is led by a Secretary and a staff, very insufficient, of 9 persons.
According to Art.9 of the CTHBA, the National Commission organizes and coordinates the interaction between separate institutions and organizations executing the law; determines and administers the implementation of the national policy and strategy in the area of combating trafficking in human beings; it develops annually a National Programme for Prevention and Counteraction of Trafficking in Human Beings and Protection of the Victims, which is approved by the Council of Ministers; it organizes the research, analyses and reports statistical data on human trafficking; it participates in international cooperation for prevention and counteraction of human trafficking; it carries out information, awareness and education campaigns aimed at potential victims of trafficking; it develops training programmes for officials in connection to performing their duties in preventing and counteracting trafficking; it manages and supervises the activities of the Local Commissions for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and the centres for protection and support of victims of trafficking; it registers physical persons and legal non-profit entities, who provide shelter to victims of trafficking in human beings.
For the implementation of the anti-trafficking policy of the country on a local level, the NCCTHB establishes Local Commissions for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. They are led by a Chairman, in his quality as a deputy-mayor of the respective municipality, and their members include representative of the municipality's administration, responsible for educational, health issues and social policy, of the Local Commission for Combating Juvenile Delinquency, child protection units at Directorate "Social Support", the police, State Agency "National Security", non-governmental organizations, as well as pedagogues, psychologists, jurists, doctors and others.
The NCCTHB was officially registered in the BULSTAT register in 2006, despite the adoption of the law back in 2003. Due to staff-related issues, the Commission only began effective work in late 2007 with the appointment of Mrs. Antoaneta Vassileva as Secretary. Since then the Commission has developed the structures under the CTHBA (Local Commissions, centres, shelters), which did not exist in 2007, takes part in international projects financed by the European Commission, conducts national and local awareness campaigns, participates in the reception of incoming signals for trafficking, coordinates cases, and protection of victims of trafficking in human beings.
With the current pace of development, an important conduction for the effective institutional implementation of the NCCTHB's duties under the CTHBA is the provision of sufficient resources to the Commission, which can be deduced as sorely insufficient under the table below, with regard to the activities of the Commission.
Within the framework of the Ministry of the Interior a specialized Section "Trafficking in Human Beings" at General Directorate "Combating Organized Crime" was established, with officers in the territorial units of "COC" in the District Directorates of the MoI, as well as officers in Border Police. The activity of the section is to counteract the criminal activity of transnational organized criminal groups, conducting trafficking and trade in human beings for the purposes of sexual exploitation; the disclosure and neutralization of the criminal activity of local and transnational organized criminal groups, performing trafficking o and trough the territory of Bulgaria; the disclosure and neutralization of the criminal activity criminal organizations, hiring workforce through license, illegal adoptions and trade with human organs and tissue; controlling the locations where sexual service are offered – conduct of specialized operations; training and qualification of police officers, working in the area of trafficking; participation in international cooperation.
Crisis centres for children – victims of violence and trafficking in human beings: In January and February 2006 the Austrian police registered an increase in pickpocket thefts from juvenile Bulgarian citizens – 207 cases, in comparison with 35 cases for 2004 and 85cases for 2005[1]. As a result of the joint counteraction of the issue by both states, the Bulgarian children were identified as victims of trafficking in human beings and returned to the country. The necessity of their protection and support led to the creation of a new type of social service in 2006. The Crisis centres are ender the jurisdiction of the Agency for Social Support, the agency being responsible for their establishment, the accommodation of children, and their full financial provision. By data of the Agency in the country there are 12 Crisis centres at the end of 2010 with a total capacity of 123 places. The Centres are located in 12 different Bulgarian cities, identified as secure locations for the rehabilitation and reintegration of the children in society.
[1] Vassileva, Antoaneta. "Trafficking and sexual exploitation of children," for foundation "Risk Monitor", 2010, unpublished
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28.03.2012 The Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the NCCTHB, Mr.Tsvetan Tsvetanov held a meeting with the Director of the Crisis centre for unaccompanied children victims of trafficking “Drehscheibe” in Vienna
19.03.2012 DNEVNIK LAUNCHED A SERIES OF MATERIALS ON TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS ISSUES
29.02.2012 LAUNCH OF THE INTERNATOINAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OF COMMON GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES ON IDENTIFICATION OF VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING (EURO TRAF GUID) (2)
