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Picture (from left): Gunta Vīksne, project "Latvia - My Home" support person/curator at society "Shelter "Safe House""Laura Jansone, expert in asylum seeksr` origin countries matters - COI expert at PMLPLena Stigsdotter, migraation officer at MigrationsverketRasa Saliņa, PR specialist and co...

        The Project (No AK/PDM/EBF/2011/1) „Latvia – My Home”, financed by ERF (European Refugee Fund) will ensure the longevity of the Project activities. The services provided to refugees and persons with alternative status in previous projects will also be provided in 2012...

Sandra Zalcmane, chairperson of society „Shelter „Safe House”” explains that in 2011 57 cases of human trafficking victims were registered. Until August 2012 64 cases have been identify. Professionals at the society have provided consultations via phone, e-mail and in presence. 66% of those cases we...

      Key points of the press conference:   - The portrait human trafficking victims in 2012; statistics on victims of sham marriages, forced labour, sexual expluatation; tendencies; - The role of embassies in solving cases of human trafficking, statistics; - Criteria for iden...

      In four simulation games,  participants will be able to outlive the terror of human trafficking, starting from recruitment, contract signing and up to the realization of being a human trafficking victim. After simulation ...

Lately the number of youths who become victims of human trafficking, including sham marriages, forced labour and prostitution, has grown. To teach Latvian citizens about the risks, consequences and means of protection of human trafficking the goodwill and knowledge of every person is nee...

        Many other problems which refugees can’t solve on their own arise from lack of information. They don’t have sufficient information about institutions they should go to, and abou...

        The goal of the European Refugee Fund (ERF) co-financed project “I’m Staying in Latvia-II” is to support the adaptation and integration of refugees and persons who have been granted alternative status in the society of Latvia. Within the framework of the project refugees and ...

The association Shelter “Safe House” is the only NGO that has acquired the right to provide state financed social rehabilitation services to victims of human trafficking since 2007. From September until December 2011Shelter “Safe House” organizes information campaign „Open Your Eyes” aiming to raise...

The Welfare Department of Riga City Council and NGO Shelter “Safe House” invite Riga municipality social workers to attend a 2-day seminar “Preventive Measures for Combating Human Trafficking.”During the seminar social work professionals will acquire comprehensive knowledge on the policy and legal f...

Within the project „Open your eyes” NGO „Safe house” in October 11 from 10. 00. till 15.00 in the hall of the Ministry of Interior is organizing a seminar for librarians about human trafficking. Taking into the consideration that in many regions libraries are cultural and social centers, directors o...

Project duration: 01/09/2011 – 31/12/2011 The project is financed by the Philip Morris.  Project justification:Human Trafficking (HT) is a global problem that affects millions of people. They are suffering from  violence caused by sexual exploitation, forced labour and illegal tra...

Duration of the Project: 01/09/2011 – 30/04/2012 The project organizers: NGO „Shelter. Safe House”, US Embassy in Riga, the Ministries of Interior, Foreign Affairs and Welfare, the Latvian State Police, and the State Prosecutors office. Project justification: Latvia is making a significant e...

  Although the Baltic States are far from the rebellious regions, the increase in the number of asylum seekers is becoming more and more pronounced. Since Latvia, Lithuania, and Esto...

    NGO “Shelter “Safe House””, which actualizes the society of the social sphere, acts as an active partner of other NGOs, state and municipality, under the Soros Foundation Latvia in Riga "Help me to stay in...

The society “Shelter “Safe House” campaigns “Fake marriage – a trap! ", which began in the 19th January, are planned in four places - Riga International Airport "(22.01.) Riga Passenger Port (01.29.), the Riga Central Railway Station / t/c ORIGO (05.02.) and the Riga International Bus Terminal (12.0...

More photos from the event http://www.patverums-dm.lv/index.php?lang=lv&id=109Photo by: Eva Galeja

„Under the current Latvian law, brokers arranging sham marriages with third country nationals and sending women to other states for this purpose can be prosecuted only if the activity involves fraud, threats, or force. If the woman is aware and consents to a sham marriage instead of a real jo...

The couple lodged a judicial review in July in what is likely to become a test case for Government efforts to tackle marriages of convenience. The case is up for mention next week. The proposed wedding was blocked following a complaint lodged by the Garda. It suspects the marriage may hav...

SANDRA ZALCMANE is getting used to picking up the pieces when women arrive back in Latvia from Ireland with a marriage certificate but no groom. The head of Shelter Safe House, a Latvian NGO that offers support to victims of human trafficking, Zalcmane says she has seen an avalanche of “s...

The guidelines introduce new identification requirements for all people getting married, restrictions on the use of interpreters and the number of people who can be admitted to a registrar’s office. The countries have also warned the marriages are a “security threat” as they could be used...

IT IS ALMOST a year since Anna arrived at Dublin airport, a bright-eyed 18-year-old Latvian schoolgirl on a two-week holiday. Her trip to Ireland was not your typical half-term break. It was financed by a 24-year-old Pakistani man named Muhammad and arranged by a friend living in her town ...

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