Call for Government Action on World Day against Trafficking in Persons
The United Nations is promoting a global campaign of calling governments to action against modern-day enslavement on World Day against Trafficking in Persons.
Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights
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History
UGF was established and registered in Berlin in July 2008 as a joint venture of Uzbeks and Germans with the purpose of furthering human rights advocacy in Uzbekistan through the engagement of public opinion and European institutions. UGF addresses child labor and forced labor in Uzbekistan's cotton industry.
Mission
To improve the human rights situation in Uzbekistan and strengthening and promoting civil society
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