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18 October — European Anti-Trafficking Day

18 October is European Anti-Trafficking Day. This year, as every year, we want to give the day particular attention and draw attention to an issue we are grappling with — one that, in several areas and at several levels, appears to be slipping entirely out of control. Human trafficking rests on two basic premises — first, on […]

AN OPEN LETTER

AN OPEN LETTER to the general public, to professional bodies, to state institutions, to the media, to politicians of every party and to the current Government of the Republic of Slovenia. In 2001 we committed to standing with victims of human trafficking. That commitment holds today. The standards of support we have developed over the years are high. We speak out publicly only rarely, but always […]

TRAINING FOR NEW VOLUNTEERS

Društvo Ključ is running its annual eight-hour introductory course for new volunteers on 19 and 20 February 2025, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The course will be held in Ljubljana; the exact venue will be sent to you once your registration is confirmed. Places are limited. You can register until 17 February 2025, or until places are filled, at […]

WE ARE HIRING

Društvo Ključ — Centre for the Fight Against Trafficking in Human Beings is hiring a lawyer. Contract length: 27 months, with the possibility of extension. Hours: full time (mainly mornings, Monday to Friday). Salary: €2,916 total cost of employment. Location: Ljubljana. We are looking for: a second-cycle Bologna degree (formerly university degree) in law (we also accept applications from those close to completing […]

European Anti-Trafficking Day

On Friday 18 October 2024, to mark European Anti-Trafficking Day, we organised a professional conference titled The abuse of children for prostitution in Slovenia. Our thanks again to all the speakers who kindly accepted our invitation, contributed their presentations, shared their experience with us and answered participants' […]

Children abused for prostitution live among us.

In our work with victims of human trafficking and with people who have experience of prostitution, we frequently find that they had already, before turning eighteen, sold sexual acts in exchange for money, a place to sleep, drugs or something else. At the same time, official identification of children abused for prostitution in Slovenia is almost non-existent. To find out […]

Press statement

Child trafficking is part of trafficking in human beings. In 2003 we signed a Cooperation Agreement with the General Police Directorate. Among other things, it obliges us to contact our police liaison about any suspected form of trafficking. Where we identify cases of exploitation, we follow professional working guidelines. At the government's 19th regular session […]

Forced labour — identifying and prosecuting the offence in Slovenia

On Tuesday 19 March 2024, together with Delavska svetovalnica and the U.S. Embassy Ljubljana, we held a one-day event titled Forced labour — identifying and prosecuting the offence in Slovenia. Our keynote guest was the American judge Taryn A. Merkl, who works in the field of anti-trafficking. Contributions came from Jože Levašič, District State Prosecutor […]

Introductory course for new volunteers

On 28 and 29 February 2024 we are running an introductory course for new volunteers.

European Anti-Trafficking Day

Today is European Anti-Trafficking Day — an important day for everyone being exploited in one way or another, because the issue gets more attention than on other days. Sadly, at Društvo Ključ we find that despite a functioning system of help and support that lets people with experience of trafficking move to safety and recover […]

Thank you

Our sincere thanks to the Radio 1 Foundation for a generous donation that allowed us, over recent months, to furnish a flat for people with experience of human trafficking enrolled in our (Re)integration of Victims of Human Trafficking programme. JYSK Slovenija and Alples also helped us out with discounts, for which we are very grateful. A few photographs of the new premises […]

Biti mlad je zakon (Being Young Is Great)

Yesterday, at the Biti mlad je zakon festival, we used games and making things to talk with young people about different forms of violence and the traps of human trafficking. Despite the heat, quite a few children and young people joined us to think through how to act without violence and help build a kinder world. The activity is part of the project […]

Presenting the study on the detection of child abuse for prostitution in Slovenia

Today, at a round table in Ljubljana City Hall, we presented the findings of the study we carried out at the end of 2022 among professionals working with children across Slovenia. We were joined on the panel by Irena Velič of the Social Work Centre and by Anja Mrkalj Kastelic and Robert Tekavec of […]

Introductory course for new volunteers

We invite you to a free two-day introductory course for new volunteers, taking place on 22 and 23 February 2023. The course will be held in Ljubljana from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. If you are interested, send your application by 10 February 2023 by email to info@drustvo-kljuc.si with a short CV attached. We will then send you the course programme and the exact venue. Places […]

Form for allocating part of your income tax to Društvo Ključ

Zaznavnica programme activities in 2021 and 2022

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Queen Silvia Foundation and CHILD10 award ceremony in Sweden

Yesterday, on European Anti-Trafficking Day, Stockholm hosted the official award ceremony for 10 organisations from across Europe working to help victims of human trafficking and protect children from sexual violence. We were chosen from 130 nominated organisations; our work, our efforts and our support for vulnerable people were recognised as exceptionally important, […]

Report on activities in 2021

One of our forms of assistance was provided to 32 people. In 2021 we identified 2 victims of human trafficking and 16 potential victims. Two people were enrolled in the Care programme, 4 in the (Re)integration programme, and 6 in the programme Support for People in Prostitution and in Leaving It. One of our forms […]

We have won an award :)

The Swedish foundation CHILD10 has recognised the importance of Društvo Ključ's work supporting victims of human trafficking in Slovenia and running our many prevention programmes. We are delighted, proud, and all the more motivated to carry on.

Twenty years of Društvo Ključ

Today we celebrate twenty years. We hold to the same values as on 22 November 2001: humanity, professionalism, knowledge, development, loyalty, connection. Thank you to everyone who has ever come to us for help and support, and so placed their trust in us. We know it was hard for you — and we also know that you are brave and strong and capable. Do not let […]

European Anti-Trafficking Day

Today we mark European Anti-Trafficking Day for the fourteenth time. In some areas we have made remarkable progress in recent years: every key actor in Slovenia's anti-trafficking and prevention work now puts the victims of the various forms of exploitation first. A comprehensive system […]

Season's greetings

We wish you all a peaceful and happy holiday season. Let us support one another, and encourage those who need help to ask for it. May the coming year be one of courage and positive change.

TOM Telefon & Prava zveza — launch of the collection on empathy

On Monday 21 December 2020 at 6 p.m., live on Facebook and Zoom, there will be the launch of the collection on empathy titled “Because we care — how adults can teach children the experience of empathetic responsiveness”. The conversation with the authors will be led by Dr Albert Mrgole. Across TOM's thirty years of work, meeting children's distress, difficulties and questions […]