April 20-21, 2026, Vienna. A delegation of Kazakhstan, headed by Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Stanislav Vassilenko, took part in the 26^th Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

The head of the Kazakhstan’s delegation addressed the main session of the Conference as a keynote speaker along with OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioglu, Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Maria Telalian, OSCE Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Kari Johnstone and Federal Councilor of the Head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police of Switzerland Beat Jans.

In his remarks, Stanislav Vassilenko pointed out the importance of this event, emphasizing that the Alliance makes a significant contribution to harmonizing national and international efforts to combat human trafficking and protect human rights. According to him, human trafficking remains one of the most serious human rights violations and it is often a hidden crime. In this regard, he stressed that addressing this problem effectively requires a comprehensive approach, including cooperation, prevention, detection and investigation of crimes as well as protection and support for victims.

The participants of the Conference were briefed on the measures taken by Kazakhstan to combat human trafficking. It was noted that Kazakhstan is a party to more than 60 multilateral international human rights treaties, including 13 documents directly related to the fight against modern forms of slavery.

The representative of Kazakhstan recalled that the country has joined the OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings, adopted in 2003 and remains committed to its implementation. Kazakhstan is currently updating its National Action Plan for 2027-2029.

During a separate thematic session, “Criminalized Survival: Exposing a Hidden Dimension of Human Trafficking” expert from Kazakhstan Saken Kabibulla, who was a hostage of human trafficking, shared his experience in Myanmar and recommendations to potential victims in order to prevent similar situations.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-vienna/press/news/details/1205771?lang=kk