Exhibition about slavery "Europe United Against Slavery"

Exhibition about slavery "Europe United Against Slavery" opened at United Nations headquaters in Vienna on November, 15. The exhibition was timed to coincide with international Day for the Abolition of Slavery on December 2.

The exhibition has been co-organised by the Centre for International Crime Prevention (CICP) and the Comité Contre l'Esclavage Moderne (CCEM).

In 2000, CCEM mobilized artists from across Europe on an information campaign against slavery.

45 posters would be in the rotunda of the Vienna International Centre until the end of the year. The artists were mobilized by the CCEM The posters show different forms of slavery such as domestic labour, prostitution, child labour and forced marriage. Some artists address the physical and psychological degradation of victims, their loss of identity and hope and the relationship between master and victim. Posters are accompanied by a short written explanation.

Artists involved in the campaign are: Matthias-Karim Avice - Gaylor Ayelet - Cyril Bernard (Agence Yurb'n) - Camille Bonnet - Jalal Bouanani - Isabelle Buclez - Guillaume Bullat - Feliks BŸttner - Maria Bussmann - SŽbastien Courtois - Marianne Dalloz - Fabien Duchamp - Laurent-Dominique Fontana - Christian Garon -Catherine Gonzales -BŽatrice Grandjean -Florian Gras - Sylvain Guillon -Gianmichele Iampietro -Mervin Kurlansky -Maxime Lemoyne -Mich�le Levy Vicas -Uwe Loesch -Philippe Louzon -Ga‘l Martinez -Tito Martinoni -Christine Nehammer-Markus -Vincent Nicolo - Anne Parisot (Agence Vis-ˆ-vis) - Michael Parson -Nicol˜ Ruggini -Juliette Saladin -Evelyne Samson - Satto -Guido Scarabottolo -Harald Schmutzhard -(Agence Social Impact) -Nadine Strub -Catherine Suchocka -Benoit Tarrajat - Vincent Very - David Voclaire.

CICP runs the Global Programme against Trafficking inhuman beings which helps member states to combat trafficking and promotes the development of effective ways to crack down on the perpetrators. CICP currently operates four technical cooperation projects under the Global Programme in Eastern Europe, in the Philippines, in Brazil and in West Africa.