US embassy cable - 04THEHAGUE980

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 000980 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR OBS (LELAND), G/TIP, G, INL, DRL, PRM, EUR/PGI, 
EUR/UBI, EUR/PPD 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KPAO, OPRC, OIIP, KCRM, PHUM, KWMN, SMIG, NL 
SUBJECT: TIP:  SHOWING OF LILYA 4-EVER IN THE HAGUE 
REF: 03 SECSTATE 14545 
 
The Global Affairs Section of the US Embassy The Hague 
invited TIP contacts to a lunchtime showing of the feature 
film LILYA 4-EVER on April 14, 2004, in the Embassy 
auditorium.  A group of 15 including representatives from 
the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, two 
NGOs and various embassy sections watched the film. 
Afterwards, the guests commented that they were impressed 
with the realism of the story based on their professional 
experience with TIP.  The NGO representatives felt it 
portrayed well the hidden nature of the crime and the 
difficulties in reaching out to victims.  They said that, 
like Lilya, victims are often persons who are already 
inclined to be societal outsiders.  Telling them to become 
insiders doesn't protect them from traffickers.  The 
officials from the Ministry of Justice and Foreign Affairs 
agreed that watching the film was a good reminder of why we 
all work together to stop TIP.  The Global Section has also 
offered the video for personal use loan to TIP contacts. 
Thank you for providing this film. 
 
Sobel