Latest items for TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:39 p.m.
Countries: Malaysia
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Malaysia is not a signatory to the United Nations’ refugee convention, so the girls — who enter the country without permission — are less likely to report their assaults to authorities. Doing so could put them at risk of being thrown into one of Malaysia’s detention centers, which have long been plagued by reports of abuse" (para 24).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Malaysia is not a signatory to the United Nations’ refugee convention, so the girls — who enter the country without permission — are less likely to report their assaults to authorities. Doing so could put them at risk of being thrown into one of Malaysia’s detention centers, which have long been plagued by reports of abuse" (para 24).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The first hint that something was wrong came when Jacqueline Diaz received a call at work from a friend. 'You need to come here, to my shop, now. It’s urgent,' she was told. Diaz rushed to her friend’s shop in La Paz, Bolivia, where she found her daughter, Michelle, who was 12 at the time, crying and in shock. That morning, on her way to school, a van had pulled up, the door opened and two men pulled her inside before speeding off. Michelle managed to escape by jumping out of the vehicle when it slowed down going over an unpaved section of road. When she stopped running, she recognised...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The first hint that something was wrong came when Jacqueline Diaz received a call at work from a friend. 'You need to come here, to my shop, now. It’s urgent,' she was told. Diaz rushed to her friend’s shop in La Paz, Bolivia, where she found her daughter, Michelle, who was 12 at the time, crying and in shock. That morning, on her way to school, a van had pulled up, the door opened and two men pulled her inside before speeding off. Michelle managed to escape by jumping out of the vehicle when it slowed down going over an unpaved section of road. When she stopped running, she recognised...more
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"[V]ictims of trafficking in persons who [are supported] have been granted temporary residence in the State party, in 2015" (2).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"[V]ictims of trafficking in persons who [are supported] have been granted temporary residence in the State party, in 2015" (2).
Oct. 4, 2023, 6:58 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"[M]igrant and asylum-seeking women and girls with irregular migration status, most of whom are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: [a]re subject to mass expulsion, regardless of whether they are in need of international protection" (14). Prostitution maybe forced through trafficking or inability to get other jobs (MV-coder comment).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"[M]igrant and asylum-seeking women and girls with irregular migration status, most of whom are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: [a]re subject to mass expulsion, regardless of whether they are in need of international protection" (14). Prostitution maybe forced through trafficking or inability to get other jobs (MV-coder comment).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Migrants who present fake or forged documents are simply deported from Bolivian territory. This may be an option in order to avoid applying the aforementioned penalty of imprisonment" (16).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Migrants who present fake or forged documents are simply deported from Bolivian territory. This may be an option in order to avoid applying the aforementioned penalty of imprisonment" (16).
April 1, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Over the period 2016–2019, with the assistance of the diplomatic and consular agencies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 69 victims of human trafficking were returned home (two from Azerbaijan; four from Dubai (United Arab Emirates); six from India; three from Oman; 16 from Kazakhstan; two from Kyrgyzstan; two from Turkey; three from China; 12 from the Russian Federation; four from Tanam (Eritrea); four from Malaysia; and six from Shanghai (China)." (17).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Over the period 2016–2019, with the assistance of the diplomatic and consular agencies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 69 victims of human trafficking were returned home (two from Azerbaijan; four from Dubai (United Arab Emirates); six from India; three from Oman; 16 from Kazakhstan; two from Kyrgyzstan; two from Turkey; three from China; 12 from the Russian Federation; four from Tanam (Eritrea); four from Malaysia; and six from Shanghai (China)." (17).
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The Proclamation for the Prevention and Suppression of Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants‟ (Proc. No. 909/2015) provides for the establishment of a “Fund” to rehabilitate victims...[S]everal victims of trafficking that were destined to South Africa are made to return to their country. Continuous efforts are underway to ensure the safe return of irregular migrants that are detained in southern African countries. Returnees are provided with emergency medication, shelter and pocket money to allow them integrate with their family. The returnees also received skills training and support to help them support themselves through engaging in business activities. There remains a substantial work with regard to facilitating victim support" (27).more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The Proclamation for the Prevention and Suppression of Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants‟ (Proc. No. 909/2015) provides for the establishment of a “Fund” to rehabilitate victims...[S]everal victims of trafficking that were destined to South Africa are made to return to their country. Continuous efforts are underway to ensure the safe return of irregular migrants that are detained in southern African countries. Returnees are provided with emergency medication, shelter and pocket money to allow them integrate with their family. The returnees also received skills training and support to help them support themselves through engaging in business activities. There remains a substantial work with regard to facilitating victim support" (27).more
Feb. 2, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee welcomes the efforts of the State party to enhance the early identification and referral to appropriate services of victims of trafficking...However, the Committee notes with concern that: (c) Efforts to identify women as victims of trafficking in persons are undermined by the restrictive asylum policies in place, which often involve speedy deportation; (d) Temporary residency permits for victims of trafficking are issued only for a one-year period that is renewable, in accordance with article 57 of the Asylum Law of 2005; (e) Women coming from States members of the European Union who are trafficked into the State party might have difficulties in fulfilling the required criteria for receiving...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee welcomes the efforts of the State party to enhance the early identification and referral to appropriate services of victims of trafficking...However, the Committee notes with concern that: (c) Efforts to identify women as victims of trafficking in persons are undermined by the restrictive asylum policies in place, which often involve speedy deportation; (d) Temporary residency permits for victims of trafficking are issued only for a one-year period that is renewable, in accordance with article 57 of the Asylum Law of 2005; (e) Women coming from States members of the European Union who are trafficked into the State party might have difficulties in fulfilling the required criteria for receiving...more
June 21, 2022, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee welcomes the launch of a national plan of action for the prevention of and response to trafficking in persons for the period 2019–2020 and the opening of a safe house in Georgetown and of two transit facilities for victims of trafficking outside Georgetown. ...That victims and survivors of trafficking stay in shelters together with domestic violence victims, and that there is heavy reliance on civil society organizations for the provision of support, rehabilitation and reintegration services" (7).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee welcomes the launch of a national plan of action for the prevention of and response to trafficking in persons for the period 2019–2020 and the opening of a safe house in Georgetown and of two transit facilities for victims of trafficking outside Georgetown. ...That victims and survivors of trafficking stay in shelters together with domestic violence victims, and that there is heavy reliance on civil society organizations for the provision of support, rehabilitation and reintegration services" (7).
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Women who are involved in human trafficiking, are not deported" (1).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Women who are involved in human trafficiking, are not deported" (1).
Dec. 16, 2021, 11:23 p.m.
Countries: Hungary
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Law enforcement authorities arrested and prosecuted children who were the victims of sex trafficking as misdemeanor offenders. NGOs strongly criticized this practice for blaming or punishing the victim" (28).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Law enforcement authorities arrested and prosecuted children who were the victims of sex trafficking as misdemeanor offenders. NGOs strongly criticized this practice for blaming or punishing the victim" (28).
Nov. 8, 2021, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3, TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-PRACTICE-2
"...The law permits any foreigner in the country who is a victim of gender-based violence or of trafficking in persons to file a complaint at a police station without fear of deportation, even if that individual is in the country illegally…" (10).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3, TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-PRACTICE-2
"...The law permits any foreigner in the country who is a victim of gender-based violence or of trafficking in persons to file a complaint at a police station without fear of deportation, even if that individual is in the country illegally…" (10).
Sept. 22, 2021, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"It notes with concern, however, that: (a) Women and girls who fall victim to trafficking are often treated as criminals and charged with so-called moral crimes; (b) Women who are victims of trafficking often lack access to formal justice" (9).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"It notes with concern, however, that: (a) Women and girls who fall victim to trafficking are often treated as criminals and charged with so-called moral crimes; (b) Women who are victims of trafficking often lack access to formal justice" (9).
Sept. 13, 2021, 2:24 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Authorities continued to forcibly repatriate North Korean refugees and asylum seekers, including trafficking victims, generally treating them as illegal economic migrants. The government detained and deported them to North Korea, where they faced severe punishment or death, including in North Korean forced-labor camps. The government did not provide North Korean trafficking victims with legal alternatives to repatriation" (58).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Authorities continued to forcibly repatriate North Korean refugees and asylum seekers, including trafficking victims, generally treating them as illegal economic migrants. The government detained and deported them to North Korea, where they faced severe punishment or death, including in North Korean forced-labor camps. The government did not provide North Korean trafficking victims with legal alternatives to repatriation" (58).
March 13, 2021, 4:47 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
The Committee also welcomes the recent announcement of a 45-day period of recovery and reflection for victims of trafficking, as well as the granting of temporary one-year visas (10).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
The Committee also welcomes the recent announcement of a 45-day period of recovery and reflection for victims of trafficking, as well as the granting of temporary one-year visas (10).
Feb. 15, 2021, 10:02 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"I became aware of sex trafficking in 1997. Around that time, I was approached by a judge in Zenica who informed me that she was witnessing a very odd phenomenon: non-Bosnian women kept coming in front of her, arrested by the police for prostitution. Because prostitution is a strict liability offence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, she had to fine and deport them. She was aware that there were rumours of similar cases in other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well, but the nature and extent was not clear. The most common explanation was that they were prostitutes seeking to make money from the 80,000 (mostly male) internationals that were...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"I became aware of sex trafficking in 1997. Around that time, I was approached by a judge in Zenica who informed me that she was witnessing a very odd phenomenon: non-Bosnian women kept coming in front of her, arrested by the police for prostitution. Because prostitution is a strict liability offence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, she had to fine and deport them. She was aware that there were rumours of similar cases in other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well, but the nature and extent was not clear. The most common explanation was that they were prostitutes seeking to make money from the 80,000 (mostly male) internationals that were...more
Feb. 13, 2021, 11:12 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
“L.R. v. the United Kingdom (no. 49113/09) (14 June 2011 (strike-out decision)): The applicant claimed that she had been trafficked to the United Kingdom from Italy by an Albanian man who forced her into prostitution in a night club collecting all the money which that brought. She escaped and started living in an undisclosed shelter. She claimed that removing her from the United Kingdom to Albania would expose her to a risk of being treated in breach of Articles 2 (right to life), 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), 4 (prohibition of slavery and forced labour) and 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the Convention....more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
“L.R. v. the United Kingdom (no. 49113/09) (14 June 2011 (strike-out decision)): The applicant claimed that she had been trafficked to the United Kingdom from Italy by an Albanian man who forced her into prostitution in a night club collecting all the money which that brought. She escaped and started living in an undisclosed shelter. She claimed that removing her from the United Kingdom to Albania would expose her to a risk of being treated in breach of Articles 2 (right to life), 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), 4 (prohibition of slavery and forced labour) and 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the Convention....more
Oct. 3, 2020, 6:15 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-PRACTICE-3, TRAFF-DATA-1, IRP-LAW-2
“V.F. v. France (no. 7196/10) (29 November 2011 (decision on the admissibility)): This case concerned the proceedings for the applicant’s deportation to Nigeria, her country of origin. The applicant alleged in particular that if she were expelled to Nigeria she would be at risk of being forced back into the prostitution ring from which she had escaped and being subjected to reprisals by those concerned, and that the Nigerian authorities would be unable to protect her. In her view, the French authorities were under a duty not to expel potential victims of trafficking. The Court declared the application inadmissible as being manifestly ill-founded. While it was well aware of the...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-PRACTICE-3, TRAFF-DATA-1, IRP-LAW-2
“V.F. v. France (no. 7196/10) (29 November 2011 (decision on the admissibility)): This case concerned the proceedings for the applicant’s deportation to Nigeria, her country of origin. The applicant alleged in particular that if she were expelled to Nigeria she would be at risk of being forced back into the prostitution ring from which she had escaped and being subjected to reprisals by those concerned, and that the Nigerian authorities would be unable to protect her. In her view, the French authorities were under a duty not to expel potential victims of trafficking. The Court declared the application inadmissible as being manifestly ill-founded. While it was well aware of the...more
Sept. 26, 2020, 4:35 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-PRACTICE-3, TRAFF-LAW-3
“J. and Others v. Austria (no. 58216/12) (17 January 2017): This case concerned the Austrian authorities’ investigation into an allegation of human trafficking. The applicants, two Filipino nationals, who had gone to work as maids or au pairs [in] the United Arab Emirates, alleged that their employers had taken their passports away from them and exploited them. They claimed that this treatment had continued during a short stay in Vienna where their employers had taken them and where they had eventually managed to escape. Following a criminal complaint filed by the applicants against their employers in Austria, the authorities found that they did not have jurisdiction over the alleged offences...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-PRACTICE-3, TRAFF-LAW-3
“J. and Others v. Austria (no. 58216/12) (17 January 2017): This case concerned the Austrian authorities’ investigation into an allegation of human trafficking. The applicants, two Filipino nationals, who had gone to work as maids or au pairs [in] the United Arab Emirates, alleged that their employers had taken their passports away from them and exploited them. They claimed that this treatment had continued during a short stay in Vienna where their employers had taken them and where they had eventually managed to escape. Following a criminal complaint filed by the applicants against their employers in Austria, the authorities found that they did not have jurisdiction over the alleged offences...more
June 23, 2020, 6 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Victims of human trafficking have access to a full range of support including housing (shelter), physical and psychological treatment and rehabilitation, and reintegration measures. If necessary, identification documents are returned to victims. Victims are assigned a lawyer who accompanies them from the stage of investigation to the stage of sentencing; after sentencing, in the event that the accused refuses to provide reparation for moral and material damage, the lawyer files a civil claim for compensation for moral and material harm (if the victim so wishes). At present, rehabilitation and social reintegration assistance to victims of human trafficking is provided by the public organization Femida, with financial support from the social...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Victims of human trafficking have access to a full range of support including housing (shelter), physical and psychological treatment and rehabilitation, and reintegration measures. If necessary, identification documents are returned to victims. Victims are assigned a lawyer who accompanies them from the stage of investigation to the stage of sentencing; after sentencing, in the event that the accused refuses to provide reparation for moral and material damage, the lawyer files a civil claim for compensation for moral and material harm (if the victim so wishes). At present, rehabilitation and social reintegration assistance to victims of human trafficking is provided by the public organization Femida, with financial support from the social...more
June 23, 2020, 5:49 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The OSCE Mission to Serbia supported the printing of the publication ‘Legal Framework and Recommendations for Implementation of the Non-Punishment Principle with Regard to Victims of Human Trafficking in the R Serbia’" (26).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The OSCE Mission to Serbia supported the printing of the publication ‘Legal Framework and Recommendations for Implementation of the Non-Punishment Principle with Regard to Victims of Human Trafficking in the R Serbia’" (26).
Feb. 15, 2020, 9:16 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"As for victims’ protection, in accordance with the relevant European Directive, the above Legislative Decree also amended the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure in order to extend the existing protection — already envisaged for child victims or mentally-ill adult victims — to all adult victims being under particularly vulnerable conditions. To further strengthen the protection system, the above Legislative Decree envisages the obligation to adequately inform victims of their rights, especially those unaccompanied minors being victims of trafficking; this also establishes that a further Decree will be adopted to define specific mechanisms as for the determination of their age and identification. Thus, trafficked children are provided with special assistance and...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"As for victims’ protection, in accordance with the relevant European Directive, the above Legislative Decree also amended the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure in order to extend the existing protection — already envisaged for child victims or mentally-ill adult victims — to all adult victims being under particularly vulnerable conditions. To further strengthen the protection system, the above Legislative Decree envisages the obligation to adequately inform victims of their rights, especially those unaccompanied minors being victims of trafficking; this also establishes that a further Decree will be adopted to define specific mechanisms as for the determination of their age and identification. Thus, trafficked children are provided with special assistance and...more
Jan. 30, 2020, 1:05 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The IOM reported that both the government and Houthi-Saleh rebels detained migrants due to concerns that they could be recruited by the other party. While the government was able to deport migrants back to their country of origin, the Houthi-Saleh rebels generally detained migrants for indefinite periods. The IOM worked with the rebels to assist the migrants while in detention. Separately, UNHCR and the IOM worked together to provide assisted voluntary returns for migrants and assisted spontaneous returns for Somali refugees" (21).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The IOM reported that both the government and Houthi-Saleh rebels detained migrants due to concerns that they could be recruited by the other party. While the government was able to deport migrants back to their country of origin, the Houthi-Saleh rebels generally detained migrants for indefinite periods. The IOM worked with the rebels to assist the migrants while in detention. Separately, UNHCR and the IOM worked together to provide assisted voluntary returns for migrants and assisted spontaneous returns for Somali refugees" (21).
Jan. 29, 2020, 11:11 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Whereas the Committee’s previous concluding observations have stated that victims of trafficking are “being treated as illegal immigrants and deported without redress or remedy,” this is not true. For foreign victims who had been in violation of the Immigration Control Act, such as illegal stay, the government has been making efforts to stabilize their legal status by giving them special permission to stay in Japan for residence. Among the foreign victims to whom the Immigration Bureau have extended protection or provided repatriation assistance to date, all 115 victims who were in violation of the Immigration Control Act have been given special permission to stay in Japan for residence." (53).more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Whereas the Committee’s previous concluding observations have stated that victims of trafficking are “being treated as illegal immigrants and deported without redress or remedy,” this is not true. For foreign victims who had been in violation of the Immigration Control Act, such as illegal stay, the government has been making efforts to stabilize their legal status by giving them special permission to stay in Japan for residence. Among the foreign victims to whom the Immigration Bureau have extended protection or provided repatriation assistance to date, all 115 victims who were in violation of the Immigration Control Act have been given special permission to stay in Japan for residence." (53).more
Oct. 16, 2019, 10:40 a.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Authorities repatriated four Guatemalan victims from abroad in 2018. Authorities repatriated two Honduran trafficking victims in coordination with foreign consular officials and in accordance with an established protocol. Civil society expressed concern some adult foreign victims chose to leave shelters and return to their home countries due to lengthy investigation processes" (222). "Guatemalan law provided legal alternatives to the removal of foreign victims who may face hardship or retribution upon return to their home countries, but all known foreign victims opted for repatriation. Foreign victims had the same access to care as domestic trafficking victims" (223).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Authorities repatriated four Guatemalan victims from abroad in 2018. Authorities repatriated two Honduran trafficking victims in coordination with foreign consular officials and in accordance with an established protocol. Civil society expressed concern some adult foreign victims chose to leave shelters and return to their home countries due to lengthy investigation processes" (222). "Guatemalan law provided legal alternatives to the removal of foreign victims who may face hardship or retribution upon return to their home countries, but all known foreign victims opted for repatriation. Foreign victims had the same access to care as domestic trafficking victims" (223).
Oct. 16, 2019, 10:40 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The anti-trafficking law prohibited the penalization of trafficking victims for unlawful acts committed as a result of being subjected to trafficking, including by armed groups. However, multiple credible international organizations reported the government continued to arrest and in some cases detain for prolonged periods, reportedly for screening and perceived intelligence value, women and children removed from or allegedly associated with Boko Haram and ISIS-WA, including women and girls who had been forcibly married to or sexually enslaved by the insurgents; authorities did not consistently screen for trafficking" (363). "The government did not have a formal policy to prevent the removal of victims to countries where they would face hardship or...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The anti-trafficking law prohibited the penalization of trafficking victims for unlawful acts committed as a result of being subjected to trafficking, including by armed groups. However, multiple credible international organizations reported the government continued to arrest and in some cases detain for prolonged periods, reportedly for screening and perceived intelligence value, women and children removed from or allegedly associated with Boko Haram and ISIS-WA, including women and girls who had been forcibly married to or sexually enslaved by the insurgents; authorities did not consistently screen for trafficking" (363). "The government did not have a formal policy to prevent the removal of victims to countries where they would face hardship or...more
Oct. 16, 2019, 10:40 a.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The anti-trafficking law required police protection for victims who participated as witnesses in criminal proceedings against traffickers, but the government did not report any victims utilizing these services. Although Mozambican law provided for temporary residency status or legal alternatives to the removal of foreign victims to countries where they might face hardship or retribution, the government did not use this provision during the reporting period" (346).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The anti-trafficking law required police protection for victims who participated as witnesses in criminal proceedings against traffickers, but the government did not report any victims utilizing these services. Although Mozambican law provided for temporary residency status or legal alternatives to the removal of foreign victims to countries where they might face hardship or retribution, the government did not use this provision during the reporting period" (346).
Oct. 16, 2019, 10:40 a.m.
Countries: Thailand
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"NGOs reported the government did not consistently provide repatriation assistance to victims who declined to participate in law enforcement investigations. In collaboration with a foreign government, the government published a handbook for social workers to streamline the reintegration process for Thai victims" (462). "The law protected victims from prosecution for unlawful acts their traffickers compelled them to commit; however, flaws in the government’s implementation of victim identification procedures increased the risk of authorities penalizing victims, including for prostitution and immigration violations" (464).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"NGOs reported the government did not consistently provide repatriation assistance to victims who declined to participate in law enforcement investigations. In collaboration with a foreign government, the government published a handbook for social workers to streamline the reintegration process for Thai victims" (462). "The law protected victims from prosecution for unlawful acts their traffickers compelled them to commit; however, flaws in the government’s implementation of victim identification procedures increased the risk of authorities penalizing victims, including for prostitution and immigration violations" (464).
Oct. 16, 2019, 10:40 a.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The government continued to severely punish victims for unlawful acts traffickers compelled them to commit, such as child soldiering and prostitution. It routinely arrested, detained, raped, tortured, and executed children for alleged association with armed groups; the government made no effort to offer these children any protection services. The government neither encouraged trafficking victims to assist in investigations or prosecutions of their traffickers nor provided foreign victims with legal alternatives to their removal to countries in which they may face hardship or retribution" (451).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"The government continued to severely punish victims for unlawful acts traffickers compelled them to commit, such as child soldiering and prostitution. It routinely arrested, detained, raped, tortured, and executed children for alleged association with armed groups; the government made no effort to offer these children any protection services. The government neither encouraged trafficking victims to assist in investigations or prosecutions of their traffickers nor provided foreign victims with legal alternatives to their removal to countries in which they may face hardship or retribution" (451).
Oct. 16, 2019, 10:40 a.m.
Countries: Ukraine
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Foreign victims were entitled to the same benefits as Ukrainian citizens and had additional access to interpretation services, temporary legal stay, and voluntary repatriation. Legislation that would allow foreign victims to remain in Ukraine for extended periods and work legally remained pending with the government. There was no legal way for foreign victims to extend their stay, change legal residency, secure employment rights, or seek protection from deportation to countries where they would face hardship or retribution" (484).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3
"Foreign victims were entitled to the same benefits as Ukrainian citizens and had additional access to interpretation services, temporary legal stay, and voluntary repatriation. Legislation that would allow foreign victims to remain in Ukraine for extended periods and work legally remained pending with the government. There was no legal way for foreign victims to extend their stay, change legal residency, secure employment rights, or seek protection from deportation to countries where they would face hardship or retribution" (484).