| Anti-Slavery International's Trafficking
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| | Anti-Slavery International encourages all
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| Programme comprises three elements:
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| | interested organisations and individuals
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| campaigning to end human trafficking,
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| | to contact their respective government
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| lobbying for victim protection, and
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| | representatives and Members of the
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| research on measures governments take to
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| | European Parliament (MEPs) to make them
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| protect victims of trafficking,
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| | aware of any concerns you have regarding
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| especially those who act as witnesses.
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| | the Directive.
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| Lobbying -- Trafficking laws need a human
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| | Protecting trafficking victims' human
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| rights focus Anti-Slavery International
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| | rights must be central to any
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| lobbies at local, European and
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| | anti-trafficking strategy. Victim
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| international levels for better human
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| | protection was excluded from the recent
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| rights protection for victims of
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| | EU Framework Decision on trafficking and
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| trafficking. Among our activities at the
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| | must be included in this Directive if it
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| European level, Anti-Slavery
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| | is going to be effective in combatting
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| International has prepared
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| | trafficking.
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| recommendations on the proposed European
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| | Research Over two years, Anti-Slavery
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| Union Directive on short-term residence
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| | International conducted research on how
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| permits for victims of trafficking,
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| | governments treat people who have been
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| urging the inclusion of adequate measures
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| | trafficked. The resulting report, Human
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| to protect victims of trafficking.
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| | Traffic, Human Rights: Redefining victim
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| Internationally, Anti-Slavery
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| | protection was published in October 2002.
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| International continues to press relevant
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| | The report examines measures taken to
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| agencies of the United Nations, such as
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| | protect victims of trafficking in 10
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| the Commission on Human Rights and the
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| | countries: Belgium, Colombia, Italy,
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| Working Group on Contemporary Forms of
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| | Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Thailand,
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| Slavery, to make the issue of trafficking
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| | the United Kingdom, Ukraine and the
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| a priority and ensure that the rights of
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| | United States. It includes case studies
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| the person trafficked are central to any
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| | of people who have been trafficked,
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| anti-trafficking measure.
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| | documents good and bad treatment by the
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| European Union (EU) member States are
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| | authorities and makes recommendations on
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| currently discussing a new EU law
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| | such areas as investigation and
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| (Directive) (available as a ) on
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| | prosecution, residency status, protection
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| short-term residency permits for victims
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| | from reprisals, in-court evidentiary
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| of trafficking or smuggling. Although the
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| | protection, support and assistance, and
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| Directive proposes a reflection period
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| | legal redress and compensation.
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| and short-term permits for victims of
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| | In November 2001, Anti-Slavery
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| trafficking, it specifically states that
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| | International launched its campaign
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| "it is not concerned with protection of
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| | against human trafficking. We aim to draw
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| either witnesses or victims". The
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| | attention to this global problem and call
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| Directive contatins a number of worrying
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| | for national and international policy
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| proposals that do not put the interests
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| | changes that will penalise traffickers,
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| of the person who was trafficked first.
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| | protect trafficked people's rights and
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| The Directive is currently being
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| | address the root causes.
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| considered by the Council and Parliament,
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| | Please visit our campaigns page to find
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| and this may be the last opportunity to
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| | out more Anti-Slavery International is
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| ensure the EU establishes good standards
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| | also working to promote legislative and
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| for the protection and support of victims
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| | judicial policy changes which will help
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| of trafficking. Anti-Slavery
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| | both to prosecute traffickers and protect
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| International and End Child Prostitution
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| | the rights of the person trafficked
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| Pornography and Trafficking (ECPAT) UK
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| | (project summary). It is crucial that
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| are urging the law include measures that
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| | those who are trafficked are treated as
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| will protect and support victims of
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| | the victims of a human rights violation
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| trafficking (available as a ).
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| | and not as illegal migrants.
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