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Encouraging hate crime reporting – The role of law enforcement and other authorities
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights | Published in 2021
FRA’s latest report broaches the very low reporting rates of hate crimes: 9 out of 10 victims of hate crimes don’t report for several different reasons. Why do victims not report and what needs to change for them to feel motivated and safe to tackle the underreporting of hate crimes? This report attempts to answer […]
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Strategy on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life in the EU: VSE Contribution
VSE | Published in 2021
Keywords: justice, religious, VSE -
Applying gender-sensitive approaches in combating trafficking in human beings
OSCE Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings | Published in 2021
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) participating States have committed to – and are in most cases legally obligated to – adopt and implement gender-sensitive approaches to combating trafficking in human beings (THB). There are however a number of stumbling blocks that hinder the advancement of such approaches. The most prominent obstacle […]
Keywords: guidance, human trafficking, victim services -
Residence Permits, International Protection and Victims of Human Trafficking: Durable Solutions Grounded in International Law
Johanna Schlintl and Liliana Sorrentino | Published in 2021
The objective of this report is to explore avenues and challenges, in order to secure a durable solution for trafficked persons in terms of long-term residence and access to socio-economic rights, including the right to work. Trafficked persons’ access to long-term or permanent residence is an integral part of their right to effective remedies. Securing […]
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Supporting Victims of Terrorism: Report of the INVICTM Symposium Strasbourg 2019
An Verelst / INVICTM | Published in 2021
The 2019 INVICTM Symposium focused on meeting the needs of cross-border victims through international cooperation, both in the immediate aftermath and the long term response. Cross-border victims often face specific challenges, such as not speaking the national language, differences in culture and the distance from home. In order to provide high quality and adapted care […]
Keywords: capacity building, crisis response, terrorism, victim services -
Access to protection and remedy for victims of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation in Belgium and the Netherlands
Irene Wintermayr and Dr Amy Weatherburn / International Labour Organization | Published in 2021
The objective of this study is to examine the avenues for access to protection and remedy for victims of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation in Belgium and the Netherlands. While much literature already exists on the gaps in protection and remedy for human trafficking victims, the relevance of this study is its […]
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From vulnerability to resilience: sex workers organising to end exploitation
International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe | Published in 2021
This report aims to support the recognition of the work of community-based and community-led programmes in the field of anti-trafficking. As such, it is addressed to policy makers, experts, and civil society organisations active in countering human trafficking and to sex workers and their organisations to share best practices and effective approaches in eliminating exploitation […]
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Exploited In Plain Sight: An assessment of commercial sexual exploitation of children and child protection responses in the Western Balkans
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime | Published in 2021
Forms of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) are present across all countries of the Western Balkan Six (WB6) and each country has the responsibility to respond to and prevent the spread of CSEC at the national level. However, given the region’s shared vulnerabilities and the transnational character of the phenomenon, a joint regional approach […]
Keywords: children, cross-border crime, human trafficking, organised crime, sexual violence -
Europol – European Migrant Smuggling Centre: 5th Annual Report
Europol / European Migration Smuggling Centre | Published in 2021
During 2020 the EMSC has supported a significant number of international investigations aimed to investigate and prosecute high value targets (HVT) posing a serious threat for the EU. Despite the pandemic, criminal networks have shown a solid footprint and networks involved in both criminal areas were already quick to adapt their modi operandi to the […]
Keywords: covid, cross-border crime, human trafficking, security -
Return Mania. Mapping policies and practices in the EuroMed Region
EuroMed Rights | Published in 2021
This research work, coordinated by EuroMed Rights, aims at providing an overview of the current return policies and practices in the region by sharing testimonies and examples of these policies. It highlights the similar trends adopted across the region and sheds light on the violations of human rights entailed by this “return obsession” and which […]
Keywords: cross-border crime, humanitarian, migration
