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Council of Europe experts give guidance on applying the recovery and reflection period for victims of trafficking
A new Guidance Note published today by GRETA, the Council of Europe anti-trafficking body, highlights the purposes and principles of the recovery and reflection period and its legal basis and procedures. Provided for in Article 13 of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking...
Political will and a whole-of-society approach needed to boost the impact of anti-trafficking efforts, say anti-trafficking leaders at annual meeting
Measures to enhance national and regional anti-trafficking responses and strengthen their impact were the focus of the largest annual meeting of the National Anti-trafficking Co-ordinators and Rapporteurs, which kicked off today at OSCE headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The Office of the OSCE...
In the face of increased risks of human trafficking, preventing children’s vulnerability to trafficking requires concerted action, says Council of Europe Expert Group
On the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, the Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) joins the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Human Beings (ICAT) in calling for concerted measures to reduce the...
Malta: Adoption of the National Anti-Trafficking Strategy and Action Plan
At a meeting held on 8 July 2024, Malta’s Anti-Human Trafficking Inter-Ministerial Committee and Human Trafficking Monitoring Committee adopted the country’s first National Anti-Trafficking Strategy, with an accompanying Action Plan. The process will be concluded with the final adoption of the...
GRETA holds its 51st plenary meeting
The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) held its 51st plenary meeting from 1 to 5 July 2024 in Strasbourg, France. GRETA adopted the final report on San Marino as part of the third evaluation round of the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on...
Consultation Group on the Children of Ukraine discusses the risks of trafficking of Ukrainian children including for the purposes of sexual and labour exploitation
Millions of Ukrainian children have fled their homeland as a result of Russia’s war of aggression, with many of them being hosted in Council of Europe member states. Armed conflicts create particular vulnerabilities for children leading to increased risks of abuse at many levels, including...
34th meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
The 34th meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings took place on 21 June 2024, in Strasbourg and online. During the meeting, the Committee re-elected Ambassador Maria Spassova (Bulgaria) as Chair for a second term of...
GRETA publishes its third report on Switzerland
In a report published today, the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) calls on Switzerland to take more measures against trafficking, particularly by improving victim identification and access to compensation, combating trafficking for the...
Malta: Launch of the implementation phase of the Project “Supporting Malta in the design and implementation of a new anti-trafficking strategy”
The Advisory Group (AG) to the Joint European Union and Council of Europe Project “Supporting Malta in the design and implementation of a new anti-trafficking strategy” held its fifth meeting (online) on 11 June 2024 with the participation of all of its members from the European Commission’s...
GRETA publishes its third report on Monaco
In a report published on 11 June 2024, the Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) calls on the Principality of Monaco to take further steps to combat trafficking, including by improving the identification of victims and the criminal justice...
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