Some 30 representatives of Montenegrin government agencies, public bodies and civil society met in Podgorica on 4 April 2023 to discuss the implementation of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention, on the basis of the third evaluation report of the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA).

The meeting was organised by the Anti-Trafficking Division of the Council of Europe and the Department for Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings in the Ministry of the Interior of Montenegro. Participants focused on access to justice and effective remedies for victims of human trafficking, the criminal justice response to human trafficking, improving assistance to victims and strengthening efforts in combating human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation.

Montenegro is expected to report to the Committee of the Parties on the measures taken to comply with the recommendation issued by it on the basis of GRETA’s report by 4 June 2023.

The event also provided an opportunity to present the new Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)21 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation.

See also:

 Action against trafficking in Human Beings | Country monitoring: Montenegro

The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) is an independent body which monitors the way countries implement the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. All member states of the Council of Europe are bound by the Convention, as well as non-member states Belarus and Israel.