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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...
GRETA publishes its third report on Finland
In a new report published on 10 June 2024, the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has called on Finland to strengthen the criminal justice response to human trafficking and to provide victims with compensation and specialised assistance. The...
GRETA carries out fourth evaluation visit to Croatia
A delegation of the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) carried out an evaluation visit to Croatia on 3-7 June 2024, as part of the fourth evaluation round of the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. This new evaluation...
GRETA publishes its third report on Germany
The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has urged the German authorities to take further action against human trafficking, notably by providing specialised assistance and compensation for victims and ensuring effective sanctions for human...
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