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GRETA carries out fourth evaluation visit of Austria
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 Austria on 11-14 December 2023, as part of the fourth evaluation round of the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. This was the...
33rd meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
The 33rd meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings took place on 15 December 2023, in Strasbourg and online. During the meeting, on the basis of GRETA’s reports, the Committee adopted recommendations addressed to the...
GRETA carries out fourth evaluation visit of Cyprus
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 Cyprus on 4-7 December 2023, as part of the fourth evaluation round of the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. This was the first...
European Court of Human Rights affirms the right of victims of sex trafficking to seek compensation from their traffickers in respect of lost earnings
In its judgment in the case of Krachunova v. Bulgaria (application no. 18269/18), delivered on 28 November 2023, the European Court of Human Rights found that Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights lays down a positive obligation to enable victims of human trafficking to claim...
GRETA holds its 49th plenary meeting
The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) held its 49th plenary meeting from 13 to 17 November 2023 in Strasbourg, France. GRETA adopted final reports on Andorra, Hungary, Italy and Lithuania, as part of the third evaluation round of the implementation of the...
GRETA publishes its third report on the Netherlands
The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has called on the Dutch authorities to take a number of further steps to tackle human trafficking and to ensure that trafficking victims have access to justice. In its third report on the Netherlands,...
Second GRETA evaluation visit to the Czech Republic
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 the Czech Republic on 30 October - 3 November 2023 as part of the second evaluation round of the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human...
GRETA carries out first evaluation visit to Aruba
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 Aruba from 24 to 27 October 2023. This was the first GRETA visit to Aruba, following the 2015 declaration by the Kingdom of the Netherlands that it...
4th meeting of the Council of Europe network of specialised lawyers and NGOs providing legal assistance to victims of human trafficking
On 26 and 27 October 2023, the Anti-Trafficking Division of the Council of Europe organised in Strasbourg a meeting of the network of specialised lawyers and NGOs providing legal assistance to victims of human trafficking. The event brought together more than 40 participants from 23 states...
GRETA publishes its third report on Iceland
The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has published today its third evaluation report on Iceland, with a thematic focus on human trafficking victims’ access to justice and effective remedies. The report assesses developments since the...
