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Online course on combating trafficking in human beings: a new edition available on the Council of Europe HELP e-learning platform
A new edition of the online training course on combating trafficking in human beings has been published by the Council of Europe's European Human Rights Training Programme for Legal Professionals (HELP). The course is tailored to meet the learning needs of judges, prosecutors, lawyers, law...
Fourth round of evaluation of Council of Europe's Anti-Trafficking Convention: vulnerabilities to human trafficking and measures taken by States Parties to prevent and detect them, including a focus on the online dimension
The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA*) has taken stock today of its 15 years of monitoring the implementation of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention, on the occasion of its 50th plenary meeting. Its latest publication on “The practical impact of...
European Court of Human Rights judgement on online job advertisment and trafficking in human beings
On 12 December 2023, a judgement of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) based in Strasbourg was prepared and published in the HUDOC database, concerning the case of Jasuitis and Simaitis v. Lithuania. The case concerned the applicants’ conviction for trafficking in human beings. On an...
World Day against Trafficking in Persons: the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and its Second Additional Protocol provide effective tools for investigating and prosecuting this international crime
30 July marks the World Day against Trafficking in Persons. In a statement released ahead of this International Day, the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) highlighted the need to address the vulnerability of targets to trafficking in persons, to ensure...
European Anti-Trafficking Day: States must urgently tackle human trafficking for labour exploitation
On the occaision of European Anti-Trafficking Day, tihe Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has stressed the urgency of tackling the growing menace of trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation. Helga Gayer, President of GRETA, said:...
GRETA calls on states, civil society and tech companies to counter the use of technology to recruit and control victims of human trafficking
On the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, held every year on 30 July, the Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) joins the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) in calling on State Parties to...
Trafficking in human beings: expert group GRETA releases its annual report
The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has published its annual report for 2021. During 2021 GRETA was able to achieve a number of milestones in spite of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and continued to develop its cooperation...