Network of specialised Lawyers and NGOs providing legal assistance to victims of trafficking
The Council of Europe Network of anti-trafficking Lawyers and NGOs was launched in 2016, at a meeting organised by the Council of Europe's Anti-Trafficking Division, in collaboration with the Dutch Helsinki Committee. The Network facilitates regular exchanges and promotes implementation of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention.
Each Party shall provide, in its internal law, for the right to legal assistance and to free legal aid for victims under the conditions provided by its internal law.
Article 15(2)
Council of Europe Convention on
Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Legal assistance for victims of trafficking, a right enshrined in the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention
As judicial and administrative procedures are often highly complex, legal assistance is essential if victims are to assert their rights. Access to legal assistance is also important to enable victims to take civil action to obtain compensation and redress.
The right of victims of trafficking to legal assistance and free legal aid is enshrined in Article 15(2) of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
The Council of Europe Network of specialised lawyers and NGOs, a stronger voice for victims
The Council of Europe Network of specialised lawyers and NGOs :
enables the exchange of experiences, legal strategies, best practices, and information on relevant case law;
facilitates the transnational referral of victims of trafficking and the cooperation of lawyers in cross-border cases;
supports and encourages strategic litigation and specialised training.
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...
Third meeting of specialised lawyers and NGOs providing legal assistance to victims of trafficking in human beings
On 21-22 November 2022, the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Division organised a meeting of the network of specialised lawyers and NGOs providing legal assistance to victims of trafficking in human beings. The event brought together some 40 lawyers from 21 States Parties to the Council of...
Network of specialised anti-trafficking lawyers and NGOs: webinar on recent case-law of the European Court of Human Rights
A webinar presenting recent case-law of the European Court of Human Rights related to trafficking in human beings took place on 15 March 2021. It was organised by the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Division for the network of lawyers and NGOs specialised in providing legal assistance to...
Second meeting of specialised lawyers and NGOs providing legal assistance to victims of trafficking in human beings
On 21-22 November 2018, the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Division organised a meeting of specialised lawyers and NGOs providing legal assistance to victims of trafficking in human beings, following up on the first such meeting organised in November 2016, in co-operation with the Netherlands...
Improving access to justice for trafficked persons: launch of an anti-human trafficking lawyers’ network
The Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Division, together with the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, organised a meeting of lawyers and NGOs providing legal assistance to victims of trafficking in human beings. The meeting brought together some 50 legal professionals from 26 states parties to the...
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Domestic case-law
The Council of Europe has launched a project to supplement the HUDOC-GRETA database which contains all reports prepared by the Council of Europe Group of Experts on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA).
