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Law enforcement

The collective name for the efforts of enforcing and ensuring observance, obedience to the law.

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smuggling of migrants

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

the procurement, in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit, of the illegal entry of a person into a State Party of which the person is not ...

human rights

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

Fundamental and universal rights and freedoms that all human beings are entitled to. They consist of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that States are obliged ...

human rights approach

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

A human rights approach integrates the norms, standards and principles of the international human rights system into legislation, policies, programmes and processes. The concept ...

identified victim of trafficking

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

A person who has been identified as a victim of trafficking according to a formal or informal identification mechanism (also referred to as “Identified trafficked person”).

identity document

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

A personal paper or card that gives identifying data (e.g. name, age, nationality, address, etc.) about a person. It is generally issued by local or national institutions.

immigration official

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

Includes border police and others involved in processing new arrivals at airports, ports and other frontier crossing points.

indicator

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

The authorities in many EU States have prepared lists of ‘indicators’ to help identify trafficked persons, i.e., tell-tale signs that an individual is being trafficked. These are ...