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Human trafficking
The buying and selling of human beings for profit. Human trafficking is an extremely serious crime and a gross violation of human rights, which can be classified as a modern form of slavery. The goal of this section is to raise awareness of the problem and to show what is being done at EU-level and in the Member States to fight this injustice, to promote exchange of ideas and cooperation between all organisations, and to help people involved in the fight against trafficking in human beings and the protection of victims.
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reflection period
Human rights; Human Trafficking
The Convention specifies that, “Each Party shall provide in its internal law a recovery and reflection period of at least 30 days, when there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person ...
refoulement
Human rights; Human Trafficking
The expulsion or return of a refugee to the frontiers of territories where his or her life or freedom is threatened because of his or her race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular ...
residence permit
Human rights; Human Trafficking
Any permit or authorisation issued by the authorities of a country, in the form provided for under that State’s legislation, allowing a third country national or stateless person to reside on its ...
return
Human rights; Human Trafficking
To return to one’s country and/or community of origin. In the context of anti-trafficking work, return involves not only the physical transportation of the victim but also mechanisms to ensure that ...
risk assessment
Human rights; Human Trafficking
Any decision to deport or return a trafficked person, including trafficked children, should be preceded by a risk assessment, that is to say an assessment regarding the safety and well-being of the ...
risk management plan
Human rights; Human Trafficking
A plan that outlines the steps and measures to take in order to reduce to a minimum the risks and effectively manage the activities planned for the trafficked person assisted (e.g. voluntary assisted ...
secure accommodation
Human rights; Human Trafficking
Article 12 of the Council of Europe Convention requires presumed trafficked persons to be provided with “appropriate and secure accommodation”. The use of the word ‘secure’ does not imply that the ...
