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Europe’s Fight Against Human Trafficking

Document number
2808
Date
2010
Title
Europe’s Fight Against Human Trafficking
Author/publisher
Armando Garcìa Schmidt and Christal Morehouse
Availability
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Document type(s)
Media/News,
Keywords
spotlight europe # 2010/09 – October 2010
Summary
In "Europe's Fight Against Human Trafficking", the current edition of Spotlight Europe, Armando Garcìa Schmidt and Christal Morehouse emphasize that on the member state and European levels there are now attempts to get to grips with this problem. However, much remains to be done, especially with regard to the question of victim protection. The authors are critical of the fact that conferral of victim status continues to depend on willingness to cooperate with the authorities. This suggests that the principle of criminal prosecution is more important than the human rights of the victims.
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