BSR, an US-based organization with a focus on sustainability, has recently published a report that illustrates the questions companies should ask themselves to assess whether they should provide remedy for an adverse human rights impact under the United Nations Guiding Principles (UNGPs). The paper draws upon...
PICUM - Platform for international cooperation on undocumented migration - has a new report mapping out a better way to tackle and prevent human trafficking with a particular focus on undocumented migrants. The report shows that the current framework for tackling human trafficking, i.e. law...
A new article from Julia Planitzer (GRETA) and Evelyn Probst (LEFÖ) on the implementation gaps in the right to access to compensation for victims of human trafficking has been published. The article focuses on the barriers facing victims of human trafficking accessing compensation despite the...
GRETA (Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings) has released its Compendium of good practices in addressing trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation. Recognising that human trafficking for the purposes of labour exploitation remains one of the main...
The Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) has released its annual Fundamental Rights Report. This report reviews major developments in 2019, identifying both achievements and areas of concern. It also presents FRA’s opinions on these developments. Chapter 8 of the Report focuses on access to justice highlighting the...
The first eBook of the FAIRCOM Project investigates the availability of State and Offender Compensation for victims of sexual violence in the following EU Member States Greece, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands and Spain. This project, funded by the EU, was established to promote an efficient...
This article published in March in the Journal of Human Trafficking examines the access to compensation for trafficked persons in Canada. It discusses the advantages and limitations as well as the interplay of four compensation mechanisms: restitution as a part of a criminal process, compensation...
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In March 2019 a new report “Strengthening victims' rights: from compensation to reparation,” written by Joëlle Milquet, Special Adviser to President Juncker on compensation for victims of crime was launched. The report shows that victims often have difficulty accessing justice and receiving compensation due to...