From November 25 to 27, legal practitioners from Peru took part in an online training on guaranteeing adequate compensation claims through civil procedures for victims of trafficking. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) organised the training and 63 Judges, 22 prosecutors and 9 public defenders participated....
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 group of workers in Romania have received their full wages which were withheld during the pandemic. This follows an intense media campaign, launched by the Clean Clothes Campaign, which went viral and put international pressure on brands to take responsibility throughout their supply chains....
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...
The Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) has released its report on Business and human rights focusing on access to remedy. The report builds on their 2017 Opinion on "Improving access to remedy in the area of business and human rights at the EU level" and gathers...
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...
On the 22nd September, at a high-level video conference, the Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders introduced the Commission's newly appointed Coordinator for Victims' Rights - Katarzyna Janicka-Pawlowska. Ahead of the event, Commissioner Reynders said: “Today is an important moment in our work to protect...
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...
Justice at Last has joined the One Voice One Cause campaign launched by Victim Support Europe (VSE). This campaign calls for EU and national authorities to increase awareness of victims’ rights, galvanise advocacy efforts, and share knowledge and initiatives to close the existing gaps. The campaign...
A new change in the law in the Netherlands means that victims of human trafficking will no longer have their compensation reduced if they are on social welfare. Up until recently, recipients on social welfare who were eligible for compensation from the Dutch Violent Crimes...