ERA Forum
Volume 19, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 357-367

Victims’ protection within the context of trafficking in human beings and European Union standards (Article)

Probst E.*
  • a LEFÖ–Intervention Center for Trafficked Women and Girls (LEFÖ–IBF), Vienna, Austria

Abstract

In the context of European Union standards, our understanding of victims’ protection has to be redefined. Unconditional support for trafficked persons is manifested in EU Directive 2011/36/EU. Yet, both the right to and access to psycho-social counselling, to residence permits and to compensation is hindered through an inconsistent international legal framework. Victims’ rights have to be at the centre of victims’ protection, with a focus on their individual vulnerabilities and needs. Therefore this paper argues that victims’ protection of trafficked persons has to be understood in a broader safety frame. © 2018, ERA.

Author Keywords

protection Conditionality Residence permits Compensation

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85053413572&doi=10.1007%2fs12027-018-0526-3&partnerID=40&md5=8e5dbb611d240ebd83fa108a291da67d

DOI: 10.1007/s12027-018-0526-3
ISSN: 16123093
Original Language: English