Question 2010-11 about trafficked persons
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BSPC Working Group on Trafficking November 2010Questions concerning the situation for trafficked personsHow are they met?• How is the general attitude towards alleged victims of trafficking?• Are they believed or are they regarded as illegal immigrants?• How long time do they get to prove that they are in fact victims of trafficking? What happens to them if the authorities do not accept the proof?• How is the 30 days reflection period spent and from which date is it determined, cf. the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, Article 13?• Do the authorities distinguish between possible and identified victims in their attitude towards the trafficked persons?How are they treated?• Which practises and methods does the government use in order to get the victims to tell the authorities about their traffickers and to witness against them?• What happens to a trafficked person who has witnessed against her or his trafficker?• Is it possible for a trafficked person to obtain a residence permit even if he or she was originally regarded as illegal immigrants? If this is the case, which conditions shall then be fulfilled?How is the follow up?• Which follow up programmes does the government have?• What happens to the victims of trafficking when they have returned to their countries of origin?• Does any national authority have an obligation to follow the victims after their return to their countries of origin? If this is the case, which authority has the responsibility and how is it practised?• Does the government have any statistics on how many victims of trafficking will end up as victims several times?• Does the government have any statistics on how many victims of trafficking who are not trafficked again?
Question 2010-11 about trafficked persons