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Anti-trafficking measures 'not fit for purpose'
"Ignorant" officials are obsessed with punishing victims of trafficking rather than targeting those behind the crime, a report claims.
A coalition of human rights groups says the system for handling victims in the UK is "not fit for purpose".
It wants an independent anti-trafficking watchdog to be created to oversee the work of officials.
The government says it will "look very carefully" at criticisms of the system "and act where necessary".
The Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group is a coalition including Anti-Slavery International, Amnesty International UK and ECPAT UK (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and the Trafficking of Children).
In its report, "Wrong kind of victim?", it accuses the government of breaching its obligations under the European Convention Against Trafficking.
more here...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/10320676.stm
A coalition of human rights groups says the system for handling victims in the UK is "not fit for purpose".
It wants an independent anti-trafficking watchdog to be created to oversee the work of officials.
The government says it will "look very carefully" at criticisms of the system "and act where necessary".
The Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group is a coalition including Anti-Slavery International, Amnesty International UK and ECPAT UK (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and the Trafficking of Children).
In its report, "Wrong kind of victim?", it accuses the government of breaching its obligations under the European Convention Against Trafficking.
more here...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/10320676.stm
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