{"id":9469,"date":"2017-11-23T15:49:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T14:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astranvo.pericmladen.com\/?p=9469"},"modified":"2017-11-23T15:49:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T14:49:57","slug":"regional-conference-access-compensation-trafficked-persons-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.astra.rs\/en\/regional-conference-access-compensation-trafficked-persons-region\/","title":{"rendered":"REGIONAL CONFERENCE \u201cACCESS TO COMPENSATION FOR TRAFFICKED PERSONS IN THE REGION\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary and conclusions by Marjan Wijers<\/a><\/p>\n

Regional conference \u201cAccess to Compensation for Trafficked Persons in the Region<\/b>\u201d organized by ASTRA \u2013 Anti Trafficking Action<\/b> in partnership with IFS<\/b> EMMAUS<\/b> \u2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Partnership for Social Development<\/b> \u2013 Croatia, Open Gate \u2013 La Strada<\/b>, Macedonia, Netherlands Helsinki Committee<\/b> \u2013 the Netherlands and Committe Contre L\u2019Esclavage Moderne<\/b> and Accompagnement, Lieux  d\u2019Accueil<\/b>, Carrefour educatif et social<\/b> \u2013 France, was held in the building of the National Assembly of Serbia on October 17-18, 2014.<\/p>\n

This conference is a final activity of the regional project \u201cBalkans ACT (Against Crime of Trafficking) Now!<\/b>\u201c that has been implemented in the last two years with support of the European Union (IPA CSF), the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Serbia, the Embassy of France to Serbia and the Open Society Foundation.<\/p>\n

In the introductory part of the conference, the participants were welcomed and addressed by H.E. Christine Moro<\/b>, French Ambassador to Serbia, H.E. Laurent L. Stokvis, <\/b>Dutch Ambassador to Serbia, Karolina Vrethem<\/b>, representative of the EC DG Enlargement, Mitar \u0110ura\u0161kovi\u0107<\/b>, Serbian anti-trafficking coordinator and Tamara Vukasovi\u0107<\/b>, project coordinator<\/b>and president of ASTRA.<\/p>\n

Experts in the area of human rights and rights of trafficked persons from France and the Netherlands \u2013 lawyers Anne Bouillon<\/b> and Annet Koopsen<\/b>, as well as a former judge and current legal advisor at the Ministry of Justice Charles Tellier <\/b>and the Chair of the Commission of the Dutch State Compensation Fund Ludo<\/b> C.P. Goossen <\/strong>gave the examples from practice that may serve as recommendations for building a realistic legal framework and systemic measures that would ensure effective access to compensation for victims in the countries in the region. \u201cUntil recently, a victim of trafficking in France was out of the focus \u2013 all the attention was on the perpetrator. Fortunately, that has changed. Now victim is in the center of interest\u201d, said Anne Bouillon, lawyer from Nantes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the session on possible strategies and solutions to improve access to compensation for trafficked persons, lawyer Aneta Trajkovska<\/b> talked about the practice of deciding on victims\u2019 compensation claim in criminal proceedings in Macedonia. Radmila Dragi\u010devi\u0107 Di\u010di\u0107<\/b>, judge of the Supreme Court of Cassation of Serbia and Slobodan Josimovi\u0107<\/b> from the Novi Sad Higher Prosecutor\u2019s Office presented recommendations for improving access to compensation for victims of violent crimes produced by ASTRA\u2019s group of experts. Dr Eldan Mujanovi\u0107<\/b> from the Faculty for Criminal Justice, Criminology and Security Studies (University of Sarajevo) discussed possible solutions for overcoming challenges in this area in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Munir<\/b> Podumljak <\/b>from the Partnership for Social Development presented possible solutions for improving compensation system in Croatia.<\/p>\n

Having listed positive steps made in the Republic of Serbia in the previous years, Tamara Vukasovi\u0107, president of ASTRA and coordinator of the BAN project closed the conference \u201cAccess to Compensation for Trafficked Persons in the Region\u201d with hope that more will be done in the anti-trafficking field in the future and that trafficked persons will always be observed in the context of human rights.<\/p>\n

Giving comparative overviews of different models in the region, the speakers presented how the access to compensation for trafficked persons is regulated in their respective countries and the existing legislation within which it is possible to realize right to compensation. Dutch independent expert Marjan Wijers<\/b> presented international standards in the area of compensation and different mechanisms for access to compensation for trafficked persons. Challenges identified in this area in the region were discussed by Hajrija Had\u017eiomerovi\u0107-Mufti\u0107<\/b>, prosecutor of the Prosecutor\u2019s Office of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, prof. dr Milan \u017darkovi\u0107 <\/b>from the Academy for Criminalistic and Police Studies (Serbia), Munir Podumljak <\/b>from the Partnership for Social Development (Croatia) and Jasminka Friscik <\/b>from the<\/b>Association for Emancipation, Solidarity and Equality of Women (Macedonia).<\/p>\n

Conference documentation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 Compensation in criminal proceedings in Macedonia according to CPC and LRC \u2013 Aneta Trajkovska, lawyer, Macedonia<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2013 Compensation in Criminal proceedings, Annet Koopsen, lawyer, the Netherlands<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2013 Violent Offences Compensation Fund in the Netherlands \u2013 Ludo Goossens<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2013 Compensation \u2013 International Framework \u2013 Marjan Wijers<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2013 Policy paper \u201cCompensation for Victims of Human Trafficking in the Republic of Serbia\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2013 Policy paper \u201cCompensation for Victims of Human Trafficking in the Republic of Macedonia\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2013 Analysis of the Right to Compensation and Adopted Policies for Compensation of Victims of Human Trafficking In Macedonia <\/a><\/p>\n

\u2013 Research \u201cIdentification of and Compensation to Victims of Human Trafficking in Croatia\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2013 Policy paper \u201cCompensation for Trafficking Victims in France\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2013 Policy paper \u201cCompensation for Trafficking Victims in the Netherlands\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2013 Manual for judges and prosecutors on compensation for victims of trafficking in human beings in Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t