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Supporting Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings
Best Practices in Germany
Nina Musmann
Executive Director
KOK e.V. - German nationwide activist coordination group combating trafficking in
women and violence against women in the process of migration
Topics
1. NGO Networking
2. Cooperation Models
3. Return of trafficked Persons
4. Conclusion
1. NGO Networking
Structure and networking within KOK e.V.:
In 1999 KOK was founded by a group of counselling
centres, today KOK e.V. counts 39 member organizations.
NGO with the head office in Berlin.
Financial donation by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs,
Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.
Member profile:
Counselling centres for victims of trafficking
Specialised counselling centres for women
Projects for female migrants
Shelters
Lobbying organizations
1. NGO Networking
Objectives:
Increasing public awareness of trafficking in women and
any kind of violence against women in the process of
migration
Implementation of national and international human rights
standards for trafficked persons
Equal legal and social status for female migrants
The continuous improvement of living conditions for female
migrants
1. NGO Networking
Focal points of work
Collection of specialist knowledge
Regional coordination
Committee and networking activities
Political lobbying
Public relation
Increasing awareness
1. NGO Networking
Profile of the specialized Counselling Centres
Non-governmental offices where advice is given to women
Service is offered for free and complete confidentiality is
guaranteed
Native language counsellors and interpreters who deal
with many different languages are available
Counsellors working at the centres are legally bound to
confidentiality, all information given at a centre will be
handled as strictly confidential
Nothing will be undertaken without the agreement of the
client
1. NGO Networking
Specialized Counselling Centres
The offered services include
Psychological and social advice and support
Arrange safety shelters
Supply support on identifying a lawyer
Accompany to the authorities
Support during the criminal proceedings
The counselling centres organize the return process, inform
and support the returnees
1. NGO Networking
2. Cooperation Models
Cooperation:
With the police by cooperation concepts
With politicians by round table and committee work
With NGOs by networking and exchange of information at
national, European and international level
2. Cooperation Models to identify victims
Victim
Police
NGO
Relatives
Counselling Centre
Embassies
Acquaintances
Customers of sexual services
2. Cooperation models
Cooperation Agreements are important:
For a good support and protection of the victims in line
with demand
For the access to the affected persons
Cooperation Agreements between the counselling centres
and the police can be considered as successfully
2. Cooperation and networking
on international level
International Cooperations are important for:
Protection of the victims
Prevention
Criminal prosecution
Support during the return process
Common lobbying
3. Return of trafficked person
Several programs existing
Good cooperation between authorities and NGOs from
Germany and the countries of origin is necessary
A good tool for this is a NGO contact database which is
managed by KOK e.V.
Data protection must be guaranteed
Programmes should avoid labelling the trafficked persons
as “victims” in order to prevent stigmatization on return
3. Return of trafficked person
Course of action of the counselling centres concerning the
handing over to a partner organization
The affected person is advised by the counselling centre
A returning programme can apply for travelling expenses
Contact between the counselling centre and the partner
organization in the country of origin is possible
Colleagues of the partner organization continue supporting
the affected person (pick up from the airport, preparation
of the return to the home village, help concerning the
professional orientation etc.)
4. Conclusions
Human trafficking is a cross-border phenomenon
The cooperation of all concerned partners on the
international level is indispensable (NGOs, police, politics,
etc.)
Regarding the counselling centres networking and the
active exchange of information lead to the improvement of
victim protection
The exchange about best practice models of victim
protection has to be promoted
Thank you very much
for your attention!
Further information available at
www.kok-buero.de