Slavery and Human Trafficking - Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

Practical reforms to combat human trafficking

L.E. was tricked into travelling to Greece with a human trafficker. When they arrived, the trafficker took L.E.’s passport and made her work as a prostitute. The European court found that after the authorities had been alerted, their response suffered from shortcomings and delays. Since that time, reforms have been introduced to help tackle human trafficking in Greece.

Read more: https://www.coe.int/en/web/impact-con...

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Slavery, forced labour and human trafficking affect men, women and children across Europe.

This kind of exploitation is prohibited under the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.

Cases before the court have led to significant reforms in this area – including the criminalisation of slavery and human trafficking in several European countries: https://www.coe.int/en/web/impact-con...

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