An effective criminal justice response to trafficking is essential to ending the current high levels of impunity for traffickers while ensuring security and justice for those who have been trafficked. This includes a strong and realistic legal framework; capable frontline and specialist law enforcement agencies; informed and committed judges and prosecutors; a system for the quick and accurate identification of victims; and mechanisms to promote cooperation between criminal justice agencies within and across borders. At all stages, the national and regional response to trafficking should reflect internationally agreed criminal justice and human rights standards.
This is the Asia Regional Trafficking in Persons (ARTIP) Project website on trafficking in persons and the criminal justice response. The website provides information and guidance on developing an effective, legal, ethical and professional criminal justice response to trafficking in persons crime. It is intended to be a tool for criminal justice agencies, policy makers, victim support agencies, donors and others committed to securing justice for victims and ending impunity for traffickers.
The site also contains legal and policy resources (international, regional (South East Asia) and national (for ASEAN Member States)) as well as relevant publications.
During the post-ARTIP transition phase (26 August 2011-September 2012) the website provided by the ARTIP Project will be accessible on the world-wide web, however, it will not be updated or maintained. Please note that the information, links and documents provided on this website, in particular legal and policy documents (including sources and citations to documents), may be outdated or have been superseded by amendments.
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