National Referral Mechanism

The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is a process in the United Kingdom for identifying and supporting victims of human trafficking. It is a framework for coordinating the response of different agencies and organizations involved in identifying and supporting victims of trafficking. The NRM is operated by the UK’s Home Office and is designed to ensure that victims of trafficking receive the support and protection they need. It also plays a role in the prosecution of traffickers. The NRM applies to all forms of trafficking, including forced labor and sexual exploitation.

 

 

Police raids exposed for not referring trafficking survivors for support
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Police raids exposed for not referring trafficking survivors for support

New data has exposed how police raids on the sex industry in the U.K., carried out under the guise of clamping down on modern slavery, in fact do not refer trafficking victims for support the majority of the time. Trafficking victims not referred for support According to the study, police regularly carry out raids on…

Trafficking in human beings: Commission proposes stronger rules to fight the evolving crime
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Trafficking in human beings: Commission proposes stronger rules to fight the evolving crime

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission proposed to strengthen the rules that prevent and combat trafficking in human beings. Every year over 7000 people become victims of human trafficking in the EU. That figure can be expected to be much higher as many victims remain…

Government rhetoric has “a chilling effect” on survivors of modern slavery, say UN experts. 
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Government rhetoric has “a chilling effect” on survivors of modern slavery, say UN experts. 

Government rhetoric has “a chilling effect” on survivors of modern slavery, say UN experts as UK anti-slavery organisations urge the Government to end dangerous hostility  Today, UN experts expressed alarm at the UK Government’s use of unevidenced claims and sensationalist language towards survivors of trafficking and modern slavery, stating these attacks on the credibility of…

UN Slams UK Attacks on Slavery Victims' Credibility | Mirage News
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UN Slams UK Attacks on Slavery Victims' Credibility | Mirage News

  Demonising victims of trafficking and contemporary forms of slavery erodes public sympathy for measures to protect them and may lead to attacks on these groups by extremists, UN experts warned today, urging the United Kingdom to step up efforts to protect survivors. The credibility of victims of trafficking and contemporary forms of slavery, including…

81 human trafficking cases prevented in Myanmar between 2020 and 2021
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81 human trafficking cases prevented in Myanmar between 2020 and 2021

YANGON, Dec 18 (Eleven Media Group/ANN): Myanmar have prevented 81 cases of human trafficking, helping 840 people between 2020 and 2021, said Brigadier General Aung Htay Myint, head of the Transnational Crime Division. He revealed the information during the 5th inter-ministerial meeting of the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking – COMMIT, which took on…

Home Office unlawfully detains survivor of sexual exploitation
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Home Office unlawfully detains survivor of sexual exploitation

Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking, and to protect the human rights of victims and survivors. They are active in the United Kingdom, United States, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda. Their multi-disciplinary model is based on four pillars: preventing exploitation; rescuing victims; restoring lives;…

Survivor of forced labour left homeless as case ‘slipped through the system’
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Survivor of forced labour left homeless as case ‘slipped through the system’

Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking, and to protect the human rights of victims and survivors. They are active in the United Kingdom, United States, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda. Their multi-disciplinary model is based on four pillars: preventing exploitation; rescuing victims; restoring lives;…

Potential victim identified after church holds modern slavery event
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Potential victim identified after church holds modern slavery event

This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. An Albanian man bravely accepted support to leave exploitation after Hope for Justice raised awareness about modern slavery at a church in Leicester….

Human Trafficking: Simulation of Victim’s Referral Process for Better Protection
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Human Trafficking: Simulation of Victim’s Referral Process for Better Protection

The first large-scale regional simulation exercise to be organised by the Council of Europe in the framework of its joint programmes with the European Union and in partnership with the Government of Malta is taking place from 23-29 October in Valletta, Malta. It represents a unique approach to improve the coordination, detection and referral of…

Human trafficking in Glasgow as criminal gangs profit from slavery and sexual exploitation – MSN
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Human trafficking in Glasgow as criminal gangs profit from slavery and sexual exploitation – MSN

More people are trafficked to the Glasgow area than any other part of Scotland. Worryingly the numbers forced into slavery, sexual exploitation, criminality and even organ harvesting are growing as ruthless gangs profit from desperate people. Police figures reveal that over the past three years more than 1,400 victims of modern slavery have been recorded…