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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.
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;…
04 November 2022 In our latest blog, Jo Baker, International Advocacy Manager, takes a look at the UN’s five-year human rights reviews, which will spotlight the UK in 2022. Image credit: Melinda Nagy, via Shutterstock. Every five years, the UK has a human rights health check at the United Nations, performed by other countries, and…
The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Malawi, with Committee Experts commending efforts to combat human trafficking, and raising questions about access to lawyers and the definition of torture. Anna Racu, Committee Vice Chairperson and Co-Rapporteur for Malawi, said that it was positive that Malawi had adopted the Trafficking…
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. By Paul McAnulty, UK & Europe Programme Director at Hope for Justice Poverty is one of the major drivers that underpins exploitation, and…
Criminal practice affects more than 40 million people worldwide – 24.9 million of which are said to be exploited through forced labour, with 16 million in global supply chains. And numbers indicate that 2022 could become the worst year so far for modern slavery in the UK – with crooks who profit from this making…
The Home Office has reclassified modern slavery as an immigration issue instead of a safeguarding concern in what Hope for Justice describes as a “highly regressive” move. It follows claims from the Home Secretary last week that modern slavery laws are being abused and “derailing the UK’s policy on illegal migration.” The Home Office has…
The U.K. Home Office has taken the shocking decision to remove modern slavery from the remit of the safeguarding minister and place it under the immigration minister’s brief, classed as an “illegal immigration and asylum” issue. The U.K. is not prioritizing modern slavery Treating modern slavery as an immigration issue not only ignores domestic victims…
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. A man who was exploited for forced labour by his landlord and left homeless is now safe, free and is pursuing a career…
A new report exposes damning evidence: the U.K. government is locking up trafficking victims with the number tripling in the last four years. Immigration detention is inhumane Detention of trafficking survivors is inhumane and risks seriously exacerbating survivors’ existing trauma, contributing to severe mental health issues and increasing the risk of suicide. The UN Special…
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. By Adam Hewitt, Head of Digital and Communications at Hope for Justice In August, we responded to an article in the Telegraph in…
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