Access to Compensation of Victims of Human Trafficking
Access to Compensation of Victims of Human Trafficking

Author(s): Ivana Radović
Subject(s): Politics, Sociology, Migration Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: prEUnup Coalition
Keywords: Human trafficking victims; Access to compensation; Civil vs. criminal proceedings; International and EU standards; Serbia EU integration
Summary/Abstract: The analysis explains various aspects of the importance of democratic elections in candidate countries from the point of view of meeting the Copenhagen political criteria, and presents the key documents through which the European Commission monitors the implementation of standards related to elections, electoral campaigns and their financing in the Republic of Serbia. This section analyses the relevant parts of the EC Report on Serbia of November 2016 - contents of the Access to compensation is assessed as the weakest link when it comes to overall access to justice for victims of human trafficking in the Republic of Serbia. This is not only because the existing regulations leave room for secondary victimization and discrimination, but also because possibilities provided by the law which theoretically may ensure better victim protection and respect for their rights are rarely used in practice. The same applies to the compliance with standards set out in ratified international instruments and EU directives which deal with the protection of victims of human trafficking or access to compensation for the victims of crime in general (Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime and Directive 2004/80/EC relating to compensation to crime victims).

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