1. Return of Trafficked Persons Basic Principles Nataliya Oliynyk, ODIHR Anti-Trafficking Officer

2. ODIHR Guiding Principles on the return of trafficked persons – a bit of history and context

3. 1. Return must be safe Voluntariness Safety Risk assessment Needs assessment

4. 2. Due Process Decision to return - lawful and individualized Rights of the trafficked person respected Comprehensive information and right to appeal provided

5. 3. Protection measures when return is impossible Short-term residence permit: –Linked to ongoing judicial proceedings –On humanitarian and other grounds Long-term residence permit: – International/subsidiary protection –Cooperation with authorities in criminal proceedings

6. 4: Return of child victims Child – up to 18 years Presumption the victim is a child in case of doubt about age Durable solution (in CoO or CoD) Best interest of the child Involvement of the child in decision-making Temporary residence on humanitarian grounds until return is possible Guardian and support in integration/reintegration

7. 5. With no further harm towards durable solution Re-victimization is a risk which could exclude return Pre-return detention of trafficked persons should be avoided Non-discrimination Re-entry ban is a punishment and should not be imposed Reintegration based on needs assessment

8. 6. Return not to hamper access to effective remedies Reparations Protection

9. 7. Cooperation and monitoring NRM TRM Monitoring by CoD and CoO agreed with the trafficked person

10. THANK YOU! Nataliya.Oliynyk@odihr.pl