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<strong>UN</strong>.<strong>GIFT</strong> - EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC<br />
RECOMMENDATIONS ON AN EFFECTIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE<br />
TO TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS<br />
Recommendations adopted by participants <strong>of</strong> the <strong>UN</strong>.<strong>GIFT</strong> Regional<br />
Workshop on Criminal Justice Responses <strong>to</strong> Trafficking in Persons<br />
(Australia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia,<br />
Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Palau, the Philippines,<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Korea, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam)<br />
Recommendation 1: A comprehensive legal framework in compliance with<br />
international standards<br />
To the extent possible and in accordance with domestic law and applicable<br />
international legal obligations:<br />
• Trafficking in persons and related crimes should be criminalized in<br />
accordance with international definitions;<br />
• Penalties for trafficking in persons and related crimes should be<br />
appropriate and proportionate;<br />
• The legal framework around trafficking in persons should reflect the<br />
principle <strong>of</strong> extradite or prosecute;<br />
• Bilateral and multilateral agreements on extradition and mutual legal<br />
assistance should be made applicable <strong>to</strong> the crime <strong>of</strong> trafficking in<br />
persons;<br />
• The legal framework should enable the tracing and recovery <strong>of</strong> proceeds<br />
<strong>of</strong> trafficking in persons and trafficking related crimes;<br />
• The legal framework should enable victims <strong>of</strong> trafficking <strong>to</strong> access legal<br />
remedies; and<br />
• States should be encouraged <strong>to</strong> ratify and/or accede <strong>to</strong> international<br />
instruments relevant <strong>to</strong> the issue <strong>of</strong> trafficking in persons.<br />
Recommendation 2: An effective specialist investigation function within<br />
law enforcement agencies<br />
To the extent possible and in accordance with domestic law and applicable<br />
international legal obligations:<br />
• States should consider establishing a specialist function reflecting the<br />
national legal framework, and the national law enforcement structure;<br />
<strong>UN</strong>.<strong>GIFT</strong> East Asia and the Pacific<br />
Recommended Guidelines on an Effective Criminal Justice Response <strong>to</strong> Trafficking in Persons<br />
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