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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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