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Intercultural Human Rights Law Review

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Abstract

Part I of this paper thus provides general information regarding human trafficking in the Netherlands. Descriptions of the varying aspects of trafficking, including a statistical analysis, is derived from such sources as the National Rapporteur, the Dutch legislation on human trafficking, and the B9 regulation. Part II presents a case study. This study provides insight into the activities and the role of the Regional Prostitution Control Team (RPCT). This case study also develops several problems relating to human trafficking in Dutch society. Part III of this paper discusses the Trafficking Protocol and the OSCE Action Plan and their recommendations for enforcement mechanisms. First, the Trafficking Protocol is examined by outlining its objectives, as well as recommendations for protection and assistance of human trafficking victims on a national level. Second, the objectives of the OSCE Action Plan are examined, resulting in a comprehensive comparative analysis of both the Trafficking Protocol and the OSCE Action Plan. In addition, a most recently adopted legal instrument, the 2005 Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (herein after called the "European Convention"), is introduced. Special attention is paid to its measures concerning the protection of and assistance to human trafficking victims. Part IV presents an analysis of the problems presently facing the protection of and assistance to human trafficking victims in the Netherlands. This analysis utilizes the frameworks of the OSCE Action Plan and the Trafficking Protocol, and the practical data gathered and presented in parts, Parts I, II, and III of this article. Finally, Part V of this paper presents the conclusions drawn from the analyses of Parts I through IV, including recommendations to the Dutch government.

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