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La Strada International

A European NGO Platform against trafficking in human beings La Strada International is a European NGO Platform against human trafficking.

The platform comprises 25 member organisations and 5 associate members in 24 European countries. The network is represented by an international secretariat with the same name. The secretariat, based in Amsterdam, focuses on international networking, lobbying and public relations on behalf of the member organisations, producing common policies and action plans and harmonised lobby and advocacy prog

rammes. The secretariat maintains and expands the relations of the La Strada network with national and international organisations, national governments, European institutions and UN bodies. The secretariat supports capacity building of the members and provides a forum for NGOs on the issue of trafficking. It also houses an international archive and documentation centre and manages the international La Strada website. All La Strada International member organisations are registered as independent non-governmental organisations and work at the grassroots level. They run hotlines and shelters for trafficked persons, publish information and prevention materials, provide direct psychological and social assistance to trafficked persons and train various professionals how to identify and work with trafficked persons. They are united in the general assembly of La Strada International, the decision-making organ of the network, which determines strategies and policies and elects the board members. The Board supervises the international secretariat.

15/07/2026

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆

Many legislative and policy processes are ongoing, but it is expected that most EU Member States will only conclude the transposition after the summer.

Article 19 of the Directive strengthens the EU’s framework for monitoring, coordination and reporting on human trafficking.

It clarifies the obligation to establish a well-resourced National Anti-Trafficking Coordinator. Article 19a and 19b further introduce two new binding obligations:
🔸 Member States must establish systems for the recording, production, and provision of anonymized statistical data to monitor the effectiveness of their anti-trafficking response and report now annually.
🔸 Member States must adopt a National Anti-Trafficking Action Plan by 15 July 2028, developed and implemented in consultation with the National Anti-Trafficking Coordinator or equivalent mechanism.

So far, monitoring and coordination across EU Member States has been inconsistent. National action plans have not always been adequately resourced or implemented. Many EUMS do not yet have specific National Anti-Trafficking Coordinators, and civil society has too often been excluded from meaningful participation in national coordination structures.

Regrettably, the article does not introduce an obligation to establish independent Rapporteurs or monitoring bodies. Meanwhile, data collection across the EU remains fragmented and difficult to compare, undermining the evidence base needed for an effective and rights-based response.

👉 Read more on our website: https://www.lastradainternational.org/news/deadline-to-transpose-the-revised-eu-anti-trafficking-directive-is-today/

09/07/2026

The EU Commission is expected to present its new 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲–𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬 around EU Anti-Trafficking Day on 18 October. The choices made now will determine whether the next Strategy truly places victims’ rights, prevention, and accountability at its core.

We analysed all 93 submissions to the EU Commission’s public consultation and the message across NGOs, trade unions, public authorities, international organisations, and the joint message is clear: the Strategy must go beyond minimum compliance and deliver an ambitious, rights-based framework that strengthens victim protection, improves prevention efforts, addresses labour exploitation, and reinforces cooperation with CSOs.

Our 10 key demands call on the Commission and Member States to:
✅ Place victims’ rights, needs, and agency at the centre of all measures
✅ Guarantee unconditional support and non-discriminatory access to protection, assistance, and services for all victims of trafficking
✅ Ensure safe access to justice and remedies by enabling victims to report exploitation without fear of prosecution, detention, deportation, or retaliation, and by applying the non-punishment principle effectively.
✅ Strengthen awareness, training, and capacity-building
✅ Prevent exploitation by addressing vulnerabilities and strengthening labour rights, including through outreach to migrants and refugees, access to safe complaint mechanisms and protection against retaliation.
✅ Strengthen private sector accountability across supply and subcontracting chains
✅ Promote effective access to rights by strengthening National Referral Mechanisms and focal points, through sustainable and long-term investment, cross-border cooperation, and meaningful involvement of civil society organisations.
✅ Ensure victims’ access to compensation through legal aid, effective compensation mechanisms, asset recovery and use of seized assets and fines to compensate victims.
✅ Improve data collection, information sharing, monitoring and evaluation of victims’ access to rights, while ensuring strong protection of personal data and privacy.
✅ Guarantee sustainable funding for anti-trafficking action

06/07/2026

⚠️ 𝗟𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀

La Strada Ukraine hit by Russian air attacks one of the largest air attacks on Kyiv since the start of the full-scale invasion, leaving at least 21 people were killed, dozens injured, and over 100 buildings damaged.

Unfortunately, our member La Strada Ukraine, was also damaged by the attacks, including the space where the National Hotline for Children and Youth (116 111) operates. Thankfully, the team was in a shelter and everyone is safe.

La Strada Ukraine is a leading Ukrainian organization fighting and gender-based violence and protecting children’s rights, running national hotlines and providing legal and psychological support to women, children, and other vulnerable groups throughout the war.

This attack is a stark reminder of the conditions under which protection services in Ukraine continue to operate, and why flexible, rapid-response support matters now more than ever.

Your support will help La Strada Ukraine to:
‼️ repair the damage caused by the attack
‼️ put safety and rapid-response measures in place for staff
‼️ keep their hotlines and support services running

👉 Support La Strada Ukraine: https://la-strada.org.ua/en/

22/06/2026

To mark and the approval of the last Wednesday, we publish our statement raising concern over the higher risks of exploitation and abuse for migrant people in Europe.

Refugees and people on the move are among those most exposed to exploitation and trafficking. According to Eurostat, over 60% of all identified victims of human trafficking in the EU are third-country nationals.

La Strada International is concerned that the Return Regulation will increase rather than reduce these risks. The regulation’s emphasis on rapid assessments and swift returns creates conditions in which trafficking victims may be deported before their situation is properly identified. The expansion of detention and the creation of return hubs in non-EU countries, often overcrowded and with limited oversight, are environments where vulnerability to exploitation and re-trafficking is well-documented.

While the text includes references to safeguards and the principle of non-refoulement, their practical application in an enforcement-first framework remains uncertain.

The regulation does allow national governments some room in implementation. We call on EU Member States to use that space to prioritise proper identification of vulnerable people, avoid detention as a default, and ensure that existing protections under international and EU law are upheld in practice.

Read the full statement on our website:https://documentation.lastradainternational.org/lsidocs/3667-INCREASING%20EXPLOITATION%20RISKS.pdf

15/06/2026

⏳ 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

By 15 July 2026, EU Member States must transpose the revised EU Anti-Trafficking Directive into national law.

As part of our campaign « 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗨 𝗟𝗮𝘄 », this month we focus on 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝟭𝟴𝗮, which introduces a binding obligation to criminalise the knowing use of services provided by victims of human trafficking.

So far, this provision has shown limited impact. Research, including our own report, found limited positive effect on victim protection, prevention, or prosecution. Across the EU, prosecutorial activity has remained limited and convictions rare. Critically, the provision has too often been used to indirectly target s*x work rather than to address human trafficking.

Article 18a now clarifies that the offence requires intent, knowledge, and the pursuit of gain, and applies equally to all forms of trafficking, not only s*xual exploitation. Under EU law, « services » covers almost any remunerated economic activity, from construction and domestic work to hospitality, care, and transport.

𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆. Companies should conduct due diligence on workers, suppliers, and recruiters; train staff to identify signs of exploitation; and ensure safe reporting mechanisms are in place. Monitoring high-risk sectors and supply chains is essential.

📖 Read the full article on our website: https://www.lastradainternational.org/news/one-month-left-criminalisation-of-the-knowing-use/
📄 Read our report on the criminalisation of the knowing use of services:https://documentation.lastradainternational.org/lsidocs/3476-LSI%20-%20Policy%20Paper%20-%20Knowing%20Use%20on%20Human%20Trafficking%20-%202022.pdf

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15/06/2026

Last Thursday, La Strada International met with Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Ana Catarina Mendes (S&D) and her team at the European Parliament.

During the meeting, we reflected on the latest European legal developments, including the transposition of the revised Anti-Trafficking Directive. We also shared our concerns about the negative spill-over effects of recent restrictive migration policies, and agreed on the importance of continuing to put people and trafficked persons in particular at the centre of policymaking, prioritising the defence of human rights.

The conclusion was clear: the recent migration policies risk significantly increasing the vulnerabilities of third-country nationals and pushing them further into dependence on traffickers.

We sincerely thank MEP Ana Catarina Mendes and her team for their genuine and committed engagement with a fairer future that puts people and rights first. We look forward to continuing this collaboration to strengthen the prevention, identification and protection of trafficked persons across Europe.

15/05/2026

⏳ 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

By 15 July 2026, Member States must transpose the revised EU Anti-Trafficking Directive into national law.

As part of our campaign “𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗨 𝗟𝗮𝘄”, this month we focus on 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝟭𝟳, which establishes Member States’ obligation to ensure that victims of trafficking have access to 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

While compensation is recognised as a legal right, it remains rarely realised in practice. Article 17 was only slightly revised and still only refers to existing mechanisms, encouraging but not binding Member States to establish dedicated compensation funds.

However, the EU Compensation Directive of 2004 (Directive 2004/80/EC) already obliges Member States to ensure that victims of violent intentional crimes have access to a national state compensation scheme that provides “fair and appropriate” compensation, even when the crime occurred in another EU country.

Alongside this month’s campaign post, we are publishing new research examining how recent EU legislation, adopted in 2024, alongside earlier legal instruments, may enhance access to compensation for victims of trafficking in Europe, with a focus on France, Germany, and Spain.

The paper maps existing compensation routes, criminal proceedings, civil claims, and state schemes, and finds that despite compensation being a legal right, it is rarely achieved in practice due to fragmented and weak enforcement systems, but new EU instruments on asset recovery, forced labour, and corporate due diligence may offer opportunities to strengthen accountability and victim redress if effectively implemented.

Too often, trafficked persons and victims of forced labour face barriers at every stage, from lack of information about their rights, to offenders who fail to pay, to state schemes that are inaccessible in practice. Compensation is not only about financial redress: it contributes to restoring economic stability, strengthening autonomy, and reducing vulnerability to re-exploitation.

11/05/2026

𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮-𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻

We invite organisations across Europe working directly or indirectly in areas such as mental health, migration, asylum, anti-trafficking, gender-based violence, outreach, referral, and social support to take part in a RESILIA survey on access to trauma-informed mental health care for migrant and displaced women in vulnerable contexts, including human trafficking, violence, exploitation, and displacement.

We want to better understand what is happening in practice at national and local level: the main barriers and gaps in access to support, the needs identified by organisations, and promising approaches that can help improve care.

The findings will feed into the RESILIA project’s research and help inform advocacy, practical tools, and policy recommendations at national and EU level. All responses will be treated anonymously and only referenced by country.

🕒 The survey takes 15–20 minutes to complete
🔗 Survey link: https://forms.gle/ndgdGodaf9mnoTcu7

You are welcome to reply in your preferred language. Please also feel free to share this post with relevant colleagues and networks.

👉 Read more about the RESILIA project: https://www.lastradainternational.org/resilia-resilient-mental-health-and-empowerment-for-migrant-women/

👉 Read more about the survey: https://www.lastradainternational.org/news/survey-access-to-trauma-informed-mental-health-care/

RESILIA – Resilient Mental Health and Empowerment for Migrant Women in Vulnerable Contexts is funded by the European Union under the EU4Health Programme

21/04/2026

Today, La Strada International and GAATW organised a side event at the 26th OSCE Alliance Conference on Trafficking in Persons, “From Criminalisation to Protection: Strengthening the Non-Punishment Principle in Cases of Forced Criminality.” The discussion reinforced a critical reality: despite clear international and regional frameworks, trafficked persons are still being arrested, prosecuted, and convicted for acts they were forced to commit.

This gap between legal standards and practice remains a serious concern, particularly for migrants, asylum seekers, children, and people in irregular situations. Speakers, representing our members LEFO IBF, Hope Now, and the Helen Bamber Foundation, as well as GAATW and the Dutch National Rapporteur on Human Trafficking shared compelling insights from research, legal casework, and frontline practice across Europe and beyond.

Their contributions highlighted that the non-punishment principle continues to be applied inconsistently, including in cases where individuals have already been identified as trafficked persons. Key challenges include persistent lack of awareness and training among practitioners; high thresholds and inconsistent application of the non-punishment principle; limited access to quality legal assistance and structural barriers to early identification of victims.

Adequate application of the non-punishment principle requires: a shift away from punitive (migration) approaches toward victim protection; clear legal frameworks and prosecutorial guidance, better monitoring of the application based on more systematic data collection, early and unconditional application of the non-punishment principle and better awareness and better cooperation between police, NGOs, and judicial actors. A strong recommendation was also made by La Strada International to ensure more funding for NGOs to reach and assist victims and monitor the application of the non-punishment provision.

15/04/2026

⏳ 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

By 15 July 2026, Member States must transpose the revised EU Anti-Trafficking Directive into national law.

As part of our campaign “𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗨 𝗟𝗮𝘄”, this month we focus on 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝟭𝟭, which sets out victims’ rights to 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 before, during, and for an appropriate time after criminal proceedings.

Is now mandatory for EU Member States to both stablish and formalise National Referral Mechanisms (NRMs).

Effective transposition of Article 11 requires Member States to:
🔸 ensure stablishment and effective implementation of NRMs,
🔸 recognise the key role of NGOs in both identification and support of victims within NRMs,
🔸 guarantee that access to support, protection measures, and residence permits is not conditional on cooperation with law enforcement,
🔸 secure budget for both NRMs and NGOs.

Too often, people who have been trafficked face delays in identification, restrictive access conditions, or support that is linked to their participation in investigations. This leaves people without safety, stability, or the time needed to recover and make informed decisions.

A rights-based transposition of Article 11 means ensuring that assistance and support are available in practice, accessible without discrimination, and responsive to the realities victims face.

Over the coming months, we will continue to highlight key articles of the Directive and share recommendations to support clear, consistent, and rights-based across Member States.
Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/e3rvJsqe

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