Regina v L(C) (Children’s Commissioner for England and Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening); Same v N(HV) (Children’s Commissioner for England and Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening); Same v N(TH) (Children’s Commissioner for England and Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening); Same v T(HD) (Children’s Commissioner for England and Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily

Regina v L(C) (Children’s Commissioner for England and Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening); Same v N(HV) (Children’s Commissioner for England and Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening); Same v N(TH) (Children’s Commissioner for England and Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening); Same v T(HD) (Children’s Commissioner for England and Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening)[2013] EWCA Crim 991; [2013] WLR (D) 249

“Where the question arose as to whether a defendant who had committed an offence was a victim of trafficking the prosecution was, and remained, responsible for deciding whether to prosecute or not. The court’s role was to protect the rights of a victim of trafficking by overseeing the decision of the prosecutor and refusing to countenance any prosecution which failed to acknowledge and address the victim’s subservient situation.”

WLR Daily, 21st June 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Court of appeal quashes the convictions of four victims of human trafficking and releases new guidelines to protect others – The Independent

“Victims of the ‘vile’ offence of human trafficking who become involved in crime should have their cases dealt with by the justice system with the ‘greatest sensitivity’, leading judges said today.”

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The Independent, 21st June 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Vietnamese trafficking victims win appeal against convictions – BBC News

Posted June 21st, 2013 in appeals, children, news, trafficking in human beings by sally

“Three children from Vietnam who were trafficked to the UK and forced to work for criminal gangs have had their criminal convictions quashed.”

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BBC News, 21st June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Too many human traffickers escape justice in UK, says solicitor general – The Guardian

“Too few of the human traffickers who force women to work in the sex trade and children to labour in cannabis farms are being prosecuted in the UK, according to the solicitor general, Oliver Heald QC.”

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The Guardian, 11th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Legal aid cuts will deny vulnerable women justice – The Guardian

“Campaigners warn that proposals to slash the legal aid budget will price trafficked women and victims of domestic violence out of the justice system.”

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The Guardian, 10th June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Legal aid residency tests ‘will leave migrant children destitute’ – The Guardian

“Abandoned migrant and trafficked children will be left destitute and at risk of exploitation if the government goes ahead with a plan to introduce residency tests to determine whether they qualify for legal aid, child protection experts are warning.”

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The Guardian, 2nd June 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Lawyers’ treatment of gang grooming victims prompts call for reform – The Guardian

“Campaigners demand urgent shake-up of court procedure after seven barristers cross-examined a girl every day for three weeks in child-grooming case.”

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The Guardian, 19th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man jailed for abuse of ‘enslaved’ woman in London – BBC News

Posted May 16th, 2013 in news, rape, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by sally

“A man has been jailed for 11 years for raping an Indian woman who was treated like a ‘slave’ at his home.”

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BBC News, 16th May 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Oxford gang found guilty of grooming and sexually exploiting girls – The Guardian

“A gang of abusers who subjected vulnerable girls in Oxford to years of rape, torture and extreme sexual violence has been convicted at the Old Bailey in one of the biggest child sexual exploitation trials in recent years.”

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The Guardian, 14th May 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ipswich sex slave teenager case: London men jailed – BBC News

“Three men from east London who abducted a 13-year-old girl from the streets of
the city and forced her to become their sex slave have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 26th April 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Couple convicted over baby smuggling attempt – Home Office

Posted April 18th, 2013 in children, news, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by sally

“A couple from Oxford have been convicted of attempting to pass off a Nigerian baby as their own and bring it back to the UK.”

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Home Office, 17th April 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Government failing to bring Britain in line with European rules on human trafficking, say charities – The Independent

“The Government has failed to bring Britain in line with European laws on human trafficking, according to leading charities, who say victims of the crime are being left vulnerable to further abuse.”

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The Independent, 10th March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Three men convicted of sex-trafficking 13-year-old girl – The Guardian

Posted February 28th, 2013 in children, drug offences, news, rape, sexual offences, trafficking in human beings by sally

“Three men have been convicting of abducting a 13-year-old girl and forcing her to become their sex slave.”

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The Guardian, 17th February 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Trafficker jailed for using Polish workers as slaves – The Independent

Posted February 25th, 2013 in forced labour, news, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by sally

“A ‘physical and mental bully’ has been jailed for six years and three months for trafficking four men to the UK and exploiting them to work as slaves.”

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The Independent, 22nd February 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

More training to identify and support victims of human trafficking – Home Office

Posted January 21st, 2013 in charities, education, news, trafficking in human beings, victims by sally

“GPs, midwives, youth workers and social workers are among those professionals who will soon benefit from training to identify and help victims of human trafficking, the Home Office announced today.”

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Home Office, 21st January 2013

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Barnardo’s concern over child sex trafficking rise – BBC News

Posted January 14th, 2013 in child abuse, news, statistics, trafficking in human beings by sally

“The UK has seen an ‘alarming’ 22% year-on-year rise in children being sexually exploited, the charity Barnardo’s says.”

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BBC News, 13th January 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

UK not doing enough to combat human trafficking and domestic slavery – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 29th, 2012 in forced labour, human rights, news, trafficking in human beings by sally

“The European Court of Human Rights recently held that the UK was in breach of Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights by failing to have specific legislation in place which criminalised domestic slavery.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 28th November 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Child Sexual Exploitation Inquiry interim report – The Office of the Children’s Commissioner

Child Sexual Exploitation Inquiry interim report – I thought I was the only one. The only one in the world

The Office of the Children’s Commissioner, November 2012

Source: www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk

Osezua Osolase jailed for ‘juju’ rituals trafficker – BBC News

Posted October 30th, 2012 in children, news, prostitution, rape, sentencing, trafficking in human beings, witchcraft by sally

“A man who carried out ‘juju’ witchcraft on teenage girls he trafficked from Nigeria to Europe for prostitution has been jailed for 20 years.”

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BBC News, 29th October 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prosecuting human trafficking and slavery, the law and the UK response – Solicitor General, Oliver Heald QC MP

Posted October 30th, 2012 in forced labour, news, prosecutions, trafficking in human beings by sally

Prosecuting human trafficking and slavery, the law and the UK response

Solicitor General, Oliver Heald QC MP

Bradford University, 29th October 2012

Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk