MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND
HUMAN RIGHTS
Justice Secretariat
Under secretariat of Criminal Policy
National Program of Rescue and Accompanying to
the Victims of Trafficking Crime
NATIONAL STATISTICS
2013
victim´s rights, the most
remarkable are:
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Protection during the entire process,
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The possibility of settling in our country
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To Receive information during the entire process,
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To Receive information in a language that the victim can be
able to understand,
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To Receive appropriate shelter, feeding and maintenance,
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To Receive psychological, legal and medical assistance with
no cost,
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To Receive training and placement assistance to get job,
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Special care for Children and Adolescents, in addition to the
Rights set out, to secure recognition of their special needs, according
to their age and maturity, etc.
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In order to recognize the fragile status of the victim, this law
establishes the non- punish able status of victims of trafficking for
crimes that they could have committed during their exploitation.
Rescued víctims
Since the enactment of the law 26364
(Prevention and Sanction of Trafficking
Persons and assistance to victims) there have
been rescued a total of 4602 victims in the
context of 2103 raids.
Rescued víctims by Age
603
13%
Adults victims
Young victims
3999
87%
Rescued victims by nationality
2123
46%
2479
54%
Argentinian
Foreigners
Rescued victims according to type of
explotation
21
1%
2224
48%
Labor Exploitation
2357
51%
Sexual Exploitation
Others
Raids
29
1%
93, 4%
155
7%
202
10%
Argentina Federal Police
748, 36%
Argentina National
Gendarmerie
Argentina Naval Prefecture
Airport Security Police
Provincial Police
AFP Offices
876, 42%
Rescued Victims
By year
Total of 4602 víctims
1800
1576
1600
1568
1400
1200
1000
800
569
600
439
281
400
200
169
0
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
NATIONAL PROGRAMPROFESSIONAL TEAM
This NATIONAL PROGRAMME includes a professional
team, specialized in different disciplines, such as:
psychology,
social workers,
doctors,
lawyers
and other social disciplines.
This team works together with the Police and Federal
security forces.
We coordinate actions with the special security forces
during a raid, a victim´s rescue or an investigation.
HOW WE WORK
Firstly the Security Forces break into a place of exploitation, seconds later this
Professional Team enters, makes sure the assitance of the victims and then they
are separated from the traffickers and clients that are in the place
A Psychologist and a Social Worker will carry on a personal interview with the
victim, informing the reason for their "presence" and of the Security Forces´s
one.
To avoid the secondary re victimization and to protect the victim, only this
professional team would be able to interview the victims.
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A psychologist has to do the interview in a special
room, and it has to be video recorded. (with the relevance of a
testimony).
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This directive is orientated to avoid repeating once and
again the personal testimony of the victim,
for instance in an oral trial.
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One of the most important duties, of the professional
agents from the Program, is to elaborate reports with the most
relevant elements extracted from the interviews with the
victims.
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In those reports this multidisciplinary team has to
develop the point of view of the victim and what it is not
available in a first interview or testimony for the judge.
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The most common characteristic of human trafficking
victims is their vulnerability. That situation makes impossible
for victims to recognize themselves as such. The victims
incorporate the abuse, like a natural
part of their lives.
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So these reports are used by the legal justice, like a
relevant element of evidence.
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Through these reports, the prosecutor could prove how
and why the victims visualize themselves, the criminal and how
the criminal takes advantage of them.
The Argentaine´s Government, works articulately to
ensure the rights of the victims.
For instance:
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The Ministry of Security: investigates, prevents and fights
against this crime,
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The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights: rescues, assists,
interviews the victims and elaborates a report for the Legal Justice
system,
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The Ministry of Social Development: recovery and
reintegration of the victims,
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The Ministry of Labour to look for a suitable job for them,
Decree: “Erradication of the Promotion of Commercial sex
trade through messages and images published in the
media”
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signed by the President in two thousand and eleven.
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This policy not only enables the implementation of
Argentinean Laws, but also allows for the fulfillment of
international commitments assumed by most of the state parties.
It is important to mention that the “Palermo Protocol UN Human
Trafficking Working Group”, have recommended its parties the
adoption of similar measures.
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The banning of sex trade ads in the media contributes to
the prevention of human trafficking since these messages are
often used for the recruitment of women and girls for sex trade,
as well as for the promotion of places where sexual exploitation
takes place.
It also helps to suppress gender discrimination and the symbolic
and media violence contained in those ads through which
women are treated as objects.
THE NATIONAL PROGRAMME OF RESCUES AND ACCOMPANYING
TO THE VICTIMS OF THE CRIME OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
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works all over the country, with its headquarters in the
capital city and agencies in different regions of the country.
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These agencies replicated the “modus operandi” of the
Program, with multidiciplinary professional teams, independent
from the security force, to assist and interview the victims.
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All of them with the same “goal” to eradicates this crime.
Thanks for your kind attention.“
Thanks – Danke – Muchas Gracias
Mr. Cristian M. Encinas
National Program of
Rescue and
Accompanying to the
Victims of Trafficking Crime
Phone Number: (54-011)
5300-4014/42
e-mail:
oficinarescate@jus.gov.ar