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Student Post - Will the European Union's Latest Attempts to Combat Human Trafficking Be Successful?

By Corey Rayburnyung

On March 25, the European Commission released a proposal designed to combat human trafficking and the sexual abuse of children. The proposal contained a series of laws that must be approved by member countries before being enacted into legislation. The child sex abuse provisions mandate longer prison sentences for persons convicted of sex crimes against children, give the European Union jurisdiction over EU citizens who commit sex crimes against children outside of the EU, and address new uses of technology that aid offenders in committing sex crimes against children. The provisions dealing with human trafficking offer protection and support to human trafficking victims, provide law enforcement with the ability to utilize techniques such as phone tapping, eavesdropping, "and other similar tools" to combat trafficking, promote penalties for clients of human traffickers, and "establish[] independent bodies to monitor implementation of these actions...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on March 30, 2009 (boomark / email).