Denying Access to Immigration Protections for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Image Description: Silhouette of barbed wire fence against a setting sun. A black bird perched on the fence appears to have caught her leg in it. Human trafficking impacts millions...
Modern Slavery: Is Domestic Servitude a “Commercial Activity” Exempted from Diplomatic Immunity?
Image description: The United Nations Office in Vienna In the Supreme Court case of Basfar v Wong [2022] UKSC 20, Wong worked as a domestic helper for Saudi Arabian diplomat...
Trafficked Persons on Trial in the United Kingdom: New Court of Appeal Guidance
Image description: a building with the inscription “Criminal Courts Building”. Section 45 of the 2015 Modern Slavery Act (MSA) established a statutory basis for the principle of non-punishment of trafficked...
UK High Court Grants Discretionary Leave to Remain for Victims of Trafficking
Image description: Several persons approaching the coastline on a small boat. On 12 October 2021, in KTT, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department...
Towards Non-Punishment and Anti-Trafficking Law Reform in Asia
The non-punishment principle (‘NPP’) refers to protecting victims of trafficking from detention, prosecution, and conviction for crimes they commit as a consequence of being trafficked. In the recent case of...
Request for UN Inquiry into Italy’s role in the Torture of Migrants and Refugees Pulled-Back to Libya
Human rights violations of migrants and refugees intercepted in the Central Mediterranean, and detained in Libya, are well-documented. Reports on Italy’s active involvement in this pull-back practice are growing. Is...
