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the Ministry of the Interior, the Israel Prisons Service, the Israel Police and the Office of the
State Attorney, have responded to human rights abuses perpetrated against trafficked women
in Israel;
" based on the outcome of this review, the Israeli authorities should develop an overall inter-
agency strategy to ensure that there is a coordinated and effective response by the various
agencies involved to the human rights abuses to which trafficked women are subjected.
In particular the Israeli government should:
" enact legislation making slavery and the buying and selling of persons unlawful;
" ensure that its criminal laws and criminal justice system treat trafficked women who have been
victims of human rights abuses as such and as potential witnesses, rather than as criminals;
" with a view to enhancing Israel s overall capacity to investigate and prosecute human rights
abuses in the context of trafficking, consideration should be given to the establishment of a
specialized unit charged specifically with dealing with investigation and prosecution of these
abuses;
" bring to justice, in accordance with internationally recognized fair trial standards, those alleged
to have committed human rights abuses ranging from enslavement and other restrictions of
liberty, to torture, including rape and other sexual assaults, against trafficked women;
" develop awareness-raising and training programs aimed at relevant government officials, in
particular officials in the Ministry of the Interior, the Israel Police, the Israel Prisons Service
and the Office of the State Attorney. These programs should be premised on an approach that
takes into account human rights as well as law enforcement issues and should include
information about the human rights abuses suffered by trafficked women, thereby emphasizing
that they should be treated as victims of human rights abuses rather than as criminals;
" take steps to ensure the safety of victims of these human rights abuses, including of women
who provide information to the police or who testify in criminal prosecutions, in Israel and
abroad;
" increase international cooperation, in particular cooperation with the governments of the FSU
and transit states to combat human rights abuses committed against trafficked women. The
involvement of Embassies and Consulates of FSU countries in Israel should form a particular
focus of attention for international cooperation in order to raise awareness about the plight and
needs of trafficked women victims of human rights abuses. A forum of Israeli and Embassy
and Consulate officials of FSU countries should be convened to identify areas of cooperation
between recipient and sending countries;
" detain trafficked women pending deportation only as a last resort;
" ensure that trafficked women are held in detention in conditions which comply with the Body
of Principles for the Protection of Persons under any Form of Detention or Imprisonment;
" open as soon as possible a hostel where trafficked women may stay pending deportation;
" ensure that trafficked women have access to appropriate services, including legal aid,
counselling and medical services;
" in accordance with guiding principles of refugee law, give to trafficked women who wish to
apply for asylum the necessary facilities for submitting their cases to the authorities concerned
AI Index: MDE 15/17/00 Amnesty International May 2000
Human rights abuses of women trafficked from countries of the FSU into Israel s sex industry 17
and the opportunity to contact a representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees.
Amnesty International May 2000 AI Index: MDE 15/17/00 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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the Ministry of the Interior, the Israel Prisons Service, the Israel Police and the Office of the
State Attorney, have responded to human rights abuses perpetrated against trafficked women
in Israel;
" based on the outcome of this review, the Israeli authorities should develop an overall inter-
agency strategy to ensure that there is a coordinated and effective response by the various
agencies involved to the human rights abuses to which trafficked women are subjected.
In particular the Israeli government should:
" enact legislation making slavery and the buying and selling of persons unlawful;
" ensure that its criminal laws and criminal justice system treat trafficked women who have been
victims of human rights abuses as such and as potential witnesses, rather than as criminals;
" with a view to enhancing Israel s overall capacity to investigate and prosecute human rights
abuses in the context of trafficking, consideration should be given to the establishment of a
specialized unit charged specifically with dealing with investigation and prosecution of these
abuses;
" bring to justice, in accordance with internationally recognized fair trial standards, those alleged
to have committed human rights abuses ranging from enslavement and other restrictions of
liberty, to torture, including rape and other sexual assaults, against trafficked women;
" develop awareness-raising and training programs aimed at relevant government officials, in
particular officials in the Ministry of the Interior, the Israel Police, the Israel Prisons Service
and the Office of the State Attorney. These programs should be premised on an approach that
takes into account human rights as well as law enforcement issues and should include
information about the human rights abuses suffered by trafficked women, thereby emphasizing
that they should be treated as victims of human rights abuses rather than as criminals;
" take steps to ensure the safety of victims of these human rights abuses, including of women
who provide information to the police or who testify in criminal prosecutions, in Israel and
abroad;
" increase international cooperation, in particular cooperation with the governments of the FSU
and transit states to combat human rights abuses committed against trafficked women. The
involvement of Embassies and Consulates of FSU countries in Israel should form a particular
focus of attention for international cooperation in order to raise awareness about the plight and
needs of trafficked women victims of human rights abuses. A forum of Israeli and Embassy
and Consulate officials of FSU countries should be convened to identify areas of cooperation
between recipient and sending countries;
" detain trafficked women pending deportation only as a last resort;
" ensure that trafficked women are held in detention in conditions which comply with the Body
of Principles for the Protection of Persons under any Form of Detention or Imprisonment;
" open as soon as possible a hostel where trafficked women may stay pending deportation;
" ensure that trafficked women have access to appropriate services, including legal aid,
counselling and medical services;
" in accordance with guiding principles of refugee law, give to trafficked women who wish to
apply for asylum the necessary facilities for submitting their cases to the authorities concerned
AI Index: MDE 15/17/00 Amnesty International May 2000
Human rights abuses of women trafficked from countries of the FSU into Israel s sex industry 17
and the opportunity to contact a representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees.
Amnesty International May 2000 AI Index: MDE 15/17/00 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]