Trafficking & Vulnerability
Country expertise on re-trafficking risk, the practical sufficiency of state protection, and the prospects for safe reintegration for victims of modern slavery and gender-based harm.
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Primary source categories
- GRETA / Council of Europe
- US TIP Report
- IOM & UNODC reporting
- Specialist anti-trafficking NGOs
- Academic trafficking studies
- Local shelter & support providers
How the expert gathers and tests the intelligence.
We assess the documented prevalence of re-trafficking for a person of the claimant's profile, including the reach and methods of trafficking networks.
We evaluate the practical operation of anti-trafficking mechanisms, victim identification, and protection — against the evidence, not the statute book alone.
We assess the availability and accessibility of shelters, support, and economic opportunity, and the risk of stigma or destitution on return.
Findings are framed with regard to recognised vulnerability guidance, without opining on the claimant's credibility.
Objectively contextualising government country notes.
Official country materials carry weight, but they are not the last word. Our reports engage them directly and transparently.
Protection sufficiency
Where official materials assert an effective national referral and protection framework, we test whether it functions in practice for returnees, with sourced examples.
Internal relocation for victims
We address whether relocation would place a victim beyond the reach of traffickers, or would instead be unreasonable given support gaps.
Objective, trauma-aware
The report addresses objective risk while respecting vulnerability frameworks; it does not assess or narrate personal trauma.
Practical, not theoretical
Protection and reintegration are assessed as they function in practice, with sourced evidence of real-world outcomes.
It is the duty of experts to help the decision-maker on matters within their expertise. This duty overrides any obligation to the person from whom experts have received instructions or by whom they are paid.
— Expert duty to the court or tribunal