Regional and subregional cooperation in promoting a human rights-based approach to combatting trafficking in persons 2010, para. 86
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The right of trafficked victims to redress is recognized by the Palermo Protocol, which states that "Each State Party shall ensure that its domestic legal system contains measures that offer victims of trafficking in persons the possibility of obtaining compensation for damage suffered" (art. 6.6). The OHCHR Guidelines also recommend that "States shall ensure that trafficked persons are given access to effective and appropriate legal remedies" (Principle 17), and that "States shall, in appropriate cases, freeze and confiscate the assets of individuals and legal persons involved in trafficking. To the extent possible, confiscated assets shall be used to support and compensate victims of trafficking" (Principle 16).
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children