Stocktaking exercise on the work of the mandate on its tenth Anniversary 2014, para. 29
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In order to achieve this, a swift and accurate identification of victims is fundamental to the realization of the rights to which they are legally entitled (see A/64/290, para. 91). Mandate holders have drawn attention to the failure of criminal justice systems to identify trafficking victims, who are often simply treated as criminals, arrested and deported with no opportunity to be identified and provided with the necessary assistance as trafficked victims" (ibid.). The Special Rapporteur has consistently advocated for more thorough and collaborative approaches to victim identification, including between victim support agencies and front-line officers (see A/HRC/20/18, paras. 45-53).
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children