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with international human rights and international refugee law, including in relation to
trafficking in persons;
(u)
Ensure that disembarkation is facilitated to places of safety, recalling that
designation of a place of safety requires ensuring compliance with international human
rights law, including obligations to identify, assist and protect victims of trafficking and
to prevent trafficking in persons;
(v)
Ensure effective implementation of the obligation of non-refoulement and
prohibition of collective expulsions, recognizing the obligation to provide individualized
assessments of risk and protection needs for all victims of trafficking and persons at
risk of trafficking;
(w) Strengthen capacity of all maritime and law enforcement actors to combat
technology-facilitated trafficking at sea, including effective prevention and
accountability measures;
(x)
Strengthen measures to ensure access to justice and effective remedies for
victims of trafficking, including through legal assistance and by ensuring the
independence of judges and lawyers;
(y)
Take measures to combat corruption by State actors complicit in or
directly engaged in trafficking in persons and ensure accountability;
(z)
Ensure respect and protection of the rights of victims of trafficking and
their relatives who are also victims of enforced disappearances, including rights to truth
and justice, reparation and guarantees of non-repetition.
61.
To United Nations entities and other international organizations, international
courts and tribunals:
(a)
Ensure training and provision of trained and qualified personnel to
identify, assist and protect victims of trafficking and persons at risk of trafficking, at
sea and on disembarkation in all reception settings;
(b)
Ensure meaningful engagement with survivors of victims of trafficking
and support for their roles in design and implementation of measures to combat
trafficking in persons;
(c)
Revise and update standards and guidelines for the protection of refugees
and migrants moving by sea, to include standards and guidelines specifically relating to
victims of trafficking and persons at risk of trafficking, such as the “Rescue at sea: a
guide to principles and practice as applied to refugees and migrants”;75
(d)
Ensure that United Nations-mandated accountability processes, such as
investigative and fact-finding processes, specifically address the obligations of
accountability relating to trafficking in persons, including in the context of mixed
migration at sea.
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International Maritime Organization, International Chamber of Shipping and UNHCR, “Rescue at
sea: a guide to principles and practice as applied to refugees and migrants” (2015).
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