The Forum “Compensation of non-material damages for victims of human trafficking in the framework of criminal proceedings – a step towards good practices” held in Sarajevo

The forum on the topic “Compensation of non-material damages for victims of human trafficking in the framework of criminal proceedings – a step towards good practices” brought together more than 30 practitioners/representatives of the institutions of the Ministry of Security of BiH, the judicial sector and centers for social welfare that work directly on the protection and realization of the rights of victims of trafficking to people.
Through this form of expert consultation, relevant data were collected that illustrate the situation and argue for the necessity of immediate intervention of all actors involved in advocacy processes to ensure the protection of the rights of victims of human trafficking in criminal proceedings, i.e. easier access to compensation for victims of the crime of human trafficking in criminal proceedings.
We would like to thank our exceptional presenters who presented the situation in practice, each from their own point of view, first of all Dragica Glušac, Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Srpska, Edin Šaćirović, Prosecutor of the Cantonal Prosecutor’s Office of Sarajevo Canton, Jasminka Džumhur, Ombudsman of the Institution of the Ombudsman for Human Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina , and representatives of the Center for Women’s Rights, Meliha Sendić and Aida Ćosić.
We would also like to thank all the participants, representatives of institutions from Zenica-Doboj, Central Bosnia, Bosnia-Podrinje and Sarajevo Cantons for their contribution and willingness to support activities aimed at improving the rights and position of victims of human trafficking.