Avocats Sans Frontières Canada

Published purpose

This project seeks to strengthen the rights of human trafficking victims in Colombia, mainly women, children, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals, to better protect them. Project activities include: (1) delivering training workshops on effective, gender-based care for direct and indirect victims of human trafficking to government employees responsible for assisting them in Colombia; (2) providing technical support to Defensoría del Pueblo, an advocacy organization, to build its capacity to develop recommendations for improving care for human trafficking victims. It does so by tailoring care to local needs in line with applicable international standards in Colombia; and (3) delivering training workshops on strategic litigation for important human trafficking cases to government employees and lawyers representing trafficking victims in Colombia. This project benefits Colombian judicial and state actors involved in defending the victims of human trafficking, as well as the victims themselves.