The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) published the report on the second round assessment of Georgia. The report, covering the period from January 2012 to March 11, 2016 assessed the anti-trafficking activities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia as successful.
The report demonstrates that the group of experts gave a positive assessment to the legislative changes implemented in support for international cooperation in the field of criminal legislation, including the joining the Second Additional Protocol of the European Convention for Cooperation in the Field of Criminal Law and execution of bilateral police cooperation with the partner states.
Also, a positive evaluation was given to the creation of the Center for Cooperation in Combat International Crime within the Central Criminal Police Department of the MIA, which ensures effective implementation of international police cooperation. The report especially emphasizes the role and importance of police attaches.
As the report notes, one more positive step from the Government of Georgia was the creation of Labor Conditions Inspection Department in 2015, Central Criminal Police Department of the MIA.
The group of experts considers reasonable the trainings on the issues of trafficking that are systematically and continuously organized for the target groups (investigators, prosecutors, judges, foundation staff, labor inspectors, social workers, patrol police and border police officers) on the basis of the analysis of the pre-defined needs.
The report provides with the statistical data, which indicates the annually increasing index of revealing of the facts of trafficking by the law enforces.
The experts group evaluated positively the creation of the Adjarian Division for Combat Trafficking by the Ministry of the Internal Affairs as well as additional mobile teams and experts group oriented on proactive detection of the trafficking-related crimes.
The group of experts stressed the cooperation between the states in successful implementation of the investigative activities, including assistance in criminal judicial in terms of extradition of traffickers and police cooperation.
GRETA appreciates the deepening of cooperation between governmental and non-governmental sectors and their active involvement in anti-trafficking activities conducted by the Interagency Coordination Council and implementation of the anti-trafficking state policy.
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