Submissions, policy papers and analyses 
The Interpretation of "Reasonable Grounds" in the Context of the Identification of Victims of Human Trafficking
Monday, 31 May 2010
ICI Senior Solicitor Hilkka Becker has written a position paper on the interpretation of "reasonable grounds" in relation to the process for identifying victims of human trafficking. Before a victim of trafficking can be granted a residency permit for a reflection and recovery period, authorities must be satisfied there are reasonable grounds to believe they are a suspected victim. The ICI believes the amount of information required before a recommendation is made to grant a recovery and reflection permit goes beyond what is envisaged by the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings.