DRAFT CEDAW General recommendation on Trafficking in Women and Girls in the Context of Global Migration i) j) k) l) m) n) o) p) q) employment opportunities, in addition to access to free legal services, and specialized rehabilitation and reintegration services;199 Ensure that all short- and long-term assistance services for trafficked women are provided on an informed and voluntary basis and women are not placed into shelters or “rehabilitation” programmes against their will, including by courts. Shelters for trafficked women should place few, if any, limitations on women’s freedom of movement and be limited to security considerations;200 Ensure that social inclusion policies enacted by States for trafficking victims do not require compulsory protective detention or any other manner of arbitrary detention of women who are trafficked; Consider supporting community-based programmes for reintegration and social inclusion, for example, through self-organised groups of trafficked women; Commit to providing individualised support and assistance to trafficked women in the country in which they are identified that is respectful of the cultural identity of the victims; Implement reintegration measures for victims to prevent their re trafficking and the repetition of their rights’ violations, ensuring that trafficked women are part of the design, implementation and evaluation of these measures;201 Women who, after conducting a risk assessment cannot be safely returned to their homes, should be provided with assistance to build an independent life, including a residence permit, psychosocial support, vocational training 202 , employment assistance, and, if necessary to ensure their safety, a changed identity.203 Ensure that the skills training that trafficked women receive correspond to the local market needs and women’s own ambitions, and result in receipt of a living wage, avoiding gender stereotypes; In cooperation with consular services, facilitate the issuance of official identification documents (e.g. passports) of trafficked migrant women from their country of origin without requiring their return; Provide long-term, sustainable funding for social inclusion; Adopt targeted laws, policies and programmes to ensure equal rights for women belonging to disadvantaged and marginalized groups, such as forcibly displaced women and migrant women, by ensuring that they receive adequate assistance, and that they benefit from integration policies as well as family reunification measures.204 73. Ensure that trafficked women and girls are accorded all of their human rights, including those to which they are entitled as victims of crime and of human rights violations. These include the rights to receive protection from further harm including special consideration and care to avoid re-traumatisation in the course of any legal and administrative procedures, to be treated with compassion and respect for their dignity and human rights, to be provided with access to justice and prompt and effective remedies including compensation, regardless of the individual’s immigration status, presence in the 199 para. 21(b), CEDAW/C/CZE/CO/6; para. 25(d), CEDAW/C/GTM/CO/8-9; para. 23(d), CEDAW/C/ARG/CO/7; para. 27(e), CEDAW/C/KEN/CO/8; para. 28(d), CEDAW/C/BWA/CO/4; para. 25, CEDAW/C/MNE/CO/2; para. 25(b), CEDAW/C/HND/CO/7-8; para. 40(b), CEDAW/C/TUR/CO/7; para. 27(b), CEDAW/C/LKA/CO/8; para. 27(b), CEDAW/C/BFA/CO/7; para. 21(a), CEDAW/C/ROU/CO/7-8. 200 para. 20, CEDAW/C/DNK/CO/8. 201 para. 28(e), CEDAW/C/NGA/CO/7-8. 202 para. 29(c), CEDAW/C/PRT/CO/8-9; para. 32,CEDAW/C/ARE/CO/2-3; para. 28(a), CEDAW/C/NGA/CO/7-8; para. 19(f), CEDAW/C/ARM/CO/5-6; para. 26(e), CEDAW/C/BRB/CO/58; para. 31(d), CEDAW/C/UKR/CO/8. 203 para. 33(e), CEDAW/C/TUR/CO/7. 204 para. 37(b), CEDAW/C/HUN/CO/7-8; para. 39(h), CEDAW/C/ALB/CO/4. 25

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