important both in ensuring the person’s safety (for example, should there be corruption-related concerns in the country of origin) and in protecting the victim of trafficking from possible stigmatization.94 A clause to that end has been included in the
UNODC’s Model Law.95
94 Anti-Slavery International, Human traffic, human rights: redefining victim protection (London: Anti-Slavery
International, 2002), rec. 42.
95 Art. 33(5) of the UNODC Model Law: “In case of the return of a victim [or witness] of trafficking in persons to
his or her country of origin, no record shall be made in the identity papers of that person relating to the reason for
his or her return and/or to the person having been a victim of trafficking in persons, nor shall personal data to that
effect be stored in any database that may affect his or her right to leave his or her country or enter another country
or that may have any other negative consequences.”
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