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Stat ate Fund for Prot

• tection and Assistance of

(Statutory) ) Victims of Human Traf afficking

Protection and Assistance of the Victims, , National Referral Mechanism reader: : Irakl kli Chko konia 201 2018

The Manda date of the State Fund

 The St

Stat ate Fund for Pr Prote tecti ction an and Assista tance ce of

• f (St

Stat atutory) Victi tims of

• f

Human an Traf affick cking (here an and af afte ter – stat ate fund) is is a legal enti tity of

• f

public law, under the Ministr try of

• f La

Labour, Health th an and So Social Affairs of

• f

Georgia;

 Creat

ated in in 2006 on

• n th

the basis of

• f th

the law of

• f Georgia on
• n “Combating

Traf afficking in in Persons”;

 The Sta

tate te Fund provides service ces for vict ctims (with th dependents ts) of

• f

human an tr traffick cking, vict ctims of

• f Domestic violence

ce an and/or violence ce agai ainst womenand/or sexual al violence ce.

Who can apply for services of the State Fund? the indiv dividuals, , who have the status of victim of human traffickin king

Victi tim (Statut utory) – an individual who has the status of victim according to the Criminal Procedure Code of Georgia. Victi tim - Identified as victim of human trafficking by the Permanent working Group according to the confidential identification questionnaire, provided by the special mobile group of the State Fund.

• Same status granting procedures exist for the foreignerpotentialvictims

Procedure for Granting the Status of Victim

Information Mobile Group of the State Fund Permanent Group State Fund

• Three Special Mobile Groups are established on the basis of the State Fund (1 in

West Georgia, 2 in East Georgia), Each Special Mobile Group consists of two members: one lawyer and one psychologist.

• During the interview with the alleged victim of trafficking, the Special Mobile

Group members fill out the Confidential Identification Questionnaire, which is sent to the Permanent Working Group for review. Permanent Working Group meets for discussion and reviews the questionnaire within 48 hours from the referral and determines the status of referred person.

• If status of victim of trafficking is granted, the Permanent Working Group issues

the document in three copies. One copy to the Victim, one copy to the State Fund and one copy stays with the Permanent working group. Permanent Working Group provides victim with information about available state services (shelter, compensation, medical, psychological, legal support etc. ).

The State Fund’s services for the victims of human trafficking: Psych chologica cal Support rt/re /rehabilitation; Legal Consultation , repre resentation; Shelter r and Cri risis center; r; Medica cal support rt; Support rt in soci cial reintegrat ration; One-time compensation; Service ces tailore red to needs of childre ren.

Psychological assistanc nce e Includ udes:

• Psychological cons

nsul ultation n and rehabilitation; n;

• Crisis inter

ervent ention, n, emotional and psychological support;

• Assistanc

nce e in defini ning ng thei eir futur ure e perspec ectives es, recover ering cont ntrol over er thei eir lives es

Med edical support t includes: s: Org rganization of emer mergen ency and non- emer mergenc ncy med edicals s serv rvices; s; Pro roviding ng basi sic med edicine nes s to the e resi siden ents s

• f the

e shelt elter ers. s.

Legal al assistance includes: Individual legal consultat ation; Representat ation in court and investigation authorities.

Assistance e in social reintegr egration includes es:

Researching information regarding available social assistance services and providing the data with residents

• f the State Fund’s shelters;

Providing information regarding educational

• pportunities;

Connecting with different agencies/experts and referring and coordinating services according to the needs of the residents; Employment assistance.

Crisis Cent nter er Service

 Crisis center is a place of provisional accommodation of al

alleged vict ctims (with th depe pendents) and vict ctims (with th dependents ts) of human trafficking providing psycho-social rehabilitation, legal and emergency medical assistance.

 Since 2017 th

three cr crisis ce cente ters in Tbilisi (with accommodation for alleged victims), in Kutaisi (without accommodation) and in Gori (without accommodation) installed under the State Fund also provide the al alleged victi tims (before having the official TIP status) and victims with full package of services, including psycho-social rehabilitation, legal and emergency medical assistance.

 Also, it is planned to open Crisis Centers in Ozurgeti and in

Marneuli municipalities.

Shel elter ers

Two shelters for victims of human trafficki king functions in Tbilisi and in Batumi, , under the authority of State Fund. .

 A shelter in Batu

tumi was open in 2006, another one in Tbilisi - in 2007.

 Each shelter is designed to accommodate 10-12 beneficiaries and is tailored

to the needs of minors.

 The shelters and crisis centers are open for (statutory) victims of human

trafficking regardless of their race, skin color, language, sex, religion, political or other opinions, national, ethnic and social affiliation, origin, property or social status, place of residence. The (statutory) victims of human trafficking can be placed at the shelters together with their dependen ents.

At shelter ers victims are provided ed with the following free ee of charge e services es:

• Secureplace of
• f residencewithdecentlivingcondit

ditions;

• Nutrition and clothes;
• Psychological consultation/r

/rehabilitation;

• Medic

dical assistance (includin ding treatment with free supply of

• f

basicmedicines);

• Legal

assistance and representation in in court and investigation authorities;

• Access to

to information in in the language unde derstanda dable for the beneficiary; An An interpreter’s service, if if necessary;

Shelter’s Staff Structure

Head Lawyer er Social Worker er Psychologist Nurse Care-taker er Cleaner er Driver er Accoun untant Guard rd

• Periodically capacity building trainings for shelter and head office staff .

Services tailored to needs of children

 All

All ser ervices of

• f th

the State te Fun und are adapte ted to to consider er th the need eeds of

• f the

children en.

 Rehabilita

tati tion-rei einteg tegrati tion Planfor Minorsapproved ed;

 LEP

EPL Social Ser ervice Ag Agen ency involved ed when en child is is ref efer erred to to the shelter ter.

✓Care-ta

taker ers/nannies esin in the shel elte ters;

✓Accessibility to

to the formal educ ucati tion (school/kinder ergarten en);

✓ Sup

upport in in non-formal educ ucation (arts ts and crafts ts classes es,mus usic etc tc).

Shelter in Batumi

Shelter in Tbilisi

Statistics of beneficiaries

29 29 5 8 1 4 2 4 7 5 2 6 2 1 2 2 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Victim Statutory Victim Dependents <18

Statistics of beneficiaries by nationality

29 29 5 9 6 2 4 7 4 3 4 2 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Georgian foreigner

Stat atisitics cs of service ces (including de

depende dents)

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 6 7 8 4 7 3 33 33 12 12 25 25 6 10 10 3 4 4 6 1 7 1 3 6 5 1 5 1

Shelter Legal Assistance Psychological Assistance Medical Assistance

Hotl

• tline Service

 Hotline for th

the victi tims of

• f human

an tr traffick cking is is funct ctioning at at th the Stat ate Fund;

 Anyo

yone can an ca call on

• n th

the hotline: 116 116 006 006 an and get qu qualified consultat ationand informat ation about service ces of

• f the Sta

tate Fund;

 The hotline service

ce is is an anonym ymous, 24 24/7, free of

• f ch

char arge an and is is av availab able in in eight lan anguag ages (Georgian an, Russian an, English, Turkish, Azerbai aija janian an, Armenian, Arabic, Persian).

State Fund Partners in Victim Protection and d Support

Internat ational al Organ anizat ation for Migrati tion (IOM); ICMPD Inte ternat ational al Centr tre for Migrati tion Policy cyDevelopm pment; NGO Georgian Young Law awyers Associat ation; NGO GO Anti-Violence ce Network of

• f Georgia;

NGO Wo Women for Future; NGO Women’s Informati tion Centr tre; NGO Tan anad adgoma.

Sign Memorandu dums

Victim tim com

• mpensation
• n th

throu rough gh the State e Fun und

Victi tims of

• f human trafficking are en

enti titl tled ed to to claim moral, physical or

• r

proper erty ty damages es resul ulting from th the crime of

• f hum

uman tr trafficking in in accordance with ththe rules es esta tablished edby by the civil legislati tionof

• f Geo

eorgia. If If rei eimbur ursemen ent of

• f damages shall be

be deem eemed ed impossible un under er th the procedur ure es established ed by by th the civil proced edur ure and criminal proced edur ural leg egislati tion of

• f Geo

Georgia The he state fun und gives es compen ensati tion (1000 000 gel el) to to th the victi tim.

Reimbursement of damages shall be deemed impossible : A) it is impossible to identify and detain a person suspected in the offense of trafficking in human beings within three months after the investigation into the case; B) enforcement of compulsory payments against the offender in 6 months after the conviction of a person guilty of trafficking in persons (trafficking) is impossible.

Iden entificati tion in dete tention center ters

• Under

er Geo Georgian leg egislation while th the per erson bei eing ex expel elled ed from Geo Georgia, it it is is ex examined ed wheth ether er or

• r not should be

be subjected ed him/her er to to ex expul ulsion from the coun untr try;

• Dur

uring th this inter terview ew, law en enforcem emen ent officer ers are chec ecking tr trafficking

• signs. If

If th ther ere is is any doubt th that th this per erson may be be a victi tim of

• f tr

trafficking, th the case will be be red edirec ected ed to to th the cen entr tral criminal police (CPD) and th the inves esti tigati tion beg egins;

• The ex

expul ulsion of

• f trafficking victims is

is prohibited ed and if if a per erson becomes es a victi tim of

• f tr

trafficking, he he is is subjec ected ed to to all th the ser ervices available for th the protec tecti tionand assista tance of

• f victi

tims in in the coun untr try.

• th

the per erson shall be be ex exempt from administrative res esponsibility ty and criminal prosecuti ution if if th the administr trati tive offen ence (Prosti titut tution, un unlawful ul pres esen ence) e)

• r
• r crime (coun

unter terfei eit passport, t, crossing th the border er illeg egally) is is committ tted ed during the per eriodof

• f thei

eir victims.

Reside dence e permits

If If th the vict ctim of

• f tr

traffick cking is is th the foreign nat ational al an and stat atelessness an and deci cides to to stay in in Georgia, a, th the Ministr try of

• f Justi

tice ce is is obliged to to gran ant him/her residence ce permit. It It is is not nece cessar ary for th the vict ctim to to co cooperate te with th the law-enforce cement agenci cies, the St Stat ate fund is is al also au auth thorized to to app pply to to th the ministr try of

• f ju

justice ce in in order to to deliver residence ce permit. Acc ccording to to th the law, th the stat ate fund or

• r th

the par party ty who is is proce ceeding th the ca case (th the MIA or

• r Prosecu

cutor's Office ce) has as th the right to to make referral for the residence ce pe permit on

• n behal

alf of

• f th

the applican ant to to the Ministr try of

• f Justice
• ce. As

As well ,there is is not ch chan ance ce to to mak ake such ch referral by by oth ther bodies directly.

Ministry of justice had a lot of practice in the field of residence permit granting to the applicant (according to the data of 2017 13 residence permits have been issued by the MOJ).

International obligations

• Georgia was upgrade

ded to to Tier 1 in in 2016 016 and remains in in the leading position;

• GRETA;
• The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and

Human Rig Rights (ODIHR) R) has chosen the Georgian Anti- Traffickin king national referral mechanism as as one of

• f the

successful;

• Global SlaveryInde

dex.

Prev even ention

Information Campaign



Information Meetings is held with students, pupils, people living in rural areas, IDPs, Ethnic minorities;



Dissemination of information brochures in six languages (Georgian, Russian, English, Turkish, Armenian, Azerbaijanian );



Dissemination of One Pagers - bilingual (Georgian-English, Georgian-Russian, Georgian-Turkish)

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Bags and T-shirt with number of hotline;

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Calendars and Notebooks with number of hotline;

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Providing of TV and radio advertisements;

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Participation in TV and radio programmes;

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Campaigns in the places of public gathering;

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Web-page www.Atipfund.gov.ge and facebook page/ Atipfund Georgia.

Information Material

Informat ation meetings

Public Places

Secondary and Higher er Educ ucati tion Insti titut tutions (the e capita tal and the e regions)

Thank nk You! u!

www.Atipfund.gov.ge