Combatting human trafficking : the Russian Federation

Abstract

In Russia, a considerable positive experience in preventing and combating trafficking in human beings is accumulated, which manifests itself in the adoption of relevant legislation, creation of corresponding structures within the law-enforcement agencies, and elaboration of practices for effective interdepartmental and international cooperation between the law enforcing agencies, as well as between the state authorities, local authorities and the NGOs. The main problems stem from the lack of a national strategy (program) to combat trafficking in human beings and assist victims of trafficking, 11 11 The program on Cooperation of the CIS countries against human trafficking for 2011 - 2013, approved by the heads of CIS member states on December 10, 2010, allows for country-specific actions at the national level. and from the lack of mechanisms to support of the Russian NGOs that work in this direction