Police Indicator 21: Existence of victim-sensitive procedures and guidelines to be used by law to identify, interview, and assist trafficked women

There are no specific guidelines to identify trafficked women and there is no specific anti-trafficking law. The government prepared anti-trafficking law in 2019 but it has not been indorsed yet. However, Algeria prohibits forms of trafficking under the penal code. In 2016, a presidential decree established the Inter-Ministerial Anti-Trafficking Committee under the auspices of the Prime Minister’s Office. The committee coordinates implementation of the national anti-trafficking action plan.

There are no specific guidelines to identify trafficked women but there is the law No. 64 of 2010 regarding combating human trafficking. Article 22 of the law on the protection of victims says that “the State shall guarantee the protection of the victim and shall work to create the appropriate conditions for their assistance, health, psychological, educational, and social care.”

The law also includes procedures that guarantee the protection of the victims and their rights including the right to physical and mental safety and the right to protect their inviolability. It also says that “the competent court shall take measures to ensure the protection of the victims”. The government also established the National Coordination Committee on Preventing and Combating Illegal Migration (NCCPIM & TIP), which manages inter-ministerial anti-trafficking efforts, initiates more trafficking investigations and prosecutions, and conducts awareness campaigns.

There are no specific guidelines to identify trafficked women but there is the anti-trafficking law of 2009. Article 7 of the law includes that “the Council of Ministers may establish a shelter or more for sheltering victims of human trafficking. The Council of Ministers shall issue by-laws that shall regulate admission and departure from such shelters and provision of physical, psychological and social support for those victims, in addition to by-laws that shall regulate administrative and employees’ related matters.”

The Anti-Trafficking Unit was established in 2009 and it is placed within the structure of the Public Security Directorate, as part of the criminal investigation. The unit aims to directly implement the anti-trafficking law. The unit adopts the legal procedures related to combating human trafficking, tracking it and arresting the perpetrators and sending them to the competent judicial authorities. In addition, a referral system was developed for the purposes of coordination in terms of dealing with cases. The system was formulated by the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking.

There are no specific guidelines to identify trafficked women but there is the law No. 164 on punishment for the crime of trafficking in persons of 2011. Section 7 of the law is on protection procedures in the crime of trafficking in persons. However, the section does not include or stipulate on following on procedures and guidelines to be used by law to identify and assist trafficked women.

In 2014, a guideline manual was issued with participation of the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Social Affairs and Directorate General of the Internal Security. The manual explains the law and the procedures that should be followed to identify perpetrators, deal with witness, and help victims of trafficking.

There are no specific guidelines to identify trafficked women but there is the anti-trafficking law No. 27.14 of 2016. The law does not include or stipulate on procedures and guidelines to be used by law to identify and assist trafficked women. An inter-ministerial anti-trafficking committee was established to coordinate anti-trafficking policies and programs across ministries. Specialized unit was also created to combat trafficking among Moroccans overseas and migrants in the country. However, there is no provision or funding of specialized protection services specifically for trafficking victims for sexual exploitation.

There are no specific governmental guidelines to be used by law to identify trafficked women and there is no specific anti-trafficking law. However, there are some provisions of the penal code of Jordan and the child law which apply to trafficking in the West Bank.

There is a National Anti-Trafficking Commission for combating human trafficking pursuant to the provisions of the basic law No. 2016-61 of 3 August 2016 on the prevention and combating of trafficking in persons. It is responsible for developing a national strategy to address human trafficking, receiving reports of trafficking cases and presenting them to the appropriate court, as well as establishing a database on human trafficking. It follows gender-sensitive guidelines as stipulated in Article 60: “The National Anti-Trafficking Commission, in coordination with the concerned departments and structures, shall provide the necessary social assistance to victims to facilitate their reintegration into social life and shall provide them with accommodation within the limits of available resources. These measures take into account the age of the victims, their gender and their specific needs.” There is also a measure that allows for a stricter trafficking penalty if the victim is a pregnant woman.