Kevin Hyland, the former UK Anti-Slavery Commissioner, slammedIreland’s current system
Reforming the Direct Provision system is key to fighting human trafficking, an anti-slavery expert has claimed.
At present, people smuggled into Ireland for the purpose of exploitation are placed into Direct Provision centres. “It’s just not in any way fitting with the process that we would have for a rape victim or a domestic violence victim. It’s just not sensible.” “The system has to reflect what we’re saying it should do and how it should do it. Then we will see a system work, and you will start to see prosecutions.”
The action plan involves a victim-centred and human rights based approach with the aims of preventing human trafficking, ensuring an effective criminal justice response and delivering support to victims, a spokesman for the Justice Department said.He said: “There needs to be a concerted effort. There needs to be a strategy - not just an action plan or something that’s out of date - but a strategy about how that’s going to be done.