2020 marked the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the U.N. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, also known as the Palermo Protocol. The U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) also turned twenty years old in 2020. This anniversary presents an opportune moment to take stock of what the anti-trafficking field has accomplished over the past 20 years and assess the challenges that lie ahead.
In this video podcast, Professor Elzbieta M. Gozdziak talks with Dr. Stana Buchowska of ECPAT International about the effects of the Palermo Protocol on anti-trafficking initiatives in Poland and elsewhere in Europe; the gaps in the current anti-trafficking laws, policies, and programs; the role of mechanisms such as the US Department of State's TIP Report, the Council of Europe's GRETA reports, and the UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons; as well as the evolution and the current state of the La Strada.
