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(2016) CONATT, IBCR: Operating Procedures for the Care of Victims of Human Trafficking
(2015) CONATT: Immediate Response Team (ERI) Action Protocol
(2008) Public Ministry: Circular 22-ADM-2008
(2007) CONATT: Model of Comprehensive Care for Survivors of Trafficking in Persons
(2002) Poder Judicial: Guidelines to Reduce the Revictimization of Minors in Criminal Proceedings
(2021) Ministry of Public Security: Protocol for the Detection and Referral of Possible Human Trafficking Situations
Publisher: Ministry of Public Security
Year: 2021
Description: This Protocol is for personnel of the Ministry of Public Security. It provides guidelines for identifying possible cases of trafficking in persons during operational duties and establishes the referral procedures that police officers must follow to ensure the protection and assistance of potential trafficking victims.
(2020) PANI: Institutional Protocol for the Care of Minor Victims and Survivors of the Crime of Trafficking in Persons and Under-Age Dependent on a Victim of Trafficking in Persons
Publisher: PANI
Year: 2020
Description: This Institutional Protocol is for National Child Welfare Agency (PANI) practitioners. It standardizes procedures for the identification, protection, and comprehensive care of child and adolescent trafficking victims or underage dependents of victims of trafficking in persons, ensuring coordinated response and safeguarding their rights.
Link (Spanish): https://aprendizaje.warnathgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Protocolo-Institucional-para-la-Atencion-de-Personas-Menores-de-Edad-2020.pdf
(2019) CCSS: Protocol for the Comprehensive Care of Victims of the Crime of Trafficking in Persons in the Health Services of the Caja Costarricense de Social Security
Publisher: CCSS
Year: 2019
Description: The Protocol is for CCSS practitioners. It guides clinical and administrative procedures to ensure quality, accessible, timely, and rights-based care for victims of the crime of trafficking in persons within the public health system.
(2019) MEP: Institutional Action Protocol for the Restitution of Rights and Access to the Costa Rican Educational System for Victims and Survivors of the Crime of Trafficking in Persons and Their Dependents
Publisher: MEP
Year: 2019
Description: This Institutional Action Protocol is for Ministry of Public Education (MEP) practitioners. It outlines measures to ensure comprehensive protection, educational inclusion, and restitution of rights for victims and survivors and their dependents, by facilitating access to the national education system.
Link (Spanish): https://aprendizaje.warnathgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Protocolo-de-actuacion-institucional-para-la-restitucion-de-derechos.pdf
(2016) CONATT, IBCR: Operating Procedures for the Care of Victims Who Are Survivors of the Crime of Human Trafficking
Publishers: CONATT, IBCR
Year: 2016
Description: This document is for professionals from the public institutions that make up the National Coalition Against the Smuggling of Migrants and Trafficking in Persons (CONATT). It provides standardized procedures for the identification, accreditation, immediate protection, and comprehensive care of trafficking victims, ensuring a coordinated, rights-based institutional response.
(2015) CONATT: Immediate Response Team (ERI) Action Protocol
Publisher: CONATT
Year: 2015
Description: This protocol is intended for members of the Immediate Response Team (ERI). It establishes procedures for the identification, accreditation, immediate protection, and coordinated follow-up of victims, ensuring a rapid, rights-based institutional response.
Link (Spanish): https://aprendizaje.warnathgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Protocolo-de-actuaciones-del-Equipo-de-Respuesta-Inmediata-ERI.pdf
(2015) Public Ministry: Protocol for Immediate Attention to Minors, Victims and Witnesses in Criminal Courts
Publisher: Public Ministry
Year: 2015
Description: This Protocol is for the Judicial Branch’s Public Prosecutor offices. It provides general guidelines for the care of children and adolescents who have been victims or witnesses of crimes in judicial proceedings, with the aim to avoid the secondary revictimization and guaranteeing their rights during judicial processes.
(2014) PANI: Manual for Inter-Institutional Care of Minors in Sexual Exploitation, Trafficking, Child Labor, and Hazardous Adolescent Labor
Publishers: CCSS, DGME, Ministry of Health, MTSS, PANI
Year: 2014
Description: This Manual for Inter-Institutional Care is for CCSS, DGME, Ministry of Health, MTSS, and PANI practitioners. It provides guidelines to support coordinated inter-institutional care for children and adolescents in situations of trafficking in persons, child labor, and hazardous adolescent labor. Its objective is to strengthen institutional coordination to ensure the comprehensive protection and restitution of rights for these vulnerable populations.
(2011) DGME: Internal Protocol for the Repatriation of Children and Adolescents’ Victims of Human Trafficking of the General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners
Publisher: DGME
Year: 2011
Description: This Internal Protocol is for officials of the General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners (DGME). It outlines the institutional procedures for identifying and assisting child and adolescent trafficking victims who require repatriation, and defines the coordination steps with PANI and other relevant authorities to ensure their protection and rights during the repatriation process.
(2010) CONATT: Strategy for Care and Mobilization of Support Resources for Victims of Human Trafficking and Their Dependents: Integration, Reintegration, Repatriation, Voluntary Return and Resettlement
Publisher: CONATT
Year: 2010
Description: This Strategy for Care is for practitioners from CONATT member institutions. It establishes care processes and outlines the social support services available to facilitate the integration, reintegration, repatriation, voluntary return and resettlement of trafficking victims and their dependents.
(2009) Ministry of Health: Manual of Care for Children and Adolescent Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation for the Health Sector
Publisher: Ministry of Health
Year: 2009
Description: This Manual of Care is for health sector practitioners. It provides guidelines for health sector officials on how to identify and respond to cases of minors in commercial sexual exploitation, including strategies for their care, and how to coordinate with other institutions in ensuring the protection and assistance of child and adolescent victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
(2008) Public Ministry: Circular 22-ADM-2008
Publisher: Public Ministry
Year: 2008
Description: Circular 22-ADM-2008 is for the Judicial Branch’s Public Prosecutor offices. It standardizes procedures for prosecuting sexual crimes and violence against women, and includes guidelines for interviewing, conducting psychosocial assessments, and receiving reports from children and adolescents who are victims or witnesses of sexual crimes and domestic violence.
Link (Spanish): https://aprendizaje.warnathgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Circular-22-ADM-2008.pdf
(2008) Public Ministry: Protocol for Attention to Adults and Children Victims of Sexual Crimes and Commercial Sexual Exploitation Committed by Adults
Publisher: Public Ministry
Year: 2008
Description: This Protocol is for practicioners of the Public Ministry and other Judicial Branchs. It standardizes procedures for the legal handling of adult and minor victims of sexual crimes and commercial sexual exploitation committed by adults. It objective is to reduce secondary re-victimization during the criminal process by providing clear guidelines for receiving complaints, conducting initial assessments, carrying out investigative procedures, collecting early judicial evidence, and conducting hearings and trials in cases of children who are victims of sexual crimes and commercial sexual exploitation.
(2007) CONATT: Model of Comprehensive Care for Survivors Who are Victims of the Crime of Trafficking in Persons
Publisher: CONATT
Year: 2007
Description: This Model of Comprehensive Care is for practitioners from CONATT member institutions. It provides standardized criteria for the preliminary identification, referral, and accreditation of trafficking victims and the provision of comprehensive victim-centered care.
(2007) OIM: Protocol for the Repatriation of Children and Adolescents Victims of Trafficking in Persons. Costa Rica
Publisher: OIM
Year: 2007
Description: This Protocol is for public institutions and organizations involved in the safe and coordinated repatriation of child and adolescent trafficking victims, whether from or to Costa Rica. It promotes an inter-institutional response based on the best interests of the child and respect for child rights.
(2002) Poder Judicial: Guidelines to Reduce the Revictimization of Minors in Criminal Proceedings
Publisher: Poder Judicial
Year: 2002
Description: These Guidelines are for Judicial Branch practitioners. They provide a practical tool to avoid re-victimization of victims or witness in criminal proceeding, and promote actions that ensure their protection and emotional well-being throughout the legal process.
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