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V.C.L. and A.N. v. the United Kingdom
European Court of Human Rights · United Kingdom · 2021-02-16 · Regional court or body
Citation: App. nos. 77587/12 and 74603/12
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided for the migrant side
Question
May trafficked children forced to work on cannabis farms be prosecuted for drug offences?
What the court decided
No, not without first assessing whether they were trafficked. Prosecuting them breached Article 4 and the fairness of the trial under Article 6.
In plain language
Two Vietnamese teenagers found working on cannabis farms in England were prosecuted instead of being treated as trafficking victims. The Court said this broke the Convention.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Dua remaja Vietnam yang ditemukan bekerja di ladang ganja di Inggris dituntut alih-alih diperlakukan sebagai korban perdagangan orang. Mahkamah menyatakan ini melanggar Konvensi.
Pertanyaan: Bolehkah anak korban perdagangan yang dipaksa bekerja di ladang ganja dituntut atas kejahatan narkotika?
What happened afterwards
- 2021-02-16: Judgment.
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