Any person who has been a victim of human trafficking has a right to compensation. Compensation entails the reimbursement of material and immaterial damages a trafficked person has suffered. In spite of the internationally recognized right to compensation, the number of trafficked persons in Europe having actually received any reimbursement is very low. The present study identifies obstacles to compensation by analysing the Dutch injured party claim. It uses 190 case files covering the period 2013–2014. The empirical results show several issues. Only an estimated 4% of all registered victims claim compensation in the criminal court. A fifth of these claims are inadmissible. Admissible claims are on average awarded only half of the claimed amount. A major reason for this is how difficult it is to estimate damages accurately. This is, in many cases, related to a lack of proof, caused by for example lack of records, insufficient financial investigation, and incomplete testimonies, which result in only minimum amounts being awarded. Additionally, judges are often inclined to dismiss the claim or award a minimum, even in those cases where evidence is available. As a result, compensation is often not in line with damages that have actually been suffered.

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对人口贩卖受害者的公平赔偿？荷兰受害方索赔案例研究

任何成为人口贩运受害者的人都有权获得赔偿。赔偿包括补偿被贩运者遭受的物质和非物质损害。尽管享有国际公认的赔偿权，但在欧洲实际收到任何赔偿的被贩运者人数非常少。本研究通过分析荷兰受害方索赔来确定赔偿障碍。它使用了 2013-2014 年期间的 190 个案例档案。实证结果显示了几个问题。在所有登记的受害者中，估计只有 4% 在刑事法庭要求赔偿。其中五分之一是不可受理的。可受理的索赔平均只获得索赔金额的一半。造成这种情况的一个主要原因是准确估计损失是多么困难。这在很多情况下，与缺乏证据有关，例如由于缺乏记录、财务调查不充分和证词不完整，导致仅判给最低金额。此外，即使在有证据的情况下，法官也往往倾向于驳回索赔或最低限度的裁决。因此，赔偿往往与实际遭受的损害不符。