A/HRC/26/18 (d) Temporary or permanent residence status, refugee status or third-country resettlement on such grounds as the inability of States to guarantee that return is safe for victims of trafficking in persons and/or their families, respect for the principle of nonrefoulement, the risk of re-trafficking and the risk of reprisals; (e) Recognition of the victim’s legal identity and citizenship; (f) Restoration of the victim’s employment; (g) Assistance and support to facilitate social integration or reintegration of repatriated victims; (h) belongings. B. Return of property, such as identity and travel documents and other personal Compensation 10. States shall provide victims of trafficking in persons with compensation for any economically assessable damages as appropriate and proportional to the gravity of the violation and the circumstances of each case. Mere difficulty in quantifying damage shall not be invoked as a reason to deny compensation. 11. Forms of compensation include, as appropriate: (a) (b) benefits; Damages for physical or mental harm; Damages for lost opportunities, including employment, education and social (c) Reimbursement of costs of necessary transportation, temporary child care, temporary housing or the movement of the victim to a place of temporary safe residence; (d) Payment for material damages and loss of earnings, including loss of earning potential, lost income and due wages according to national law and regulations regarding wages; (e) Moral or non-material damages resulting from moral, physical or psychological injury, emotional distress, pain or suffering; (f) Reimbursement of legal fees and other costs or expenses incurred, including those incurred relating to the participation of the victim in criminal investigation and prosecution processes; (g) Reimbursement of costs incurred for legal or expert assistance; medicine and medical services; physical, social, psychological or psychiatric treatment or services; or any occupational therapy or rehabilitation required by the victim; (h) Reimbursement for any other costs or losses incurred by the victim as a direct result of being trafficked and as reasonably assessed by the relevant body or bodies. 12. States shall ensure that laws, mechanisms and procedures are in place to enable victims of trafficking in persons to have access to compensation, including: (a) To sue offenders or others for civil and/or labour damages; (b) To secure awards or orders from criminal courts for compensation from persons convicted of offences; (c) To provide access to established national funds or schemes for victims of crimes and/or to establish dedicated funds or schemes for victims of trafficking in persons to claim compensation from the State for damages, including when compensation cannot be obtained from perpetrators; 14

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