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(c)
Bearing in mind that the primary responsibility in terms of protection of
trafficked persons lies with the State, provide adequate funding to the shelters to
improve the quality of services provided, especially in relation to the protection and
economic empowerment of trafficked persons;
(d)
Establish a dedicated budget at the federal and state levels to provide for
appropriate resources to civil society organizations that are de facto in charge of longterm accommodation, psychosocial support for and the social inclusion of victims of
trafficking in order for them to run shelters properly and provide adequate services to
victims;
(e)
Improve coordination and cooperation between the National Agency for
the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and service providers through the
establishment of standard operating procedures with public and affordable health
care, such as psychiatric services, which is vital for victims of trafficking in
overcoming post-traumatic stress and other types of trauma;
(f)
Ensure access to appropriate protection services, such as health care and
accommodation, for all victims of trafficking, including adult males, especially those
forcibly or voluntarily returned from Libya, by taking into account their specific
needs, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health;
88.
On rehabilitation and reintegration, the Special Rapporteur recommends that
the Government:
(a)
Continue cooperation, at both federal and state levels, with the
international community through the EU-IOM Joint Initiative, to ensure the safe and
voluntary return of Nigerian migrants held in inhumane and exploitative conditions in
Libya;
(b)
Ensure that returnees under the reintegration plan of the Federal
Government have equal access to appropriate protection services and reintegration
programmes, similar to those returned under the EU-IOM Joint Initiative;
(c)
Dedicate special attention to reintegration programmes addressing
trafficked women after their return, which are often designed according to traditional
gender roles and have proved not sustainable in the medium and long term.
Undertake transformative actions empowering women and, in general terms,
trafficked persons, following an innovative approach based on the acquisition of new
skills, especially aimed at boosting entrepreneurship;
(d)
Provide returnees with a wider range of valuable job opportunities
which could enhance their social inclusion in the long term, by cooperating with the
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, civil society
organizations and relevant ministries, at both federal and state level;
(e)
Replicate the positive initiatives highlighted in the present report, such
as those carried out by civil society organizations and by the Edo State task force to
pay three months’ salaries to 3,211 returnees from Libya, following a monitoring and
evaluation phase.
89.
With regard to the prevention of trafficking in persons, the Special Rapporteur
recommends that the Government:
(a)
Identify and tackle the root causes and factors increasing vulnerability to
trafficking, such as displacement, economic and gender inequality, poverty,
unemployment and the disruption of support systems;
(b)
Continue to engage with traditional and religious leaders to halt the
practice of juju and the oath of secrecy and any other form of collusion with
traffickers, following the successful initiative of Oba Ewuare II of Benin. Extend
similar initiatives to other states and other forms of exploitation, such as that of
money wives in Cross River State;
(c)
Invest in prevention and awareness-raising campaigns aimed at
combating gender discrimination and stereotyping, and the tendency to see children
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