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8 JACL 1 (2024)

handle is hein.journals/jantcorul8 and id is 1 raw text is: PERCEPTIONS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING: A REFLECTION OF FOREIGN POLICY RHETORIC IN POLAND Toghrul Iskandarov* ABSTRACT The violation of human rights and human trafficking are horrifying realities that can be found all over the world. While human trafficking activity in Africa and Asia is given more attention in the international arena, it is still a major concern in Europe. Consequently, human trafficking is a key priority on Europe's human security agenda. As Poland is a source, transit, and destination country for many victims, an analysis of the civil, legislative, judicial, and executive responses to trafficking within Poland may elucidate how to mitigate human trafficking activity in that region. International organisations, such as La Strada International (a European non-governmental organisation), work to combat trafficking. La Strada International developed from an anti-trafficking project that NGOs in Poland, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic jointly initiated. A unique focus of La Strada International is safeguarding and restoring the rights of trafficked victims. As of the last Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) published by the US Department of State, Poland is still designated a Tier 2 country because it has not met the conditions set forth by the State Department to eradicate trafficking. Despite Poland's attempts to tackle the problem, there are crucial gaps and challenges to Poland's classification as Tier 1. From the realist perspective, the Polish government's stance on illegal migration and support for asylum seekers can be viewed as correlating to the perpetuation of human trafficking activity. To meet human trafficking abolishment efforts, politicians need to make changes to the way human trafficking cases are handled, both practically and holistically. An analysis of Poland's developing trafficking eradication strategy, within the context of their relationship with foreign nationals, using La Strada International's key points for victim rights and treatment as a standard, is important to guide Poland's policymaking within a liberalist narrative for designation as a Tier 1 country in succeeding US State Department TIP Reports. * Toghrul Iskandarov M.A. Graduate Student in International Security Poland, Krakow Email:toghruliskandarov@mail.com ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9207-4341. JACL 8 2024 pp 1- 11 1