- Champagne Clubs Frequently Charged with Prostitution, Human Trafficking. Paul Fontaine. The Reykjavik Grapevine, Iceland. 2016.
The article discusses the fact that, from 2011, 66 police reports have been filled about so-called “champagne clubs” in Reykjavik, which have been implicated in human trafficking and prostitution.
- Emergency Number For Human Trafficking Victims This Autumn. Paul Fontaine. The Reykjavik Grapevine, Iceland. 2016.
An article about a special hotline for victims of human trafficking run by the Red Cross, which will go into operation in the autumn 2016. There is a general lack of knowledge on the issue in Iceland, due to a lack of research, which is necessary in order to meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.
- Iceland is Destination for Sex Trafficking Victims. Vala Hafstad. Iceland Review Online, Reykjavik. 2016.
The number of victims of sexual trafficking is increasing in Iceland, and one of the reasons of this is the increased influx of tourists. The article explains that Iceland is a destination and a transit country for women subjected to sex trafficking and argues that efforts should be increased to fight against this crime.
- Prostitution in The Nordic Countries. Charlotta Holmström and May-Len Skilbrei. The Nordic Council of Ministers, Denmark. 2009.
The report presents the results of a project carried out by eleven Nordic researchers. The project’s goal was to describe and analyse prostitution and human trafficking in the Nordic region, as well as differences and similarities between the Nordic countries in devising prostitution policies.
- Report concerning the implementation of the Council of Europe Conventionon Action against Trafficking in Human Beings by Iceland. Second Evaluation Round. GRETA – Group of Experts on Actions Against Trafficking in Human Beings. Council of Europe, Strasbourg. 2019.
The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has published today its second evaluation report on Iceland. The report assesses developments since the publication of GRETA’s first evaluation report on Iceland in September 2014 as regards the implementation of the Council of Europe’s Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
- The Action Plan against Trafficking in Human Beings. The Ministry of Welfare, Iceland. 2009.
The report contains the government plan against human beings and an explanatory statement. The objective of the plan is to enhance the coordination of actions which are necessary in order to prevent human trafficking in Iceland and to further study trafficking in human beings. Moreover, it specifies some actions which are aimed at prevention and education regarding the issue and at victim’s care.
- Trafficking in Human Beings in Working Life: Report from a Nordic Conference in Helsinki, Finland 27-28 November 2012. The Nordic Council of Ministers and the Nordic Council of Ministers Secretariat, Denmark. 2013.
This conference report discusses how people become victims of human trafficking as they seek jobs in foreign countries. The greatest challenge for Nordic stakeholders today is to identify the victims of labor trafficking in order to give them information about their rights and to adapt social services to their needs.