What is trafficking in human beings?
Trafficking in human beings is defined in the German Criminal Code (StGB) under section 232 and covers the recruitment, transportation, reception and…
Prostitution in Germany
Prostitution is legal in Germany and is regulated in the “Prostitute Protection Act” from 2017. KOK welcomes a liberal approach, since condemning prostitution and…
Membership
The KOK e.V. is the network for 43 specialised counseling organisations in Germany. This network combats trafficking in women. Within this framework the KOK invites all women’s…
Assistance Offered at Counselling Centres
Should you or a friend be in need of assistance, you can contact a counselling centre near you.
Counselling centres are non-governmental offices where…
How to Support Us
The KOK is a non-profit organisation. We are a union of women’s organisations throughout Germany that combat trafficking of women in the process of migration and as such our tasks…
The study "Illicit financial flows associated with smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons" by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) sheds lights on these ‘illicit financial…
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe Gonzalez, has completed his term of office. At the end, he presented a report to the General Assembly on his work over the last four…
Aims of the work of KOK
KOK advocates human rights-based policies to combat trafficking in human beings that place a central emphasis on the legal rights of those affected.
Improving the lives…