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Research projects: Trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children (20)
Publications: Trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children (65)
Organisation of conferences: Trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children (8)
Participation in conferences: Trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children (65)
Consultancy: Trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children (30)


Research projects: Trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children

2009
Organised
promoter(s): Gert Vermeulen
researcher(s) : Yasmin Van Damme, Wendy De Bondt
principal(s) : United nations Office on Drugs and Crime
budget : 30.000 US Dollars €
 
2008-2010
MONTRASEC - Monitoring Trafficking in human beings and Sexual Exploitation of Children: benchmarking for member state and EU reporting, turning the SIAMSECT templates into a user-friendly interface and reporting tool
promoter(s): Gert Vermeulen
researcher(s) : Neil Patterson
principal(s) : European Commission
budget : 150.713,98 EUR €
 
2007 - 2009
Monitoring Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Exploitation of Children (MONTRASEC): Benchmarking for Member State and EU Reporting – Turning the SIMSECT templates into a user friendly interface and reporting tool.
promoter(s): Gert Vermeulen
researcher(s) : Neil Paterson
budget : 215.336 €
related publication(s) : click here for a list
 
2005-2007
Research into relevant socio-cultural factors of Nigerian trafficking in human beings as a form of organised crime
promoter(s): Gert Vermeulen, Brice De Ruyver
researcher(s) : Bruno Moens
principal(s) : Flemish Scientific Research Fund
budget : 170.000 € €
 
2005
Status Questionis of the Belgian anti-trafficking in persons policy
promoter(s): Gert Vermeulen
researcher(s) : Fleur Dhont, Annelies Balcaen
principal(s) : King Baudouin Foundation
budget : 35000 €
 
2005
Elaboration of an EU template and collection plan for Statistical Information and Analysis on Missing and Sexually Exploited Children and Trafficking in human beings (Siamsect)
promoter(s): Gert Vermeulen, Andrea Di Nicola (Transcrime)
principal(s) : European Commission (Daphne)
budget : 100000 €
 
2005
Development of European Quality standards and feasibility study of introducing European Quality labels for employment organisations, marriage bureaux, travel, escort, au-pair, or adoption agencies and service or telecommunication providers
promoter(s): Gert Vermeulen
principal(s) : European Commission
budget : 63.529,91 EUR €
 
2004-2005
Action Research into the functioning of joint investigation teams (Scientific Reserach JIT)
promoter(s): Gert Vermeulen
researcher(s) : Annelies Balcaen, Eveline De Wree, Els De Busser
principal(s) : Netherlands EU Presidency 2004 (Police)
budget : 55552 € €
 
2004-2005
Study on the actual extent of the phenomenon of missing or sexually exploited children in the 10 new EU member states
promoter(s): Gert Vermeulen
researcher(s) : Heidi De Pauw, Judith Van Daele
principal(s) : European Commission (Agis)
budget : 78681,38 €
 
2004
MON-EU-TRAF II: A Study for monitoring the international trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation in the EU member States
promoter(s): Andrea Di Nicola (Transcrime, Trento University)
researcher(s) : Gert Vermeulen, Tom Vander Beken
principal(s) : European Commission (STOP II)
 
2002-2003
International domestic workers in Belgium
promoter(s): Gert Vermeulen
researcher(s) : Annemie Bucquoye, Wim Cruysberghs
principal(s) : King Baudouin Foundation
budget : 20.000 €
 
2002-2003
Follow-up of the Council Resolution of 27 September 2001 on the Contribution of Civil Society in Finding Missing and Sexually Exploited Children
promoter(s): Isabelle De Schrijver (Child Focus), Gert Vermeulen
researcher(s) : Heidi De Pauw, Tessa Schmidburg
principal(s) : European Commission
budget : 200.000 €
 
2002
Sociological profile of pedosexual offenders in Belgium
promoter(s): Gert Vermeulen, Paul Ponsaers
researcher(s) : An Verlinden
principal(s) : Child Focus
budget : 37.000 €
 
2001-2002
Research based on case studies of victims of trafficking in human beings in three EU Member States: Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands
promoter(s): Payoke
researcher(s) : Gert Vermeulen (Scientific Expert)
principal(s) : European Commission (Hippokrates programme)
related publication(s) : click here for a list
 
2001
Establishment of a Directory of Active Organisations Combating the Phenomena of Disappearance and Sexual Exploitation of Children in Belgium, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and the UK
promoter(s): Child Focus
researcher(s) : Gert Vermeulen (Scientific Expert)
principal(s) : European Commission (Daphne programme)
 
2000-2001
Feasibility study on the further elaboration and international implementation of the recommendations resulting from research project N° 96/STOP/003 on the systematic gathering and administration of data concerning missing minors, minor victims of human trafficking or sexual exploitation of children and perpetrators of sexual offences against minors
promoter(s): Gert Vermeulen
researcher(s) : Fleur Dhont, Arne Dormaels
principal(s) : European Commission (STOP programme)
budget : 107.030 €
related publication(s) : click here for a list
 
1998-1999
Multidisciplinary research into the phenomenon of transit migration in the candidate member-states of the EU concerning the approach to the phenomenon of trafficking in human beings: a case-study with Poland
promoter(s): Brice De Ruyver, Tom Vander Beken, Gert Vermeulen
researcher(s) : Piet Van Bavegem, Nathalie Siron
principal(s) : European Commission (STOP programme)
budget : 84.646 €
related publication(s) : click here for a list
 
1998
Research into a multidisciplinary approach of the phenomenon of human trade in an international and national perspective: a pilot and case study with Poland and Hungary
promoter(s): Brice De Ruyver, Willy van Eeckhoutte (Ghent University)
researcher(s) : Joachim Meese, Kristof Van Impe, Steven Vanheste, Gert Vermeulen, Tom Vander Beken
principal(s) : European Commission (STOP programme)
related publication(s) : click here for a list
 
1998
Research into the opportunity and feasibility of the systematic gathering and administration of data concerning missing minors, minor victims of sexual offences and perpetrators of these offences
promoter(s): Brice De Ruyver, Patrick Zanders, Gert Vermeulen
researcher(s) : Geert Derre
principal(s) : Belgian Ministry of Justice - European Commission (STOP programme)
budget : 149.232 €
related publication(s) : click here for a list
 
1996-1998
Research on a multidisciplinary approach of the phenomenon of human trade in an international and national perspective: a pilot and case study of the Philippine situation
promoter(s): Brice De Ruyver, Willy van Eeckhoutte (Ghent University)
researcher(s) : Patricia De Somere, Mieke Delcour, Gert Vermeulen, Tom Vander Beken, Kristof Van Impe, Stefan Clauwaert
principal(s) : Belgian State Secretariat for Cooperation and Developement
budget : 210.709 €
related publication(s) : click here for a list
 

Publications: Trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children

Gert Vermeulen, Neil Paterson, The MONTRASEC demo. A bench-mark for member state and EU automated data collection and reporting on trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children, 2010, 156
Gert Vemeulen, Neil Paterson, The Measurement Of Human Trafficking, Sexually Exploited & Missing Children In The European Union. The MONTRASEC Model – The Great Leap Forward ?, 2010, 25
Marc Cools, Sofie De Kimpe, Brice De Ruyver, Marleen Easton, Lieven Pauwels, Paul Ponsaers, Tom Vander Beken, Freya Vander Laenen, Gudrun Vande Walle, Gert Vermeulen(ed.), , 2009, 261p.
Marc Cools, Sofie De Kimpe, Brice De Ruyver, Marleen Easton, Lieven Pauwels, Paul Ponsaers, Gudrun Vande Walle, Tom Vander Beken, Freya Vander Laenen, Gert Vermeulen(ed.), Governance of Security Research Papers Series (1): Contemporary Issues in the Empirical Study of Crime, Maklu, Antwerpen-Apeldoorn, 2009, 261p.
Marc Cools, Sofie De Kimpe, Brice De Ruyver, Marleen Easton, Lieven Pauwels, Paul Ponsaers, Gudrun Vande Walle, Tom Vander Beken, Freya Vander Laenen, Gert Vermeulen(ed.), Governance of Security Research Papers Series (2): Readings On Criminal Justice, Criminal Law & Policing, Maklu, Antwerpen-Apeldoorn, 2009, 381p.
G. Vermeulen(ed.), EU quality standards in support of the fight against trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children. Explorartory study of the potential and feasibility of self-regulation and public-private co-operation, Antwerpen-Apeldoorn, 2007, 443p.
G. Vermeulen, A. Balcaen, ‘Aims, context and methodology’, in: EU quality standards in support of the fight against trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children. Explorartory study of the potential and feasibility of self-regulation and public-private co-operation, G. Vermeulen (ed.), Antwerpen-Apeldoorn, 2007, 11-19
G. Vermeulen, A. Balcaen, ‘Theoretical framework on the instrument of a quality label’, in: EU quality standards in support of the fight against trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children. Exploratory study of the potential and feasibility of self-regulation and public-private co-operation, G. Vermeulen (ed.), NULL, Antwerpen-Apeldoorn, 2007, 20-30
G. Vermeulen, A. Balcaen, ‘The au pair sector’, in: EU quality standards in support of the fight against trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children. Exploratory study of the potential and feasibility of self-regulation and public-private co-operation, G. Vermeulen (ed.), Antwerpen-Apeldoorn,, 2007, 125-151
G. Vermeulen, A. Balcaen, ‘Findings in the adoption sector’, in: EU quality standards in support of the fight against trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children. Exploratory study of the potential and feasibility of self-regulation and public-private co-operation, G. Vermeulen (ed.), Antwerpen-Apeldoorn,, 2007, 98-124
G. Vermeulen, ‘European quality labels in the prostitution as an illegal sector’, in: EU quality standards in support of the fight against trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children. Exploratory study of the potential and feasibility of self-regulation and public-private co-operation, G. Vermeulen (ed.), Antwerpen-Apeldoorn,, 2007, 274-278
G. Vermeulen, A. Balcaen, L. Van Puyenbroeck, ‘Conclusions and recommendations’, in: EU quality standards in support of the fight against trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children. Exploratory study of the potential and feasibility of self-regulation and public-private co-operation, G. Vermeulen (ed.), Antwerpen-Apeldoorn,, 2007, 281-299
G. Vermeulen, A. Balcaen, L. Van Puyenbroeck, K. Verpoest, M. Defruytier, ‘The final quality standards for the sectors under study’, in: EU quality standards in support of the fight against trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children. Explorartory study of the potential and feasibility of self-regulation and public-private co-operation, G. Vermeulen (ed.), Antwerpen-Apeldoorn,, 2007, 300-354
G. Vermeulen, A. Balcaen, L. Van Puyenbroeck, ‘Executive summaries in English, Dutch and French’, in: EU quality standards in support of the fight against trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children. Exploratory study of the potential and feasibility of self-regulation and public-private co-operation, G. Vermeulen (ed.), Antwerpen-Apeldoorn,, 2007, 355-443
G. Vermeulen, E. Van den Herrewegen, L. Van Puyenbroeck, Mensenhandel in beeld. Eerste kwantitatieve en kwalitatieve analyse van Belgische slachtofferdata (Trafficking in Human Beings. The first quantitative and qualitative analysis of Belgian Victim data), 2007, Antwerpen-Apeldoorn, 2007, 487p.
G. Vermeulen, Mensenhandelbeleid in België. Status questionis, evaluatie en toekomstopties (Policy on Trafficking in Human Beings in Belgium. Status quesionis, evaluation and future options) , Brussel, Koning Boudewijnstichting, 2006, 100p.
G. Vermeulen, A. Balcaen, A. Di Nicola, A. Cauduro, The Siamsect Files. Standardised templates and blueprint for EU-wide collection of statistical information and analysis on missing and sexually exploited children and trafficking in human beings, Antwerpen-Apeldoorn, 2006, 185p.
G. Vermeulen, ‘Slachtofferbekommernis in mensenhandelcontext: reëel of instrumenteel?’ (Victim concerns in the context of Trafficking in Human Beings: real of instrumental?) , in: Het slachtoffer van criminaliteit: tussen perceptie en realiteit? Update in de criminologie, A. Balcaen, S. De Kimpe, K. Devroey, H. Goudriaan, P. Hebberecht, P. Ponsaers, E. Sneiders, T. Vander Beken, G. Vande Walle, G. Vermeulen (ed.), Mechelen,, 2006, 139-151
G. Vermeulen, L. Arnou, ‘Nieuwe Belgische strafwetgeving tegen mensenhandel, mensensmokkel en huisjesmelkerij. Context en verkenning van de Wet van 10 augustus 2005’ (The new Belgian Policy on Trafficing in Human Beings, Smuggle in Human Beings and Exploitation of Housing. Context and Exploration of the Act of 10 August 2005), in: Strafrecht en strafprocesrecht, XXXIIste postuniversitaire cyclus Willy Delva, 2005-2006, L. Arnou, J. Delmulle, A. De Nauw, C. De Roy, F. Deruyck, S. Guenter, L. Huybrechts, I. Mennes, J. Meese, B. Spriet, M. Sterkens, G. Stessens, P. Traest, C. van den Wyngaert, S. Vandromme, G. Vermeulen, R. Verstraeten (ed.), Mechelen,, 2006, 53-106
G. Vermeulen, ‘Strafrechtelijke bescherming van minderjarigen en verhoogde internationale bescherming van kinderen tegen seksuele exploitatie’ (Criminal Protection of Minors and the raised international protection of children against sexual exploitation) , in: Geweld tegen kinderen, Kinderrechtenforum, Gent,, 2006, 28-46
Gert Vermeulen, Annelies Balcaen, Andrea Di Nicola, Andrea Cauduro, The SIAMSECT files. Standardised templates and blueprint for EU-wide collection of statistical information and analysis on missing and sexually exploited children and trafficking in human beings, 2006, 185
G. Vermeulen(ed.), Missing and sexually exploited children in the enlarged EU. Epidemiological data in the new member states, Antwerpen-Apeldoorn, 2005, 397p.
G. Vermeulen, ‘Belgium’, in: Study on national legislation on prostitution and the trafficking in women and children’, A. Di Nicola (ed.), Trento, 2005, 15p.
G. Vermeulen, L. Van Puyenbroeck, Identification and protection schemes for victims of trafficking in persons in Europe. Tools and best practices, Brussel, 2005, 144p.
Gert Vermeulen (IRCP), Child Focus(ed.), Childoscope website, containing an electronic comprehensive directory of civil society organisations working in the field of missing and sexually exploited children, 2004-
T. Vander Beken, ‘Sports and trafficking in human beings’ in Book of Abstracts, 12th EASM European Sport Management Congress, 2004, 349
Gert Vermeulen, ‘Gewapend bestuur. Kan het bestuur zich wapenen?’ (Armed governance. can the administration arm itself?), in Het strafrechtssysteem in de Laatmoderniteit (The Criminal Justice System in Late Modernity), T. Balthazar, J. Christiaens, M. Cools, T. Decorte, B. De Ruyver, P. Hebberecht, P. Ponsaers, S. Snacken, P. Traest, T. Vander Beken, G. Vermeulen (ed.), Mechelen, 2004, 169-197
B. De Ruyver, EXPERTS GROUP ON TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS, Report of the experts group on trafficking in human beings, European Commission, Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security, Brussels, 2004, 239p.
Gert Vermeulen(ed.), Law on sex for sale, Antwerp-Apeldoorn, Maklu (Forthcoming), 2004, 872p.
Gert Vermeulen, Heidi De Pauw, Cooperation between civil society organisations and law enforcement services in the area of missing and sexually exploited children, Antwerp-Apeldoorn, Maklu, 2004, 94p.
Gert Vermeulen, Heidi De Pauw(ed.), Missing and sexually exploited children in the EU, Epidemiological data, Antwerp-Apeldoorn, Maklu, 2004, 400p.
Gert Vermeulen, Heidi De Pauw, Missing and sexually exploited children in the EU. Epidemiological data, Antwerp-Apeldoorn, Maklu, 2004, 153p.
Gert Vermeulen, Arne Dormaels, Judith Colle, ’Belgium’, in Missing and sexually exploited children in the E.U. Epidemiological data, G. Vermeulen and Heidi De Pauw (ed.), Antwerp-Apeldoorn, Maklu, 2004, 58-95
G. Vermeulen, T. Vander Beken, “Belgium”, in A. DI NICOLA (ed.) , MON-EU-TRAF II. A study for monitoring the international trafficking of human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation in the EU Member States, Trento, 2004, 101-127
Wim Vandekerckhove, Zrinka Pari, Bruno Moens, Isabella Orfano, Ruth Hopkins, Jan Nijboer, Gert Vermeulen, Wim Bontinck, Research based on case studies of victims of trafficking in human beings in 3 EU Member States, i.e. Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands, Payoke - On the Road - De Rode Draad, 2003, 402p.
Gert Vermeulen, Paul Ponsaers, An Verlinden, Het profiel van de pedoseksueel. Een sociologische benadering (Profile of the pedosexual offender, a sociological approach), Antwerp-Apeldoorn, Maklu, 2003, 258p.
’Profil de l’abuseur pédosexuel en Belgique’ (’Profile of the pedosexual offender in Belgium’), (summary by B. Bossaerts), in L’ami des enfants? L’abus pedosexuel: profil/impact/prévention, Child Focus, Antwerp-Apeldoorn, Maklu, 2003, 9-25
Gert Vermeulen, Paul Ponsaers, An Verlinden, ’Profiel van de pedoseksuele misbruiker in België’, (’Profile of the pedosexual offender in Belgium’), (summary by B. Bossaerts, in ’De grote kindervriend?, Pedoseksueel misbruik: profiel/impact/preventie, Child Focus, Antwerp-Apeldoorn, Maklu, 2003, 9-24
Gert Vermeulen, Paul Ponsaers, An Verlinden, ’Profil de l’abuseur pédosexuel en Belgique’, (samenvatting door B. Bossaerts), in L’ami des enfants? L’abus pédosexuel: profil/impact/prévention, Antwerp-Apeldoorn, Maklu, 2003, 9-25
Gert Vermeulen, Annemie Bucquoye, Wim Cruysberghs, Le personnel domestique en Belgique (International domestic workers in Belgium), King Boudouin Foundation, 2003, 88p.
Gert Vermeulen, Annemie Bucquoye, Wim Cruysberghs, Internationaal huispersoneel in België. Le personnel domestique en Belgique (International domestic workers in Belgium), Antwerp-Apeldoorn, Maklu, 2003, 182p.
Gert Vermeulen, Annemie Bucquoye, Wim Cruysberghs, Internationaal huispersoneel in België (International domestic workers in Belgium), King Boudouin Foundation, Brussels, 2003, 94p.
Gert Vermeulen, ’Strafrechtelijke bescherming van minderjarigen en verhoogde internationale bescherming van kinderen tegen seksuele exploitatie’ (’Protection of minors through criminal law and the increasing international protection of children against sexual exploitation’), in Jongeren en criminaliteit, T. Balthazar, J. Christiaens, M. Cools, T. De Corte, B. De Ruyver, P. Hebberecht, P. Ponsaers, S. Snacken, P. Traest, T. Vander Beken, G. Vermeulen (ed.), Mechelen, Gandaius/Kluwer, 2003, 193-225
Gert Vermeulen, ’Strenger en ook beter? Over de fragmentarische aanscherping van de strafrechtelijke bescherming van minderjarigen in de wet van 28 november 2000 (More severe and also better? On the fragmentary increase of the protection of minors through criminal law in the Act of 28 November 2000)’, in Gandaius Actueel VII, Mechelen, Kluwer, 2002, 1-27
Gert Vermeulen, Fleur Dhont, ’Protection of minors through criminal law. Merits and weaknesses of the Act of 28 November 2000 on the protection of minors through criminal law’, Tijdschrift voor strafrecht, 2002, 124-136
Gert Vermeulen, ’International Trafficking in Women and Children’, Revue internationale de droit pénal, No 3-4, 2001, 837-890
Brice De Ruyver, Koen Van Heddeghem, ‘Mensenhandel tussen België en de Filippijnen. Een bilaterale piloot- en gevalstudie van vraag en aanbod.(Trafficking in human beings between Belgium and the Philippines. A bilateral pilot and case study concerning demand and supply.)’, Tijdschrift voor Criminologie, Volume 43, No 4, 2001, 401-407
Brice De Ruyver, Koen Van Heddeghem, Nathalie Siron, ‘De strijd tegen mensenhandel: beleidsprioriteit in België.(Combating trafficking in human beings: policy priorities in Belgium)’, Tijdschrift voor Criminologie, Volume 43, No 4, 2001, 408-417
Brice De Ruyver, Kristof Van Impe, Joachim Meese, ’The Need for a Multidisciplinary and Proactive Approach to Human Trafficking. Reflexions from Two Pilots’, in Cross-Border Crime in a Changing Europe, Van Duyne, P., Ruggiero, V., Scheinost, M. and Valkenburg, W., Huntington-New York, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2001, 49-62
Gert Vermeulen, Fleur Dhont, Arne Dormaels, European Data Collection on Sexual Offences Against Minors, Antwerp-Apeldoorn, Maklu, 2001, 197p.
Gert Vermeulen(ed.), Strafrechtelijke bescherming van minderjarigen (Protection of minors through criminal law), Antwerp-Apeldoorn, Maklu, 2001, 699p.
Gert Vermeulen, Arne Dormaels, ‘The Collaboration between NGO’s and law Enforcement concerning the fight against sexual exploitation of children’, in Directory of Active Organisations Combating the Phenomena of Disappearance and Sexual Exploitation of Children in Belgium, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and the UK, Child Focus (ed.), 2001, 5p.
Gert Vermeulen, ‘Kinderhandel, seksuele uitbuiting van kinderen, kinderporno en kindersekstoerisme. Naar een verdere internationale harmonisering van strafbepalingen en jurisdictierecht? (Trafficking in children, sexual exploitation of children, child pornography and sex tourism. Towards a further international harmonisation of substantive criminal law provisions and jurisdiction rules?)’, Panopticon, 2000, 200-207
Brice De Ruyver, Patrick Zanders, Gert Vermeulen, Geert Derre, Internationaal verzamelen en beheren van gegevens inzake vermiste en seksueel uitgebuite minderjarigen (International gathering and administration of data concerning missing and sexually exploited minors), Antwerp-Apeldoorn, Maklu, 2000, 280p.
Brice De Ruyver, Vrouwen als slachtoffer van mensenhandel (Women as victims of human trafficking), in: DEMOOR, M., HEENE, K. en RYMENANTS, G (ed.) Verslagen van het RUG centrum voor Genderstudies, 2000, nr.9, 67-77
Nathalie Siron, Piet Van Baeveghem, Brice De Ruyver, Tom Vander Beken, Gert Vermeulen, Trafficking in Migrants through Poland. Multidisciplinary research into the phenomenon of transit migration in the candidate Member States of the EU, with a view to the combat of traffic in persons, Antwerp-Apeldoorn, Maklu, 1999, 326p.
Brice De Ruyver, Willy Van Eeckhoutte, Kristof Van Impe, Patricia De Somere, Mieke Delcour, Mensenhandel doorgelicht. Een case-study met de Filippijnen (An analysis of the phenomenon of human trade. A case study with the Philippines), Antwerp, Maklu, 1999, 405p.
Kristof Van Impe, Joachim Meese, Brice De Ruyver, The necessity of a multidisciplinary and proactive approach to the human trafficking phenomenon’, in About the Cross-border Crime Problems in Europe, Utrecht-Prague, 1999
Brice De Ruyver, Willy Van Eeckhoutte, Kristof Van Impe, Patricia De Somere, Mieke Delcour, Research into a multidisciplinary approach of the phenomenon of trafficking in human beings from an international and a national perspective: a pilot study with the Philippines, Ghent, Research Group Drug Policy, Criminal Policy and International Crime, 1998, 269p.
Brice De Ruyver, Willy Van Eeckhoutte, Joachim Meese, Kristof Van Impe, Steven Vanheste, Multidisciplinary research on the phenomenon of trafficking in human beings from an international and a national perspective: a pilot study with Poland and Hungary, Ghent, Research Group Drug Policy, Criminal Policy and International Crime, 1998, 168p.
Brice De Ruyver, Willy Van Eeckhoutte, Joachim Meese, Kristof Van Impe, Steven Vanheste, Multidisciplinair onderzoek van het fenomeen mensenhandel in internationaal en nationaal perspectief: een pilootstudie met Polen en Hongarije (Multidisciplinary research on the phenomenon of trafficking in human beings fram an international and a national perspective: a pilot study with Poland and Hungary), Ghent, Research Group Drug Policy, Criminal Policy and International Crime, 1998, 368p.
Brice De Ruyver, Willy Van Eeckhoutte, Kristof Van Impe, Patricia De Somere, Mieke Delcour, Research into a multidisciplinary approach of the phenomenon of trade in women in an a national and international perspective. A case and pilot study with the Philippines, Ghent, Research Group Drug Policy, Criminal Policy and International Crime, 1998, 368p.
Brice De Ruyver, ’Het voorstel van de parlementaire onderzoekscommissie Dutroux: Genese en krachtlijnen (Propositions of the parliamentary research commission Dutroux)’, Themanummer, Panopticon, 1998, 223-230
B. De Ruyver, W. Van Eeckhoute, K. Van Impe, P. De Somere, M. Delcour, Onderzoek naar een multidisciplinaire benadering van het fenomeen mensenhandel in een nationaal en internationaal perspectief, een pilot- en casestudie met de Filippijnen (Research into a multidisciplinary approach of the phenomenon of trade in women in an national and international perspective. A case and pilot study with the Philippines), Gent, Onderzoeksgroep Drugbeleid, Strafrechtelijk Beleid en Internationale Criminaliteit, Universiteit Gent, 1998, 368p.
B. De Ruyver, W. Van Eeckhoute, J. Meese, K. Van Impe, S. Vanheste, Multidisciplinary research on the phenomenon of trafficking in human beings from an international and a national perspective: a pilot study with Poland and Hungary, Gent, Onderzoeksgroep Drugbeleid, Strafrechtelijk Beleid en Internationale Criminaliteit, Universiteit Gent, 1998, 168p.

Organisation of conferences: Trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children

29/10/2004 to 30/10/2004
1st Round Table ’Study on the actual extent of the phenomenon of missing or sexually exploited children in the 10 new EU-Member States’ (JAI/2004/AGIS/008), Athens
organiser(s): Gert Vermeulen, Heidi De Pauw (Child Focus)
 
10/10/2003 to 11/10/2003
3rd Childoscope Round-Table, Lisbon
organiser(s): Gert Vermeulen
 
20/6/2003 to 21/6/2003
2nd Childoscope Round-Table, Copenhagen
organiser(s): Gert Vermeulen
 
7/2/2003 to 8/2/2003
1st Childoscope Round-Table, Brussels
organiser(s): Gert Vermeulen
 
6/12/2001 to 1/1/1900
Second International Round-Table ‘European Data Collection on Sexual Offences Against Minors (2000/STOP/116)’, Europol, The Hague
organiser(s): Gert Vermeulen, Fleur Dhont, Arne Dormaels
 
19/3/2001 to 20/3/2001
International Round-Table ‘European Data Collection on Sexual Offences Against Minors (2000/STOP/116)’, Europol, The Hague
organiser(s): Gert Vermeulen, Fleur Dhont, Arne Dormaels
 
28/8/1998 to 1/1/1900
Second International Round-Table ’Desirability and feasibility of the systematic gathering and administration of data concerning missing minors, minor victims of trafficking in human beings or sexual exploitation of children and perpetrators of sexual offences’, Europol, The Hague
organiser(s): Brice De Ruyver, Gert Vermeulen
related publication(s) : click here for a list
 
16/7/1998 to 17/7/1998
International Round-Table ’Desirability and feasibility of the systematic gathering and administration of data concerning missing minors, minor victims of trafficking in human beings or sexual exploitation of children and perpetrators of sexual offences’, Europol, The Hague
organiser(s): Brice De Ruyver, Gert Vermeulen
related publication(s) : click here for a list
 

Active participation in conferences: Trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children

12/1/2010 to 12/1/2010
Neil Paterson
EU Experts Group on the Policy Needs for Data on Crime and Criminal Justice, Brussels, Belgium
 
10/10/2009 to 10/10/2009
Neil Paterson
International Experts Meeting - MONTRASEC project, Brussels, Belgium
 
21/1/2005 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
‘The crime of trafficking & Belgian model for combating trafficking in human beings’, International Specialist Training, Human Rights Center, Warszaw University, Warszaw
pdf(s): 2005-01-21 Warszaw Trafficking Vermeulen.pdf
 
11/11/2004 to 1/1/1900
Brice De Ruyver
Report ’International migration, traffic in women and the Belgian model’, University of Amsterdam
 
11/11/2004 to 1/1/1900
Brice De Ruyver
report ‘International migration, traffic in women and the Belgian model’, Lezingencyclus, Faculteit der Maatschappij- en gedragswetenschappen, Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam
 
30/10/2004 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
’Objectives of the project and methodology to be used in drafting the national reports’, 1st Round Table ’Study on the actual extent of the phenomenon of missing or sexually exploited children in the 10 new EU-Member States’ (JAI/2004/AGIS/008), Athens
pdf(s): 2004-10-30 Epidemiology 10-25.pdf
 
29/10/2004 to 30/10/2004
Gert Vermeulen
Chairman 1st Round Table ’Study on the actual extent of the phenomenon of missing or sexually exploited children in the 10 new EU-Member States’ (JAI/2004/AGIS/008), Athens
 
29/10/2004 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
’Presentation of the results of the "Childoscope" project’, 1st Round Table ’Study on the actual extent of the phenomenon of missing or sexually exploited children in the 10 new EU-Member States’ (JAI/2004/AGIS/008), Athens
pdf(s): 2004-10-29 Epidemiology 10-25.pdf
 
21/10/2004 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
‘The Crime of Trafficking: Elements and sanctions and Criminal Responsibiliy of Legal Persons’, Trafficking in Persons: Towards a Common Legal Framework in the EU?, ERA, Trier
pdf(s): 2004-10-21 ERA Trafficking Vermeulen.pdf
 
21/10/2004 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Chairman session II ‘’The developing European legal Framework on Trafficking in Persons’, Trafficking in Persons: Towards a Common Legal Framework in the EU?, ERA, Trier
 
7/9/2004 to 7/10/2004
Gert Vermeulen
Expert panel member and ’Trafficking of human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation in Belgium’, MON-EU-TRAF II Seminar: Monitoring the International Trafficking of Human Beings for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation in the EU Member States, Transcrime, Trento
 
26/5/2004 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
European Data Collection on Sexual Offences Against Minors, EU Forum on the prevention of organised crime ’EU Action against child trafficking and related forms of exploitation’, Brussels
pdf(s): 2004-05-26 European data collection sexual offences minors Vermeulen.pdf
 
23/2/2004 to 24/2/2004
Gert Vermeulen
International/European Database on missing minors, EU Expert Group on trafficking in human beings, European Commission, Brussels
pdf(s): THB Expert Group Vermeulen.pdf
 
28/11/2003 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Criminal and civil liability for HIV and STD transmission, Sensoa, Ghent
 
10/10/2003 to 11/10/2003
Gert Vermeulen
Chairman 3rd Childoscope Round-Table Lisbon
 
10/10/2003 to 11/10/2003
Gert Vermeulen
Chairman Working session I: Status questionis of the phenomenon of sexual exploitation and disappearance of children, 3rd Childoscope Round-Table, Lisbon, 10-11/10/2003
 
30/9/2003 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
’Trafficking in Children’, 9th International Conference IBCCRIM (Brazilian Institute for Criminal Sciences), São Paulo, Brazil
pdf(s): 2003-09-30 IBCCRIM Trafficking in children Vermeulen.pdf
 
2/7/2003 to 2/8/2003
Arne Dormaels
Rapporteur Working session I ‘Status questionis of the phenomenon of sexual exploitation and disappearance of Children’, International Round Table Study of The Follow-Up of the Council Resolution of 27 September 2001 On The Contribution Of Civil Society In Finding Missing and Sexually Exploited Children (DAPHNE/02/037/YC - JAI/2002/STOP/108), Hotel Astrid, Brussels
 
21/6/2003 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Chairman Working session I: Status questionis of the phenomenon of sexual exploitation and disappearance of children, 2nd Childoscope Round-Table, Copenhagen, 20-21/6/2003
 
21/6/2003 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
’Findings and lessons learned’, Working session I: Status questionis of the phenomenon of sexual exploitation and dissapearance of children, 2nd Childoscope Round-Table, Copenhagen, 20-21/6/2003
 
21/6/2003 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
’Belgium’, Working session I: Status questionis of the phenomenon of sexual exploitation and disappearance of children, 2nd Childoscope Round-Table, Copenhagen, 20-21/6/2003
 
20/6/2003 to 21/6/2003
Gert Vermeulen
Chairman 2nd Childoscope Round-Table, Kopenhagen
 
20/6/2003 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
’State of affairs of the study of the follow-up of the Council Resolution of 27 September 2001 on the contribution of civil society in finding missing and sexually exploited children’, 2nd Round-Table, Copenhagen, 20-21/6/2003
 
4/6/2003 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
’International collection and analysis of data on sexual exploitation of children’, Group of specialists on the protection of children against sexual exploitation (PC-S-ES), Council of Europe, Strasbourg
 
4/6/2003 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermelen
International collection and analysis of data on sexual exploitation of children, Council of Europe, 4th meeting PC-S-ES, 4-5 June 2003
pdf(s): 2003-06-04 CoE PC-S-ES Vermeulen.pdf
 
25/4/2003 to 1/1/1900
Arne Dormaels
“The Belgian four pillar approach”, First Network for European Women’s Rights workshop on trafficking, Amsterdam
 
7/2/2003 to 8/2/2003
Gert Vermeulen
Chairman 1st Childoscope Round-Table, Brussels
 
7/2/2003 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
’Status questionis of the phenomenon of sexual exploitation and disappearance of children’, 1st Childoscope Round-Table, Brussels, 7-8/2/2003
 
7/2/2003 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
’Definitional and methodological aspects of studying the actual extent of the phenomena of missing and sexually exploited children, 1st Childoscope Round-Table, Brussels, 7-8/2/2003
 
6/12/2002 to 1/1/1900
Arne Dormaels
’Belgian Task force against trafficking. The Belgian integrated and multidisciplinary approach towards the phenomenon of human trafficking’, European Conference Turn the spotlight on the trafficking on Women, Siracusa
 
30/11/2002 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
’International trafficking in women and children for commercial sexual exploitation’, International Conference ’International Criminal Law: Quo vadis?’, 28/11/2002-4/12/2002 - Sircacuse-Italy
 
14/11/2002 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
’Strafrechtelijke bescherming van minderjarigen en verhoogde internationale bescherming van kinderen tegen seksuele exploitatie’ (Protection of minors through criminal law and enhanced international protection of children against sexual exploitation), Update in de Criminologie: Jongeren en Criminaliteit, Universiteit Gent
related publication(s) : click here for a list
pdf(s): 2002-11-14 Strafrechtelijke bescherming van minderjarigen en verhoogde internationale bescherming van kinderen.pdf
 
25/10/2002 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
’Migratie, mensenhandel en prostitutie’ (Migration, trafficking in human beings and prostitution), Vlaamse Wetenschapsweek (Flemish Week of Science), Ghent, 25 October 2002
pdf(s): 2002-10-25 Migratie mensenhandel en prostitutie VWW.pdf
 
6/7/2002 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
’Internet, nieuwe geleider van mensenhandel? Internet, nouveau vecteur de la traite des êtres humains?’ (Internet, new vector for trafficking in human beings?), Séance d’études ?Traite des êtres humains: comment lutter contres les filières du Net?’, Auditory Belgacom, Brussels
 
9/6/2002 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Research-based proposal for a comprehensive policy to tackle trafficking in human beings, II ESC Conference ‘Sharing Borders, Sharing A Discipline’, Toledo
 
4/4/2002 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Trafficking in Women and Children, Preparatory International Colloquium, International Association of Penal Law, Rio de Janeiro
pdf(s): 2002-04-04 International Trafficking in Women and Children - Brazil.pdf, General Report Siracusa 2001.PDF, Conclusions and Recommendations Siracusa 2001.PDF
 
4/3/2002 to 4/5/2002
Gert Vermeulen
Panel Member and co-rapporteur, Preparatory International Colloquium ’International Trafficking in Women and Children’, International Association of Penal Law, Rio de Janeiro
 
6/12/2001 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Chairman Second International Round-Table ‘European Data Collection on Sexual Offences Against Minors (2000/STOP/116)’, Europol, The Hague
 
3/12/2001 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Cooperation between NGO’s and Law Enforcement Services in the Fight Against the Disappearance and Sexual Exploitation of Children in Belgium, International Conference ‘Directory of Active Organisations Combating the Phenomena of Dis-appearance and Sexual Exploitation of Children in Belgium, Italy, Hungary, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania and the UK’, Brussels, European Parliament
 
30/10/2001 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Active participation Round-Table ‘Directory of Active Organisations Combating the Phe-nomena of Disappearance and Sexual Exploitation of Children in Belgium, Italy, Hungary, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania and the UK’, The Hague
 
5/10/2001 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Strenger en ook beter? Over de fragmentarische aanscherping van de strafrechtelijke bescherming van minderjarigen in de wet van 28 november 2000 (More severe and also better? On the fragmentary increase of the protection of minors through criminal law in the Act of 28 November 2000), Gentse Juridische Actualia VII
related publication(s) : click here for a list
pdf(s): 2001-10-05 - Gentse Juridische Actualia VII Gert Vermeulen.ppt [Alleen-lezen].pdf
 
19/6/2001 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
’Conclusions and recommendations of Section III: International trafficking in Women and Children’, First International Congress of the Young Penalists Section-Premier congrès international de la section des jeunes pénalistes ’Contemporary problems of international criminal law - Problèmes actuels du droit pénal international, Noto, Sicily, Italy
 
14/6/2001 to 20/6/2001
Gert Vermeulen
General reporter and Chairman Section III: International Trafficking in Woman and Children, First Inernational Congress of the Young Penalists Section- Premier congrès international de la section des jeunes pénalistes, ’Contempory problems of international criminal law, Problèmes actuels du droit pénal international, Noto, Sicily, Italy
 
12/6/2001 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Final Project Findings and Proposals, Second International Round-Table ‘European Data Collection on Sexual Offences Against Minors (2000/STOP/116)’, Europol, The Hague
pdf(s): 2001-06-12 - Round Table 12 Juni 2001.ppt [Alleen-lezen].pdf
 
11/6/2001 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Panel member ‘Europol Expert Group on Child Pornography’, Europol, The Hague
 
27/5/2001 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Lecture and panel member, Panel Debate ‘Expectations and Opinions on Irregular Migration and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings under the Upcoming Belgian EU Presidency’, International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Brussels
 
20/3/2001 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Conclusions, International Round-Table ‘European Data Collection on Sexual Offences Against Minors (2000/STOP/116)’, Europol, The Hague
related publication(s) : click here for a list
 
19/3/2001 to 20/3/2000
Gert Vermeulen
Chairman International Round-Table ‘European Data Collection on Sexual Offences Against Minors (2000/STOP/116)’, Europol, The Hague
 
19/3/2001 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Preliminary Project Findings and Proposals, International Round-Table ‘European Data Collection on Sexual Offences Against Minors (2000/STOP/116)’, Europol, The Hague
pdf(s): 2001-03-19 - Round Table 19-20 March 2001.ppt [Alleen-lezen].pdf
 
23/2/2001 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Panel member Round-Table ‘Directory of Active Organisations Combating the Phe-nomena of Disappearance and Sexual Exploitation of Children in Belgium, Italy, Hungary, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania and the UK’, Brussels
 
25/1/2001 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
Chairman workshop ‘Trafficking in Human Beings’, International Conference ‘Strategies of the EU and the US in Combating Transnational Organized Crime’, Ghent
pdf(s): 2001-01-24 - Ghent TOC Session A.ppt [Alleen-lezen].pdf, 2001-01-24 - Ghent - TOC Session B.ppt [Alleen-lezen].pdf, 2001-01-24 - Ghent - TOC Session C.ppt [Alleen-lezen].pdf
 
25/1/2001 to 1/1/1900
Brice De Ruyver
report ‘ Trafficking in Migrants from a EU-perspective’, International Conference ‘ Strategies of the EU and the US in Combating Transnational Organized Crime’, 23-26 januari 2001, Flanders Expo, Gent
 
7/10/2000 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
’Migratie, mensenhandel en prostitutie’ (’Migration, trafficking in human beings and prostitution’), Old-studentsday St-Barbaracollege, Ghent
 
4/10/2000 to 17/4/2000
Brice De Ruyver
Report ‘Trafficking in women through Poland’, Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Wenen
 
29/2/2000 to 29/2/2000
Tom Vander Beken
Reporter discussion group ’The smuggling of people, the market in women’, Organised crime: the dynamics of illegal markets, 59th Wilton Park Conference, Wiston House, Steyning UK
 
23/9/1999 to 1/1/1900
Brice De Ruyver
round-table ’Het concept en de perspectieven van de Eu - Beleid inzake de strijd tegen de mensenhandel voor het jaar 2005 (The concept and the perspectives of th EU - Policy in the fight against human trade for the year 2005)’, Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken, International Organisation for Migration, Egmontpaleis, Brussels
 
22/4/1999 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
President working group, European Commission/UNICEF roundtable ‘Children in danger - lines of help’, Brussels
 
31/3/1999 to 1/1/1900
Brice De Ruyver
De vrouw als slachtoffer van criminaliteit, in het bijzonder vrouwenhandel (Women as victims of crime, in particular the trade in women), lunch-discussions, Centre for Gender Studies, Ghent
 
10/1/1999 to 1/1/1900
Brice De Ruyver
Traffic in human beings, East-West Collquium on Cross Border Crime in Europe, Prague
 
28/8/1998 to 1/1/1900
Gert Vermeulen
International gathering and administration of data concerning missing and sexually exploited minors. Presentation of the conclusions, Second Round Table ’Research into the desirablility and feasibility of the systematic gathering and administration of data concerning missing minors, minor victims of trafficking in human beings or sexual exploitation of children and perpetrators of sexual offences against minors’, Europol, The Hague
 
23/9/1997 to 1/1/1900
Brice De Ruyver
presentation of the report of a research project on human trade in cooperation with the ’Centrum voor Gelijkheid van Kansen’, ’t Pand, Ghent
 
24/4/1995 to 1/1/1900
Brice De Ruyver
Human trafficking. Multidisciplinary approach, 12th European Policing Executive Conference, International Associaiton of Chiefs of Police, Gent
 
31/5/1994 to 1/1/1900
Brice De Ruyver
De Parlementaire Onderzoekscommissie Mensenhandel (The Parliamentary Research Commission on Human Trade), U.I.A., Antwerp
 
28/3/1994 to 1/1/1900
Brice De Ruyver
Een gecoördineerde aanpak van mensenhandel (A coordinated approach of trade in human beings); K.U.L., Louvain
 
14/3/1994 to 1/1/1900
Brice De Ruyver
De internationale vrouwenhandel (International trade in women), Ostend
 

Consultancy: Trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children

2004-2005
Scientific Advisory Board Scientific Research JIT (Joint Investigation Teams)
consultant(s): Gert Vermeulen
principal(s) : Netherlands EU Presidency 2004 (Police)
 
2004-
Scientific advice, Experts Group on Trafficking in Human Beings
consultant(s): Gert Vermeulen
principal(s) : European Commission
 
2004
Expert in the workshop "Consultation of the draft report of the Experts Group on Trafficking in Human Beings", EU Forum for the Prevention of Organised Crime
principal(s) : European Commission
 
2003
Scientific advice, Preliminary draft bill on child pornography
consultant(s): Gert Vermeulen
principal(s) : Service for Criminal Policy, Belgian Ministry of Justice
 
2003
Member expert group International domestic workers
consultant(s): Gert Vermeulen
principal(s) : King Baudouin Foundation
 
2003
Scientific Advisory Group EC-Daphne Project ’Evaluating the impact of existing legislation in Europe with regard to gemale genital mutilation’ (Daphne-FGM), International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH)
consultant(s): Gert Vermeulen
principal(s) : European Commission
 
2003
Scientific advice, Group of Specialists on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation (PC-S-ES)
consultant(s): Gert Vermeulen
principal(s) : Council of Europe
 
2002-2004
Scientific advisory group, ’Risk assessment of juvenile perpetrators of sexually deviant behaviour’
consultant(s): Gert Vermeulen
principal(s) : Belgian Ministery of Justice
 
2002-2003
Scientific advisory group, Risk assessment of juvenile perpetrators of sexually deviant behaviour
consultant(s): Gert Vermeulen
principal(s) : Belgian Ministry of of Justice
 
2002 -
Expert “Action oriented research on infiltration by trafficking networks into organisations working to combat trafficking in human beings”
consultant(s): Brice De Ruyver
principal(s) : International Organization for Migration (IOM)
 
2001-2002
Scientific expert project ’Research based on case studies of victims of trafficking in human beings in three EU Member States: Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands’ (coordination Payoke)
consultant(s): Gert Vermeulen
principal(s) : European Commission (Hippokrates programme)
related publication(s) : click here for a list
 
2001
Scientific expert project ‘Directory of Active Organisations Combating the Phenomena of Disappearance and Sexual Exploitation of Children in Belgium, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and the UK’ (coordination Child Focus)
consultant(s): Gert Vermeulen
principal(s) : European Commission (Daphne programme)
 
1999 -
Expert working group ’Trafficking in human beings’
consultant(s): Tom Vander Beken
principal(s) : Belgian Ministry of Justice
 
1998-2000
Scientific advice, working group in charge of the preparation of the establishment of databases concerning missing and sexually exploited minors and child pornography
consultant(s): Gert Vermeulen
principal(s) : Belgian Ministry of Justice
 
1993-1994
Expert Parliamentary Inquiry Committee Human Trafficking
consultant(s): Brice De Ruyver
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
consultant(s): Gert Vermeulen
 
consultant(s): Gert Vermeulen