In 1996 the EU suggested, in a declaration to all the member states, that they should have national rapporteurs to monitor the situation of trafficking in the countries. Sweden and Holland decided to do that in 1998, Belgium a little bit later.
I'm not suggesting this to Canada, but the Swedish rapporteur position is situated with the national criminal police. The rapporteur is a detective inspector. She's been doing this for nine years now. She writes regular reports on the extent of trafficking--who the victims are, what services they have accessed--and also on operational tactics, since she's with the police.
The national rapporteur position in Nepal has a different angle. It's an independent entity, also monitoring the situation, doing research, and writing reports. Both of these rapporteurs do recommendations, but the Dutch one does more research. I don't prefer that model. I prefer the model of an independent entity that has the mandate to go around the country and talk to police, talk to NGOs, talk to public authorities who are working on it--or who are not working on it and should--and give the recommendations once a year that should be implemented.
In all of these places, it's funded by the government but it's independent. It's a very useful tool.
Seven of the Swedish rapporteur's reports have been translated into English. The eighth is on its way. We could send that, if you like.