▁to ▁their ▁knowledge , ▁provide ▁services ▁to ▁any ▁vict ims ▁of ▁tra ff ick ing . ▁Ident ified ▁or ▁sus pected ▁tra ff ick ing ▁vict ims ▁would ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁very ▁limited ▁social ▁services ▁and ▁legal ▁assistance ▁provided ▁by ▁government ▁ag encies ▁to ▁any ▁victim ▁of ▁crime . ▁No ▁N GO s ▁know ingly ▁provided ▁services ▁to ▁any ▁vict ims ▁of ▁tra ff ick ing ▁cr imes ▁independently ▁or ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁government . ▁F SM ▁has ▁no ▁laws ▁specifically ▁protect ing ▁tra ff ick ing ▁vict ims ▁or ▁witness es . ▁While ▁no ▁specific ▁civil ▁rem edy ▁for ▁tra ff ick ing ▁vict ims ▁is ▁sp elled ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁or ▁national ▁codes , ▁each ▁state ’ s ▁code ▁does ▁provide ▁general ▁red ress ▁for ▁personal ▁inj uries ▁caused ▁by ▁another . ▁Vict ims ▁may ▁bring ▁personal ▁injury ▁civil ▁su its ▁against ▁tra ff ick ers , ▁although ▁no ▁su its ▁have ▁ever ▁been ▁file d . ▁The ▁law ▁did ▁not ▁provide ▁specific ▁legal ▁alternatives ▁to ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁foreign ▁vict ims ▁to ▁countries ▁where ▁they ▁faced ▁hard ship ▁or ▁ret ribution . ▁Jud ges , ▁however , ▁have ▁the ▁dis cret ion ▁to ▁issue ▁an ▁order ▁allowing ▁any ▁foreign ▁vict ims ▁of ▁crime ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Pre vention ▁The ▁government ▁made ▁minimal ▁efforts ▁to ▁prevent ▁tra ff ick ing ▁or ▁increase ▁the ▁public ’ s ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁tra ff ick ing ▁ris ks ▁in ▁F SM ▁and ▁the ▁region ▁during