The first decade of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children 2014, para. 68
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As UNODC has noted, these questions are important because to characterize certain conduct as "trafficking" has significant and wide-ranging consequences for States, for the alleged perpetrators of that conduct and for the alleged victims. It is also highly significant for organizations and agencies that are engaged in fighting "trafficking". UNODC identifies "a tension between those who support a conservative or even restrictive interpretation of the concept of trafficking and those who advocate for its expansion. The complex and fluid definition in the Protocol provides justification for both perspectives and has contributed to ensuring that such tensions remain unresolved".
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children