Trafficking in persons in conflict and post-conflict situations 2016, para. 16
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Individuals fleeing anticipated or actual conflict, or the aftermath of conflict, are vulnerable to trafficking. The pressure to move is often urgent and intense, leading people to take risks that would be unacceptable under normal circumstances. Conflict weakens State structures, removes protections and enables criminal networks to operate more freely, including across borders. Sometimes trafficking will occur within the conflict zone or in another part of the affected country to which the victims have been displaced. Increasingly, persons who have escaped conflict in another country as part of a larger, mixed migration process become victims of trafficking at some point in their journey or at their intended destination.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children