The issue of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs 2013, para. 61
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Trafficking in persons for the removal of organs is, first and foremost, a violation of human rights. All States have an international legal obligation to prevent it, to prosecute offenders and to protect and assist victims. This obligation arises through the application of specialist trafficking in persons laws and through international human rights law.
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children