Integration of a human rights-based approach in measures to discourage the demand that fosters all forms of exploitation of persons, especially women and children, and which leads to human trafficking 2013, para. 85c
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[Taking in account States' obligations under international human rights law, the Special Rapporteur would like to offer a set of recommendations which may serve as a basis for human rights-based measures to discourage the demand that fosters or leads to trafficking in persons:] Discouraging demand routinely requires measures to stop discrimination, notably discriminatory practices which contribute to the exploitation of persons. These include discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, national origin and other criteria, such as discrimination against migrant workers in employment practices. States should eliminate acts or practices of discrimination on such grounds and should amend laws and policies that institutionalize discrimination and thereby also shape demand, particularly ones concerned with employment or migration, just as they must challenge discriminatory social attitudes, practices and beliefs, which also shape demand;
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children