The issue of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs 2013, para. 28
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Some 100 illegal kidney transplants were allegedly performed at a hospital in an African country from 2001 to 2003; most of the recipients came from the Middle East. The organs were sourced from persons from Eastern Europe and South America. Investigations revealed the existence of an international organ trafficking syndicate and brought into public view a long-standing and flourishing transplant tourism business.
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children