Debt bondage as a key form of contemporary slavery 2016, para. 44b
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[Despite the efforts of various countries to eradicate and prevent debt bondage, there are still challenges in implementing adequate measures in this regard, including:] The lack of implementation or absence of legal measures that could prevent reprisals against victims of debt bondage when the criminal law is being used to punish perpetrators (e.g. a summary procedure in cases of debt bondage), particularly when victims and perpetrators are part of the same community;
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Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences