Trafficking in persons in conflict and post-conflict situations 2016, para. 51
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Prohibition on enslavement, including slavery. International law prohibits slavery, servitude and practices similar to slavery, including debt bondage and serfdom, and servile forms of marriage and exploitation of children. The prohibition on slavery (defined as "the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the rights of ownership are exercised") is one of the oldest of all international legal norms, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and several of the specialist and regional human rights treaties. Slavery and its associated practices are identified in the international legal definition of trafficking as a "purpose" of trafficking.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children