The issue of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs 2013, para. 23
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While substantial gaps in knowledge and understanding remain, it is now well established that there are no technical or practical obstacles to trafficking in persons for the removal of organs, that this practice does in fact occur and that it is not rare. The main points of disagreement relate to the extent of the problem, the economics of the trafficking and identification of the many parties that may be implicated.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children