A/HRC/44/45
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
6 April 2020
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-fourth session
15 June–3 July 2020
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Trafficking in persons, especially women and children
Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially
women and children
Summary
The present report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially
women and children, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, was prepared pursuant to Human
Rights Council resolution 35/5.
In the report, the Special Rapporteur takes stock of her previous research and
reports, and analyses protection gaps in the legal and policy framework to prevent and
combat trafficking. Profound changes are needed in the current approach to antitrafficking action, which predominantly tends to prioritize investigation and prosecution
of traffickers over victims’ support, empowerment and long-term social inclusion.
Moreover, restrictive migration policies contribute to exacerbate vulnerabilities to
trafficking and severe exploitation, and hamper the protection of trafficked persons’
rights.
The Special Rapporteur urges States to adopt a genuinely human rights-based
approach, and offers updated recommendations, based on the Recommended Principles
and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking.
GE.20-05200(E)