A human rights-based approach to the administration of criminal justice in cases of trafficking in persons 2012, para. 12
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For any effective criminalization strategy, the Special Rapporteur notes the need for a rights-based approach to trafficking. Such an approach has been widely endorsed by the international community, including the General Assembly and Human Rights Council. The commentary on the Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking explains that a human rights-based approach is a conceptual framework for dealing with a phenomenon such as trafficking that is normatively based on international human rights standards and that is operationally directed to promoting and protecting human rights. It affirms that such an approach requires analysis of the ways in which human rights violations arise throughout the trafficking cycle, as well as of States' obligations under international human rights law. It seeks to both identify and redress the discriminatory practices and unjust distributions of power that underlie trafficking, maintain impunity for traffickers and deny justice to victims of trafficking.
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children