Challenges and lessons in combating contemporary forms of slavery 2013, para. 11
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Servile marriages are still practised today; for example, in Papua New Guinea. According to a 2012 report by The Projection Project, "women are victims of forced, fraudulent, servile, fraudulently brokered, and temporary marriages. Children may also become victims of exploitative marriage".
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Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences