The first decade of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children 2014, para. 73
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- At the national level. The mandate has repeatedly called on States to strengthen their implementation machinery and has sought to provide practical guidance to States on implementing a rights-based approach. Respondents to the questionnaire identified this as a key contribution of the mandate. The Special Rapporteur has consistently advocated for the establishment of national rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms in countries that do not yet have such a position. Where they do exist (principally, at present, in Europe), independent, appropriately tasked national rapporteurs have generally played an important role in monitoring the national situation; facilitating collaboration between different agencies and between the Government and civil society; and overseeing the collection and analysis of data on the national response and on trafficking trends. Their central role was confirmed at a consultative meeting in 2013 convened by the Special Rapporteur, which brought together, for the first time, national rapporteurs, from 19 countries. A follow-up meeting is scheduled for mid-2014. Of course, the national rapporteur mechanism is just one way for States to approach the challenge of compliance. The Special Rapporteur has encouraged States to consider additional paths to this end, including the development of national plans of action against trafficking and the establishment of broad-based consultation groups to advise and support implementation.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 73
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