A/HRC/14/32
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
4 May 2010
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fourteenth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Report submitted by the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in
persons, especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo*
Summary
This report is submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council decision 8/12. It
covers the period from April 2009 until March 2010.
The present report by the Special Rapporteur is an analysis of the current activities
undertaken by regional and subregional organizations in the fight against trafficking in
persons, with the intention of highlighting good practices and initiatives that promote a
human rights-based approach to combating human trafficking.
Chapter 1 provides an overview of the activities undertaken by the Special
Rapporteur during the last year. Chapter 2 provides a description of the main regional and
subregional anti-trafficking cooperation mechanisms that exist in different regions of the
world, followed by an analysis of their main achievements and the main challenges they are
facing. Finally, Chapter 3 contains the Special Rapporteur’s conclusions and
recommendations.
* Late submission.
GE.10-13211 (E)
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