A/HRC/29/38
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
31 March 2015
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-ninth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons,
especially women and children, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro
Summary
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur outlines her vision of the mandate and
the working methods she intends to use, drawing on the work and experience of her
predecessors, in the hope of making progress in implementing the mandate entrusted to her
by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 26/8.
In section II, the Special Rapporteur provides an account of her activities since her
appointment. In section III, she briefly looks into the main trends and challenges of
trafficking in persons, focusing on the link between trafficking in persons and economic
trends; trafficking and mixed migration flows; trafficking and conflicts; the protection of
children on the move; a gendered perspective of trafficking; and trafficking and social
inclusion. In section IV, she defines the legal and policy frameworks of her mandate.
In section V, the Special Rapporteur sets out the agenda of her intended action,
guided by the principles of (a) a human rights-based and victim-centred approach to
promoting and protecting the human rights of victims of trafficking, especially women and
children; (b) a gendered perspective to understand the characteristics of crimes of
trafficking and adopt targeted measures; and (c) the best interests of the child in all actions
concerning trafficked children. In particular, the Special Rapporteur’s focus will be on
prevention of all forms of trafficking as a social issue, especially in relation to labour
exploitation; promotion and protection of the human rights of victims of trafficking and
exploited persons as potential victims; engaging with the private sector and social partners
with a view to complementing the criminal justice response with a meaningful social
agenda to prevent and combat trafficking in persons.
GE.15-06758 (E)