Due diligence and trafficking in persons 2015, para. 14

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Alongside human rights due diligence standards on trafficking involving private actors, other areas of international law also contain obligations that specifically address trafficking by non-State actors. In particular, the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (United Nations Trafficking Protocol) as a Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime requires States to undertake to prevent trafficking, protect victims, and prosecute trafficking in persons by private individuals, including by providing the possibility for victims to access compensation. In considering whether a State has acted diligently, it will be relevant to consider whether it is bound by any of these other international obligations on trafficking by non-State actors, such as through the United Nations Trafficking Protocol or regional instruments. A better understanding of the content of the human rights obligations of due diligence on trafficking can also help ensure that States comply with human rights in implementing these other anti-trafficking obligations and to develop complementary protections for trafficked persons.
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
  • Children
  • Women
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph number
14