A/HRC/26/37
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction.............................................................................................................
1
3
II.
Activities carried out by the Special Rapporteur ....................................................
2–10
3
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
2
Paragraphs
A.
Participation in conferences and consultations ...............................................
3–9
3
B.
Country visits .................................................................................................
10
3
First decade of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons,
especially women and children ...............................................................................
11–15
4
Mandate, legal framework and working methods ...................................................
16–32
5
A.
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur ................................................................
16–18
5
B.
Definition and scope of trafficking in persons................................................
19–22
6
C.
Working methods ...........................................................................................
23–32
7
Overarching principles and themes .........................................................................
33–41
9
A.
Strategic direction: five “Ps”, three “Rs” and three “Cs” ...............................
34
9
B.
All forms of trafficking and all victims ..........................................................
35–36
10
C.
A human-rights-based approach .....................................................................
37
10
D.
A child-centred approach................................................................................
38–39
10
E.
Attention to causes and vulnerability factors..................................................
40–41
11
Major areas of focus and concern ...........................................................................
42–61
11
A.
Rights of victims to assistance, protection and support..................................
43–46
11
B.
Rights of victims to remedies .........................................................................
47–51
13
C.
Human rights in the criminal justice response................................................
52–54
14
D.
Prevention of trafficking: identifying the core strategies ...............................
55–60
15
E.
Trafficking in persons for the removal of organs ...........................................
61
16
Contribution of the mandate to key conceptual and legal gains..............................
62–65
17
A.
A broader focus ..............................................................................................
62
17
B.
Greater clarity regarding the rights of victims................................................
63–64
17
C.
Greater clarity regarding the obligations and responsibilities of States..........
65
17
Challenges...............................................................................................................
66–75
18
A.
Clarifying the parameters of the international legal definition .......................
67–68
18
B.
Strengthening the accountability of non-State actors and involving
civil society.....................................................................................................
69–70
19
C.
Involving victims and vulnerable groups .......................................................
71
19
D.
Improving compliance mechanisms at national, regional and
international levels..........................................................................................
72–75
19
Conclusion and recommendations ..........................................................................
76–79
20