The first decade of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children 2014, para. 62
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- The past decade has been one of great development and change. With the benefit of an agreed definition of trafficking in persons, new international, regional and national laws, clearer policies and heightened political commitment, the mandate has been able to make a critical contribution at a unique moment in time. It has actively embraced and advocated for the definition of trafficking that is now enshrined in international law through the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, and other instruments and is reflected in the law of many States. This approach has been instrumental in helping to expand the focus of international and national anti-trafficking efforts beyond the previous focus on trafficking for the exploitation of prostitution and contributing to greater conceptual clarity around the parameters of the definition of trafficking. In their responses to the questionnaire, a number of States and organizations highlighted the substantial contribution of the mandate to expanding the discourse around trafficking. This expansion was noted in relation to: (a) identification and exploration of different forms of exploitation related to trafficking and (b) consideration of different avenues and actors that could or should play a role in preventing or responding to trafficking.
- 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
- 2014
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 62
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