A/HRC/51/26
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
19 July 2022
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-first session
12 September–7 October 2022
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Contemporary forms of slavery affecting persons belonging
to ethnic, religious and linguistic minority communities
Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery,
including its causes and consequences, Tomoya Obokata
Summary
The present report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery,
including its causes and consequences, Tomoya Obokata, is submitted pursuant to Human
Rights Council resolution 42/10.
The report is focused on contemporary forms of slavery affecting persons belonging
to ethnic, religious and linguistic minority communities. In that context, the Special
Rapporteur identifies the main causes of contemporary forms of slavery affecting these
groups and the main manifestations, such as chattel slavery; forced and bonded labour;
domestic servitude; sexual slavery; child and forced marriage; and child labour.
The Special Rapporteur outlines some positive developments recorded in protecting
minorities from contemporary forms of slavery and formulates recommendations for States,
businesses, civil society, national human rights institutions and trade unions, academia and
regional and international organizations, with the objective of providing constructive
guidance on how to prevent and address contemporary forms of slavery affecting minorities.
GE.22-11274(E)