A/HRC/RES/33/1
Recognizing that discrimination, social exclusion, gender inequality and poverty lie
at the heart of contemporary forms of slavery, and the particular vulnerability of migrant
workers,
Stressing the importance of criminalizing all forms of slavery through national
legislation,
Acknowledging the challenges to slavery eradication highlighted by the Special
Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences,
including the absence of legislation in some countries, deficiencies and loopholes in legal
frameworks, insufficiently dissuasive sanctions, a lack of will and/or resources for
implementing law and policy measures, the difficulty in locating and identifying victims
and the lack of effective rehabilitation measures,
Recognizing that broad international cooperation among States, and between States
and relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, is essential for
effectively countering contemporary forms of slavery,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1, on institution-building of the
Council, and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for special procedure mandate holders of the
Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his/her
duties in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
Convinced that the issue of contemporary forms of slavery continues to require the
attention of the Human Rights Council,
Bearing in mind the United Nations Voluntary Fund on Contemporary Forms of
Slavery and its importance for addressing the issues raised by the Special Rapporteur, in
particular the need for rehabilitation and assistance for victims of contemporary forms of
slavery,
1.
Welcomes the work and takes note with appreciation of the thematic reports
of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and
consequences, including those on contemporary forms of slavery in supply chains and on
debt bondage;2
2.
Also welcomes the cooperation of those States that have accepted requests for
visits by the Special Rapporteur and have responded to her requests for information;
3.
Further welcomes the steps taken by States to address contemporary forms of
slavery through, inter alia, the adoption of new legislation, the revision of relevant policies
and the establishment of independent domestic mechanisms, and urges States to increase
their efforts further to combat contemporary forms of slavery;
4.
Renews the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for a period of three years;
5.
Decides that the Special Rapporteur shall continue to examine and report on
all contemporary forms of slavery and slavery-like practices, in particular those defined in
the Slavery Convention of 1926 and the Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of
Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery of 1956, and all
other issues covered previously by the Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery;
in the discharge of the mandate, the Special Rapporteur shall:
(a)
Promote the effective application of relevant international norms and
standards on slavery;
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A/HRC/30/35 and A/HRC/33/46.