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all relevant stakeholders on the basic principles on the right to an effective remedy for
victims of trafficking, as well as the report of the High Commissioner, as requested by the
Human Rights Council in its resolution 20/1 of 5 July 2012,
Recalling its resolutions 5/1, on institution-building of the Human Rights Council,
and 5/2, on a Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the Council, of
18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his or her duties in
accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
1.
Welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur on the first decade of the
mandate of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and
children;4
2.
Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for a period of three
years, in order to, inter alia:
(a)
Promote the prevention of trafficking in persons in all its forms and the
adoption of effective measures to uphold and protect the human rights of victims of
trafficking in persons;
(b)
Promote the effective application of relevant international norms and
standards and to contribute to their further improvement;
(c)
Integrate a gender and age perspective throughout the work of his or her
mandate through, inter alia, the identification of gender- and age-specific vulnerabilities in
relation to the issue of trafficking in persons;
(d)
Identify, share and promote good practices in order to uphold and protect the
human rights of victims of trafficking in persons and to identify protection gaps in this
regard, including with regard to the identification of victims of trafficking in persons;
(e)
Examine the impact of national, regional and international anti-trafficking
measures on the human rights of victims of trafficking in persons with a view to proposing
adequate responses to challenges arising in this regard and to avoid re-victimization of
victims of trafficking;
(f)
Give particular emphasis to recommendations on practical solutions with
regard to the implementation of the rights relevant to the mandate, including by the
identification of concrete areas and means for international and regional cooperation and
capacity-building to tackle the issue of trafficking in persons;
(g)
Request, receive and exchange information on trafficking in persons from
and with Governments, relevant treaty bodies, special procedures, specialized agencies,
intergovernmental organizations, civil society, including non-governmental organizations,
national human rights institutions and other sources, including victims of trafficking or their
representatives, as appropriate, and, in accordance with current practice, respond effectively
to reliable information on alleged human rights violations with a view to protecting the
human rights of actual or potential victims of trafficking;
(h)
Work in close cooperation, while avoiding unnecessary duplication, with
other special procedures and subsidiary organs of the Council, relevant United Nations
bodies, agencies and mechanisms, including the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Labour
Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Inter-Agency Coordination
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A/HRC/26/37.
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