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Regional and subregional cooperation in promoting a human rights-based approach to combatting trafficking in persons 2010, para. 25
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- SAARC, established in 1985 by Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, adopted a Regional Convention on Combating the Crime of Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution in January 2002. The Convention calls for cooperation amongst member States in dealing with various aspects of prevention, prohibition and suppression of trafficking in women and children for prostitution, and repatriation and rehabilitation of victims.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Women
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Integration of a human rights-based approach in measures to discourage the demand that fosters all forms of exploitation of persons, especially women and children, and which leads to human trafficking 2013, para. 13
- Paragraph text
- The Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UNGIFT) has identified three levels of demand related to human trafficking: employer demand (employers, owners, managers or subcontractors); consumer demand clients or prostitute-users (in the sex industry), corporate buyers (in manufacturing), household members (in domestic work); and third parties involved in the process.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Trafficking in persons in conflict and post-conflict situations 2016, para. 35
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- Over the past decade, private contractors have been employed by States and their military to support large-scale military operations. While not all cases of contracting and subcontracting involve trafficking for labour exploitation, there have been cases where large firms that hold the prime contract with States and their militaries hire migrant workers through smaller subcontractors or local employment agencies to perform tasks including cleaning, construction, cooking and serving, and haircutting.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Movement
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2016
Paragraphe
Prevention of trafficking in persons 2010, para. 26
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- Thus, a brief analysis of some of the root causes of trafficking shows that there is a wide range of intertwined factors at play. One single factor such as poverty, gender discrimination or lack of employment opportunities per se does not necessarily lead to trafficking; rather, it is the combination of multiple factors that may place certain individuals at a higher risk of being trafficked. Thus, measures aimed at addressing the root causes of trafficking should be based on the recognition that trafficking is caused by a lack of comprehensive protection of such human rights, as freedom from discrimination, the right to work, the right to an adequate standard of living and freedom of movement. As an example, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) advocates for a comprehensive child protection system rather than measures that focus narrowly on trafficking. In its "system-building" approach, UNICEF promotes shifts towards building and strengthening social welfare, changing social behaviour and improving the legal and justice system for child protection in a holistic manner, based on the principles enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This approach can be offered to other groups at high risk of being trafficked, such as women or ethnic minorities, so that prevention measures are designed to protect the human rights of potential victims of trafficking in a comprehensive manner rather than focusing on alleviating one factor. Consistent with this approach, the Special Rapporteur welcomes the recent adoption by the General Assembly of the United Nations Global Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons (resolution 64/293) in which Member States affirmed their commitment to adopt and implement comprehensive policies and programmes at the national level to prevent trafficking in persons in line with relevant policies and programmes on migration, education, employment, gender equality, empowerment of women and crime prevention.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Women
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Prevention of trafficking in persons 2010, para. 42
- Paragraph text
- These practices illustrate that some measures directed at countering trafficking or promoting safe migration are misguided and result in violations of the human rights of prospective migrants. Strategies to promote safe migration should not be based on the restriction of migration channels that States may regard as potentially dangerous without concrete evidence. Rather, any prevention strategies should be underpinned by the recognition of freedom of movement and the creation of more opportunities for legal and non-exploitative labour migration. In fact, a lower incidence of trafficking is reported where opportunities for regular migration are available within a multilateral framework or under a bilateral agreement between the sending and receiving States, or where there are otherwise established channels of migration. In this regard, bilateral or multilateral agreements providing for legal labour migration are strongly encouraged. Steps must be taken, however, to ensure that such agreements are consistent with international human rights laws and standards and that the implementation of the agreements is independently monitored so that they do not result in the "exporting" of migrants under abusive working conditions.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Prevention of trafficking in persons 2010, para. 37
- Paragraph text
- In this regard, despite her view that demand for all types of commercial sex should be eliminated, the former Special Rapporteur on the human rights aspects of the victims of trafficking in persons reached a different conclusion about the measures appropriate to reduce demand in cases other than prostitution, notably when goods were made by workers who had been trafficked. In her report (E/CN.4/2006/62, para. 59) she expressed the view that: States parties need not eradicate demand simply because that demand is occasionally met by goods produced by trafficked labour. For example, the consumer market for athletic shoes could be met occasionally by shoes produced by people who have been subjected to one or more of the means of trafficking listed in the Protocol definition. There are reasonable steps States parties may take to discourage the demand side of such markets without seeking to wholly eradicate the consumer demand for athletic shoes.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Prevention of trafficking in persons 2010, para. 12
- Paragraph text
- The present report focuses on the prevention of trafficking in persons, which is an integral part of the comprehensive framework to combat and eradicate such trafficking. While the increased attention on the issue of trafficking in recent years has resulted in numerous initiatives and programmes aimed at preventing trafficking in persons, there are concerns that some of them result in the violation of human rights of trafficked persons, particularly when they are not designed on the basis of accurate data and evidence or when the impact and effectiveness are not closely monitored and evaluated.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2010
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Prevention of trafficking in persons 2010, para. 16
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- In developing effective strategies to combat trafficking in persons, the Special Rapporteur has consistently advocated for basing such strategies on "5P's" (protection, prosecution, punishment, prevention and promotion of international cooperation) and "3R's" (redress, rehabilitation/recovery and reintegration of victims to assume a constructive role in the society) (A/HRC/10/16 and Corr.1). The role of prevention is critical in ensuring that the crime of trafficking does not occur in the first place. Despite its importance, the efforts to combat trafficking have been largely centred on a "symptom-specific" approach in that solutions are sought only after particular problems occur. It follows that resources and efforts are often concentrated on prosecuting traffickers or developing assistance programmes for survivors of trafficking but neglect the development and implementation of comprehensive and systematic prevention measures.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Regional and subregional cooperation in promoting a human rights-based approach to combatting trafficking in persons 2010, para. 17
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- African States have started taking coordinated action both at the regional and subregional levels. At the level of the AU, the Ouagadougou Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings, Especially Women and Children, was adopted by Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Development from Africa and the EU in November 2006, at the Africa-EU Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development, held in Tripoli in the framework of the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership. The Action Plan provides specific recommendations to be implemented by Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and member States based on a three-pronged strategy: prevention of trafficking, protection of victims of trafficking and prosecution of those involved in the crime of trafficking.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Regional and subregional cooperation in promoting a human rights-based approach to combatting trafficking in persons 2010, para. 83
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- COMMIT in the Mekong region, through its secretariat, conducts case monitoring and analysis to identify lessons learned and address barriers to appropriate investigative, prosecutorial and judicial responses to trafficking. On that basis, it develops handbooks that include practical guidance and standard operating procedures, with a focus on the protection of victims as well as on cross-border cooperation. Another focus is the creation and strengthening of specialist Anti-Trafficking Units for investigation and prosecution, and the promotion of cross-border cooperation between these Units. For these purposes, targeted training for law enforcement officials is being conducted at the regional level and assistance provided for national level training in local languages.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Regional and subregional cooperation in promoting a human rights-based approach to combatting trafficking in persons 2010, para. 97
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- In some regions, cooperation efforts are mainly focused on investigating and prosecuting trafficking crimes. While this is welcome, efforts should be made to prioritize protection and assistance to victims. Efforts oriented at adopting new criminal laws and enhancing cross-border judicial cooperation to prosecute traffickers are necessary but not sufficient in themselves. Adopting a human rights-based approach to combating trafficking allows countries to tackle this phenomenon in a comprehensive and effective way, putting the rights of the victims at the centre of the process in accordance with international human rights law. A human rights-based approach also allows for effective prosecution of traffickers, putting the emphasis on the right to effective remedy for the victim. The right to access effective legal remedies and the right to compensation for victims of trafficking have received attention only from a few regional and subregional mechanisms.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Regional and subregional cooperation in promoting a human rights-based approach to combatting trafficking in persons 2010, para. 73
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- Similarly, the AU.COMMIT Campaign aims at curbing both the supply and demand for human trafficking, in partnership with several United Nations agencies. The Campaign included the production of television advertisements, the distribution of 1,000 copies of the Ouagadougou Action Plan, of 1,000 T-shirts with the slogan "AU.COMMIT: Stop Trafficking" and of 1,000 copies of pamphlets, pins, posters, etc. In line with the three main strategies of the Ouagadougou Plan of Action, the AU.COMMIT Campaign will be implemented in three phases, focusing in 2009-2010 on prevention of, and response to, trafficking, in 2010-2011 on protection of victims and in 2011-2012 on prosecution of traffickers.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Regional and subregional cooperation in promoting a human rights-based approach to combatting trafficking in persons 2010, para. 77
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- Finally, the CoE Convention sets out a wide range of assistance measures, including physical and psychological assistance and support for the reintegration of victims of trafficking into society. Medical treatment, counselling and information as well as appropriate accommodation are all among the measures provided. Victims are entitled to a minimum of 30 days to recover and escape the influence of the traffickers and to take a decision regarding their possible cooperation with the authorities. A renewable residence permit may be granted if their personal situation so requires or if they need to stay in order to cooperate in criminal investigations.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Regional and subregional cooperation in promoting a human rights-based approach to combatting trafficking in persons 2010, para. 88
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- The right to access effective legal remedies including compensation for victims of trafficking is dealt with for the first time in a regional legally binding instrument in article 15 of the CoE Convention. This article stipulates that victims should have access, as from their first contact with the competent authorities, to information on relevant judicial and administrative proceedings in a language which they can understand. They should also have access to free legal aid. This article also recognizes the right of victims to compensation and requests States parties to adopt legislative and other measures to guarantee compensation for victims. These measures can include the establishment of a fund for victim compensation and measures or programmes aimed at social assistance and integration of victims, which could be funded by confiscated traffickers' assets and proceeds. In 2008, OSCE also published a study on "Compensation for Trafficked and Exploited Persons in the OSCE Region".
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Prevention of trafficking in persons 2010, para. 64
- Paragraph text
- The recommendations of the Special Rapporteur are set out below.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Prevention of trafficking in persons 2010, para. 68
- Paragraph text
- The protection of the human rights of migrants is of paramount importance in preventing exploitation that leads to trafficking. Thus, States should respect, protect and promote the human rights of migrants, particularly labour rights in sectors where such protection has traditionally been weak or absent, such as domestic work. To that end, States should sign, ratify and enforce all relevant human rights instruments, in particular the Palermo Protocol and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Prevention of trafficking in persons 2010, para. 56
- Paragraph text
- The recognition of the private sector's role in combating trafficking culminated in the Athens Ethical Principles in 2006 under the leadership of the Suzanne Mubarak Women's International Peace Movement. The Movement has been instrumental in mobilizing the private sector and raising awareness of its responsibility to take part in the fight. Under the Principles, businesses voluntarily pledge, inter alia, to demonstrate a zero-tolerance policy towards trafficking in persons and to contribute to the prevention of trafficking in persons, including awareness-raising campaigns and education. Those commitments were reaffirmed in the Manama Declaration on Human Trafficking at the Crossroads, adopted in 2009 at a conference held in Bahrain.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Women
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
The issue of human trafficking in supply chains 2012, para. 42
- Paragraph text
- Insofar as many businesses are conscious of protecting their brand image and reputations, the media also has great potential to positively contribute to preventing and combating trafficking in supply chains. Through investigative journalism, the media can publicly name and shame States and/or companies directly linked to trafficking and increase public awareness of the issue. They can also garner public support for anti-trafficking efforts, acting as a catalyst for change. The increased attention to the issue of trafficking in supply chains partly stems from reporting by high-profile international media, such as Al-Jazeera, BBC, CNN and The Guardian. The media can, however, also negatively contribute to the issue of trafficking. Concerns have been expressed that the media tend to sensationalize stories of trafficked persons, in particular victims of sex trafficking, and highlight their "victimhood" rather than educating the public about the underlying social and economic factors that led to the violation of their human rights (see A/65/288, para. 48).
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
The issue of human trafficking in supply chains 2012, para. 47
- Paragraph text
- In some cases, companies themselves have taken a leadership role in developing and implementing multi-stakeholder initiatives. For instance, when the global clothing company, Gap Inc., discovered that its subcontractor in India was employing children under slave-like conditions, it not only swiftly remedied the situation but also contributed to the establishment of a multi-stakeholder think tank in India in July 2008 to promote public-private partnerships in efforts to combat trafficking. The company has teamed up with its local suppliers, a Government-supported non-governmental organization and a national buying house, to help more than 600 women learn hand embroidery skills to obtain work in the export market.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Economic Rights
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Women
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
The issue of human trafficking in supply chains 2012, para. 27
- Paragraph text
- In addition to these non-binding international frameworks, numerous initiatives led by civil society organizations urge greater compliance with international human rights standards by businesses. Such initiatives may include voluntary codes of conduct or ethical principles for businesses. There are also many examples of industry-wide or individual codes of conduct or principles voluntarily developed and adopted by businesses themselves to pledge their commitment to human rights as part of their corporate social responsibility policies and programmes. While most existing codes of conduct or initiatives do not specifically include human trafficking as a priority issue to be scrutinized, they typically seek to eliminate the worst forms of child labour and ensure respect for labour rights. Thus, if properly implemented and monitored, they could significantly contribute to preventing trafficking in persons in supply chains in the first place.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
A human rights-based approach to the administration of criminal justice in cases of trafficking in persons 2012, para. 43
- Paragraph text
- The Special Rapporteur is concerned, however, by practices where victims of trafficking are mandatorily detained in shelters. Although the Special Rapporteur recognizes that the motivation for this may be to protect victims, she notes that the routine detention of victims of trafficking violates, in some circumstances, the right to freedom of movement and, in most, if not all, circumstances, the prohibitions on unlawful deprivation of liberty and arbitrary detention. International law absolutely prohibits any discriminatory detention of victims, including detention that is linked to the sex of the victim. The routine detention of women and of children in shelter facilities, for example, is clearly discriminatory and therefore unlawful.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Women
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
The issue of human trafficking in supply chains 2012, para. 9
- Paragraph text
- Businesses may be linked to human trafficking in various ways. They may be directly implicated in the crime of trafficking when they recruit, transport, harbour or receive persons for the purpose of exploitation during the course of their business. This may occur with or without the knowledge of the management or if the company has recruited the persons itself or through a third party, such as a private recruitment agency. For example, the construction industry has been linked to trafficking in this manner, exploiting internal or international migrants supplied through informal and clandestine recruitment systems.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Economic Rights
- Movement
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
A human rights-based approach to the administration of criminal justice in cases of trafficking in persons 2012, para. 66
- Paragraph text
- International law places an obligation on States to impose effective and proportionate punishments for trafficking and related offences. When considering the appropriate standard, it is important to recognize that punishments that are disproportionate to the harm caused will create distortions that can only hinder effective criminal justice responses. For example, inadequate penalties can fail to deter future crimes and to deliver justice to victims, and potentially impair the effectiveness of international cooperation procedures, such as extradition, which are triggered by a severity test linked to the gravity of sanctions. On the other hand, rigid or extremely severe punishments, such as mandatory minimum custodial terms or provisions for capital punishment, may not meet the required human rights and criminal justice standards.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
A human rights-based approach to the administration of criminal justice in cases of trafficking in persons 2012, para. 83
- Paragraph text
- The Special Rapporteur notes that there are other instances where, despite laws allowing for the seizure of assets, the proceeds of funds confiscated have reportedly failed to be distributed to victims. For example, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has a comprehensive anti-trafficking law, in a landmark case in 2009, a trafficking ringleader was sentenced to 12 years in prison, fined $14,286, and over $204,600 in assets were seized. There is, however, no evidence that these funds went to the victims. Similarly, in the Czech Republic, following the successful prosecution of eight gang members for trafficking, the assets of the accused, estimated at more than $1.5 million, were seized. Again, no evidence was found that the funds had been distributed to the victims.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
The issue of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs 2013, para. 18
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- The transplantation of organs from a living or deceased person into another person is a relatively new area of medical practice but one that is rapidly accelerating as a result of advances in surgery, immunology and pharmacology. Deceased persons remain the source of many organ transplants and indeed are the only possible source for certain transplants, such as those involving hearts and lungs. It is, however, increasingly possible, and in some cases preferable, to use the organs of living persons for some transplant procedures. Kidneys, for example, can be transferred from a living person, often with better results for the recipient and, in theory at least, with little harm to the donor.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
The issue of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs 2013, para. 27
- Paragraph text
- The following case study summaries provide some indication of the nature of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs and of the many countries that may be involved.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- N.A.
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
The issue of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs 2013, para. 35
- Paragraph text
- Trafficking in persons for the removal of organs and the related practices discussed herein have not been a central concern for the international human rights system. Only the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography explicitly addresses the issue by, under article 3 (1)(a)(i)(b), prohibiting the transfer of the organs of a child for profit. The Committee on the Rights of the Child has addressed the sale of organs in its consideration of national reports and the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography has also raised concerns. The use of organs from executed prisoners in transplantation programmes in East Asia has attracted more focused attention from some parts of the human rights system, including the Committee against Torture.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
A human rights-based approach to the administration of criminal justice in cases of trafficking in persons 2012, para. 58
- Paragraph text
- The development of alternative evidence-gathering techniques has received some attention from States, particularly in recent years. In 2009, a memorandum issued by the Government of India (see also paragraph 30 above) stated that, in order to increase conviction rates, States should build cases based on documentary, forensic and material evidence and lessen the degree of reliance on victim-witness testimony. In the United States, at both the State and federal levels, experts have commented on the value of bolstering a victim's testimony with alternative forms of evidence through such methods as surveillance exercises, subpoenas of phone records, interviews of numerous witnesses and victims, public record searches, information received from confidential informants and warrants to search cars, homes and e-mail. Similarly, reviewing potential sources of evidence, such as transportation receipts, phone records and social websites, has been reported as helpful in bolstering victim testimony.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
A human rights-based approach to the administration of criminal justice in cases of trafficking in persons 2012, para. 70
- Paragraph text
- Extradition is another important legal mechanism for ensuring the effective prosecution of suspects, precluding the ability of traffickers to flee to a "safe haven" State. The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime requires States parties to treat offences established in accordance with the Protocol as extraditable offences under domestic law, and to ensure that such offences are included as extraditable offences in current and future extradition treaties. A number of regional instruments, such as the Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors, in its article 10, specifically identify trafficking as an extraditable offence. A number of States have explicitly provided that trafficking is an extraditable offence.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Adolescents
- Children
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
A human rights-based approach to the administration of criminal justice in cases of trafficking in persons 2012, para. 59
- Paragraph text
- Another good practice is where States have taken measures to provide victim-witnesses with important information about participation in the justice process and to address privacy and safety concerns during trials. In the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Crown Prosecution Service has a policy of keeping victims informed about case developments, hearing dates, verdicts and sentences. In order to help agencies provide victim-witnesses with information in a language they understand, UNODC and the Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT) have developed a tool, "VITA", to identify the nationality and language of trafficked persons.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe