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Agenda setting of the work of the Special Rapporteur 2015, para. 8
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- In the age of globalization, trafficking in persons cannot be examined in isolation from the broader socioeconomic realities that drive it, nor should it be tackled only from a criminal perspective. Factors such as poverty and inequality, lack of educational opportunity and access to health care, gender discrimination, including gender-based violence, racial inequality and migration are some of the underlying factors that cause/contribute to trafficking in persons.
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- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Gender
- Health
- Movement
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 24
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- The United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons includes several provisions suggesting that action be taken to discourage demand, including one referring to the need for "specific measures at national level to combat trafficking for labour exploitation and strive to educate consumers on those measures" (art. 22).
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to an effective remedy for trafficked persons 2011, para. 44
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- In terms of the language to be used, it is crucial that information about trafficked persons' rights and the procedures for obtaining remedies is clearly explained in a language that the trafficked person understands. In this regard, interpreters have a crucial role to play, as many trafficked persons may not understand the language spoken in the country in which they wish to seek remedies. While the Palermo Protocol does not expressly require States to provide for interpretation or translation assistance, it is one of the essential requirements to effectively guarantee the right of trafficked persons to seek remedies, and the availability of such assistance should not be limited to judicial proceedings. Furthermore, the language used to explain the rights and procedures to seek remedies must be easily understood by trafficked persons of all educational and socio-economic backgrounds. In a number of States, law enforcement authorities such as police and prosecutors are obliged by law to inform victims of crime of their rights, including the right to claim compensation. While the Special Rapporteur recognizes this legal requirement as a good practice, it has been reported that it is not well implemented in practice or the information often does not effectively reach the victims due to the complexity of the language used by the law enforcement authorities.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to an effective remedy for trafficked persons 2011, para. 69
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- Increased efforts should be made to train key stakeholders, in particular prosecutors and judges, on laws and issues pertaining to trafficking in persons. Training, education and sensitization aimed at other actors, and society at large, could also make a crucial contribution to the effective implementation of the right to an effective remedy for trafficked persons, including through the promotion of a victims' rights culture and measures to counter stigma.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Regional and subregional cooperation in promoting a human rights-based approach to combatting trafficking in persons 2010, para. 119
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- [Regional mechanisms should carry out the activities set out in the following paragraphs, which have a specific added value:] Conduct regular regional training courses, assist in developing and improving curricula for national level training, collect and compile information on existing training programmes at the regional and national level, and conduct regular training needs assessments.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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