WUNRN
UNODC - UN Office on Drugs &
Crime
UN.GIFT - United Nations Global
Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking
Direct Link to Full 104-Page Report:
UNODC Issue Paper: Abuse of a
Position of Vulnerability and other "Means" Within the Definition of
Trafficking in Persons (2012)
Oct 18 2012- The purpose
of this issue paper is to clarify the key concept of abuse of a position of
vulnerability as a means of the crime of trafficking in persons in the
definition contained in Article 3 of the Trafficking in Persons Protocol.
Drawing on interviews with practitioners from 12 States (Canada, Belgium,
Brazil, Egypt, India, Mexico, Netherlands (the), Nigeria, Republic of Moldova
(the), Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the),
and United States of America (the)), and finalized with input received during
an expert group meeting, two products were developed, the issue paper and a
corresponding Guidance Note that aims to assist criminal justice officers in
penal proceedings.