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UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, ESPECIALLY WOMEN & CHILDREN, REPORT TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 2015

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	United Nations	A/HRC/29/38
	General Assembly		Distr.: General 31 March 2015 Original: English

Human Rights Council

Twenty-ninth session

Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development

               Report of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro

Summary

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur outlines her vision of the mandate and the working methods she intends to use, drawing on the work and experience of her predecessors, in the hope of making progress in implementing the mandate entrusted to her by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 26/8.

In section II, the Special Rapporteur provides an account of her activities since her appointment. In section III, she briefly looks into the main trends and challenges of trafficking in persons, focusing on the link between trafficking in persons and economic trends; trafficking and mixed migration flows; trafficking and conflicts; the protection of children on the move; a gendered perspective of trafficking; and trafficking and social inclusion. In section IV, she defines the legal and policy frameworks of her mandate.

In section V, the Special Rapporteur sets out the agenda of her intended action,  guided by the principles of (a) a human rights-based and victim-centred approach to promoting and protecting the human rights of victims of trafficking, especially women and children; (b) a gendered perspective to understand the characteristics of crimes of trafficking and adopt targeted measures; and (c) the best interests of the child in all actions concerning trafficked children. In particular, the Special Rapporteur’s focus will be on prevention of all forms of trafficking as a social issue, especially in relation to labour exploitation; promotion and protection of the human rights of victims of trafficking and exploited persons as potential victims; engaging with the private sector and social partners with a view to complementing the criminal justice response with a meaningful social agenda to prevent and combat trafficking in persons.

Contents

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                I.      Introduction............................................................................................................ 1              5

II.      Activities carried out by the Special Rapporteur..................................................... 2–6              5

                         A.     Participation in conferences and consultations............................................... 2–5              5

                         B.     Country visits.................................................................................................... 6              5

              III.      Emerging trends and challenges ........................................................... ............. 7–28              5

                         A.     Trafficking in persons and economic trends.................................................. 7–10              5

                         B.     Trafficking and mixed migration flows........................................................ 11–13              6

                         C.     Trafficking and conflicts.............................................................................. 14–17              7

                         D.     Protecting children on the move................................................................ 18–21              8

                         E.      A gendered perspective to trafficking........................................................ 22–26              9

                         F.      Trafficking and social inclusion.................................................................... 27–28              9

             IV.      Legal and policy framework............................................................................... 29–47           10

                         A.     International human rights mechanisms..................................................... 30–33           10

                         B.     Regional human rights mechanisms............................................................ 34–47           11

               V.      Agenda setting................................................................................................. 48–68           14

                         A.     Focus on prevention of all forms of trafficking in persons............................ 52–57           15

                         B.     Focus on promotion and protection of the human rights of victims............. 58–64           16

                         C.     Engaging with States, the private sector and social actors............................ 65–68           17

             VI.      Methods of work.............................................................................................. 69–82           18

                         A.     Country visits............................................................................................. 70–72           18

                         B.     Thematic studies and checklists.................................................................. 73–74           19

                         C.     Consultation and cooperation.................................................................... 75–77           19

                         D.     Communication with victims...................................................................... 78–79           20

                         E.      Cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms and
                                   organizations............................................................................................. 80–82           20

            VII.      Conclusion............................................................................................................. 83           21