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Human trafficking
The buying and selling of human beings for profit. Human trafficking is an extremely serious crime and a gross violation of human rights, which can be classified as a modern form of slavery. The goal of this section is to raise awareness of the problem and to show what is being done at EU-level and in the Member States to fight this injustice, to promote exchange of ideas and cooperation between all organisations, and to help people involved in the fight against trafficking in human beings and the protection of victims.
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trafficking protocol
Human rights; Human Trafficking
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2000). See Palermo Protocol,
TRM (Transnational Referral Mechanism)
Human rights; Human Trafficking
This refers to mechanisms and systems designed for the comprehensive assistance and transnational support of victims of trafficking. Transnational referral mechanisms link the full process of ...
travel document
Human rights; Human Trafficking
Any identification document required to travel and enter into another country (e.g. passport, identity card, visa, etc.).
unaccompanied child
Human rights; Human Trafficking
An accompanied child or minor who has beenseparated from both parents and other relatives and is not being cared for by an adult who, by law or custom, is responsible for doing so.
unaccompanied minors
Human rights; Human Trafficking
Foreign nationals ( or in the case of the European Union, third-country nationals) or stateless persons under the age of 18 who arrive on the territory of a State unaccompanied by an adult who is ...
victim
Human rights; Human Trafficking
The Council of Europe Convention specifies that “’Victim’ shall mean any natural person who is subject to trafficking in human beings as defined in this Article” (Article 4 of the Convention). The ...
victim of trafficking
Human rights; Human Trafficking
Any natural person who has been subject to trafficking in persons, or who the competent authorities, including the designed non -governmental organizatins where applicable, reasonably believe is a ...
