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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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witness protection
Human rights; Human Trafficking
The range of security measures employed to assure the safety of a witness involved in legal proceedings. Witness protection may be offered, before, during and/or after the legal proceedings and may ...
young person
Human rights; Human Trafficking
The term refers to adolescents (under 18) and young adults who are from age 18 to 23.
competent authority
Human rights; Human Trafficking
The Explanatory Report (paragraph 129) explains that “By ‘competent authority’ is meant the public authorities which may have contact with trafficking victims, such as the police, the labour ...
controller
Human rights; Human Trafficking
Generic term for a person who controls a trafficked child and makes money out of them, i.e., exploits them. In the case of commercial sexual exploitation, the controller is known as a ‘pimp’, but ...
child/children
Human rights; Human Trafficking
Every girl and boy under 18 years of age (the definition used in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child).
child soldier
Human rights; Human Trafficking
Any person under the age of 18 engaged in any capacity in an armed group or directly taking part in an armed conflict, due to the special level of vulnerability.
coercion
Human rights; Human Trafficking
The term is understood as the use of threat of the use of force, including some forms of non-violent or psychological force. People may be corced into prostitution, forced labour, etc., through ...
