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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.

Contributors in Human Trafficking

Human trafficking

coercive means

Human rights; Human Trafficking

Any of the means mentioned in Article 4 (a) of the Council of Europe Convention in relation to the recruitment of adult trafficked persons: “means of the threat or use of force or other forms of ...

commercial sexual exploitation(of children)

Human rights; Human Trafficking

The commercial sexual exploitation of children consists of criminal practices that demean, degrade and threaten the physical and psychosocial integrity of children. There are three primary and ...

community policing

Human rights; Human Trafficking

The term is usually defined as a philosophy and organizational strategy that promote a partnership-based, collaborative effort between the police and the community to improve the quality of life for ...

compensation

Human rights; Human Trafficking

It is the procedure to support the victim to obtain – through criminal proceeding, civil action or administrative systems – material and moral damages from the perpetrator(s) and/or from the State ...

non-national

Human rights; Human Trafficking

Person from another country, i.e., foreigner.

non-residential programme

Human rights; Human Trafficking

This is an assistance programme offered to trafficked persons who do not face safety risks and enjoy an autonomous accommodation usually shared with significant others (i.e. partners, family members, ...

offence

Human rights; Human Trafficking

‘Offence’ and ‘crime’ are used interchangeably in the Guide and do not imply that one is more serious than the other.

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