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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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slavery
Human rights; Human Trafficking
The means the status od condition of a person over whom control is exercised to the extent that the person is treated like a property. Placement or maintenance in a position of slavery occurs when ...
smuggling of migrants
Human rights; Human Trafficking
According to the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2000), “Smuggling of migrants” ...
social inclusion
Human rights; Human Trafficking
This refers to the process that ensures that those at risk of poverty and social exclusion have the opportunities and resources necessary to participate in economic and social life, securing a ...
state party or states parties
Human rights; Human Trafficking
States which have ratified a particular convention or treaty, such as the Council of Europe Convention.
third country
Human rights; Human Trafficking
Reference to any country outside the European Union. The term ‘third country nationals’ applies to people who come from a country outside the EU into an EU Member State.
Council of Europe convention
Human rights; Human Trafficking
The Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, adopted in Warsaw on 16 May 2005
country of destination
Human rights; Human Trafficking
The country that is the ultimate destination of a trafficked person (also referred to as “receiving country”).
