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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

explanatory report

Human rights; Human Trafficking

Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings explanatory Report, Council of Europe Committee of Ministers document CM(2005)32 Addendum 2 final, 3 May 2005.

exploitation

Human rights; Human Trafficking

“Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, ...

exploitation of prostitution of others

Human rights; Human Trafficking

The means the unlawful obtaining of financial or other material benefit from the prostitution of another person.

exploited person

Human rights; Human Trafficking

A child or adult who is subjected to exploitation as defined by the UN Trafficking Protocol.

family reunification

Human rights; Human Trafficking

The act of reuniting the trafficked person with her/his family after a thorough risk assessment has been made. It should be made upon the assisted trafficked person will and considered as a longterm ...

family tracing

Human rights; Human Trafficking

This is the procedure aimed at identifying the family of the trafficked person assisted when she or he cannot contact or reach them. Such procedure should be put in place only if the trafficked ...

first point of notification

Human rights; Human Trafficking

Institution/organisation that acts as a central point of information, referral and initial support for presumed victims; this institution bears responsibility for nominating the case manager.

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