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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.
Industry: Human rights; Law enforcement
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Human trafficking
service providers
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
Organizations and individuals that provide one or more of the support and assistance measures supplied to trafficked persons. These may include social workers, psychologists, shelter staff, medical ...
servitude
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
According to the Explanatory Report accompanying the Council of Europe Convention (paragraph 95), “The ECHR (European Commission of Human Rights) bodies have defined ‘servitude’. The European ...
sex-related trafficking
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
Trafficking for the purpose of the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation.
sexual exploitation
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
The terms “exploitation of the prostitution of others” and “other forms of sexual exploitation” are not defined in the Council of Europe Convention, “which is therefore without prejudice to how ...
shelter/residential facilities
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
Premises where trafficked persons are hosted. Shelters may be open or closed; offer short- or long-term stay; provide round-the-clock, part-time or no in-house assistance. Shelter should be run by ...
slavery
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
The status or 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 use is made ...
smuggling
Law enforcement; 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” ...
