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Human rights

Fundamental and universal rights and freedoms to which all human beings are entitled. They consist of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that States are obliged to fully respect according to common standards ratified by national and international legislation.

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trafficking protocol

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2000).

transnational referral mechanism (TRM)

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

This refers to mechanisms and systems designed for the comprehensive assistance and transnational support of victims of trafficking. Transnational referral mechanisms link the ...

travel document

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

Any identification document required to travel and enter into another country (e.g. passport, identity card, visa, etc.).

unaccompanied child

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

An accompanied child or minor who has beenseparated from both parents and other relatives and is not being cared for by an adult who, by law or custom, is responsible for doing ...

unaccompanied minors

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

foreign nationals ( or in the case of the European Union, third-country nationals) or stateless persons under the age of 18 who arrive on the territory of a State unaccompanied by ...

victim

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

The Council of Europe Convention specifies that “’Victim’ shall mean any natural person who is subject to trafficking in human beings as defined in this Article” (Article 4 of the ...

victim of trafficking

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

shall mean any natural person who has been subject to trafficking in persons, or who the competent authorities, including the designed non -governmental organizatins where ...