Human rights

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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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 ...

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), ...

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 ...

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.