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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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Human trafficking
smuggling of migrants
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
the procurement, in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit, of the illegal entry of a person into a State Party of which the person is not a national or a ...
human rights
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
Fundamental and universal rights and freedoms that all human beings are entitled to. They consist of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that States are obliged to fully respect ...
human rights approach
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
A human rights approach integrates the norms, standards and principles of the international human rights system into legislation, policies, programmes and processes. The concept of a ‘right’ means ...
identified victim of trafficking
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
A person who has been identified as a victim of trafficking according to a formal or informal identification mechanism (also referred to as “Identified trafficked person”).
identity document
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
A personal paper or card that gives identifying data (e.g. name, age, nationality, address, etc.) about a person. It is generally issued by local or national institutions.
immigration official
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
Includes border police and others involved in processing new arrivals at airports, ports and other frontier crossing points.
indicator
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
The authorities in many EU States have prepared lists of ‘indicators’ to help identify trafficked persons, i.e., tell-tale signs that an individual is being trafficked. These are intended for use by ...