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Escaping the bonds of human trafficking: Pamela’s Story
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The trafficking of human beings is one of the world’s most lucrative businesses, generating billions of dollars while destroying millions of lives. OHCHR’s UN Fund for Contemporary Forms of Slavery provides legal, social and psychological assistance to thousands of people subjected to human trafficking for forced labour and sexual exploitation.
Migrant children at risk of trafficking and exploitation as current protection systems fail them – UN experts
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons - Sunday 30 July 2017 GENEVA (27 July 2017) – Current systems designed to protect migrant children are failing, leaving many at risk of trafficking, sale and...
End of mission statement of Urmila Bhoola, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences following her visit to Paraguay between 17-24 July 2017
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Spanish 24 July 2017 The mission of the Special Rapporteur The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences Ms.Urmila Bhoola visited Paraguay between 17...
Paraguay must prioritize children in fight against modern slavery – UN rights expert
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Spanish ASUNCIÓN / GENEVA (24 July 2017) – United Nations human rights expert Urmila Bhoola today called on the Government of Paraguay to prioritize children in the fight against exploitation, after...
A/HRC/35/37/Add.2: Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children on her mission to the United States of America - Note by the Secretariat
A/72/164: Joint report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children - Note by the Secretary-General
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Summary The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 71/177 and Human Rights Council resolutions 34/16 and 35/5. The Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially...
A/72/139: Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences - Note by the Secretary-General
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Summary In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, discusses the Sustainable Development Goals and slavery eradication...
UN expert on contemporary forms of slavery announces first official visit to Paraguay
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GENEVA (14 July 2017) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Urmila Bhoola will visit Paraguay from 17 to 24 July to assess the extent to which contemporary forms of slavery, including child slavery...
THEMATIC DISCUSSION ON TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS HELD AS PART OF TWELFTH SESSION OF COMMISSION ON CRIME PREVENTION
AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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16 May 2003 (reissued as received.) VIENNA, 16 May (UN Information Service) -- A thematic discussion focusing on "Trafficking in Human Beings, Especially Women and Children", was held at the Vienna...