23 October 2009 GENEVA -- The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Ms. Gulnara Shahinian, will visit Mauritania from 24 October to 4 November...

NEW YORK / UN (23 October 2009) -- “If you are lured to another country with the promise of a good job and a better life, but instead forced into prostitution or forced labour; if you have to keep...

Special Event 22 October 2009 Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to extend my warm greetings and sincere thanks to the four brave individuals who have agreed to share...

[United Nations, New York, 19 October 2009] As the General Assembly considers international collective action to end human trafficking, four survivors explain why the voices of victims must be heard...

16 June 2003 OPENING STATEMENT BY MR. BERTRAND RAMCHARAN ACTING HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE WORKING GROUP ON CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF SLAVERY 16 – 20 June 2003...