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Civil society organizations, educators, students, entertainers, families: everybody plays a role in the fight against human trafficking. People and groups acting alone, and operating within national or local borders, can have only a limited impact on preventing and fighting trafficking.
This online forum is specifically designed to solicit inputs on the "draft basic principles on the right to an effective remedy for trafficked persons". The Special Rapporteur plans to submit the final document to the Human Rights Council in June 2011 as part of her thematic report on this topic..
The overwhelming majority of trafficked individuals are women and children. Data suggests that women and children are primary victims of this crime, which has a negative effect on efforts to alleviate poverty.
Around the world, human trafficking continues because of ignorance. Individuals made vulnerable by need, conflict or social practices may accept a fraudulent offer of employment because ...
Actors, filmmakers, writers and others have lent their names to a cause that is close to their hearts: ending human trafficking.
Half of victims of human trafficking are under 18 years old. Young men and women are more vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation. But also, youngsters are becoming part of the solution...
OSCE to host Alliance in Trafficking in Persons conference in June
Winners of the Challenge Slavery Tech Contest announced
"We cannot allow the criminals to prosper from their crimes" says UNODC Executive Director
OSCE to host Alliance in Trafficking in Persons conference in June
The OSCE's Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings will host the 13th High-level Alliance against Trafficking in Persons conference at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria on June 25th and 26th, 2013.
Winners of the Challenge Slavery Tech Contest announced
Pepperdine University and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced recently the the winners of the Challenge Slavery Tech Contest - a competition launched to identify new and innovative ways to end modern slavery.
"We cannot allow the criminals to prosper from their crimes" says UNODC Executive Director
"We know that weak and fragile states, especially those damaged by conflict, are more vulnerable to drugs and crime. And we know that crime undermines sustainable development, hinders access to education and employment, and drives away foreign and domestic investors."