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A new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons examines "the intersections between trafficking by proscribed groups and terrorism, and in particular the continuing failures in terms of identification of and assistance to the victims of trafficking and in terms of the protection of their human rights."

Victims of trafficking by terrorist groups are too often being punished instead of protected. States fail to identify and protect victims, often

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the tenth periodic report of Sweden on how it implemented the

Share to ៖​ AKP Phnom Penh, July 16, 2021 -- The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations at Geneva has highlight Cambodia’s Progress in the field of Human Rights at the Human Rights Council. The following is the Permanent Mission’s full press release dated July 15: “The Human Rights Council (HRC) concluded its 47th Session on 14 July 2021 after having hosted a total of 2...

SPECIAL STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR. GEORGE MANNEH WEAH Saturday, 12th June 2021 PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA ON THE OBSERVANCE OF THE WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021   Millions of girls and boys throughout the world are engaged into child labour and are victims of human trafficking, specifically child trafficking, that have placed them into child labour. These works have deprived them of adequate education, health, leisure and basic freedoms, thereby und...

Monitoring and Evaluation Consultancy about Gender and Protection and Human Rights, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from JES; closing on 21 Jun 2021

Print After being rescued from human traffickers, a Nigerian woman attends a Russian language course in Moscow. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Blog Post Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Today, Jamille Bigio and Rachel Vogelstein published "Ending Human Trafficking in the Twenty-First Century," the first-ever Council Special Report on human trafficking. In the report, they explain why human traffick...

Whoever is confirmed as the new J/TIP ambassador will have the privilege of working with an exceptionally talented and committed staff, and the responsibility of carrying forward a legacy of fighting worldwide on behalf of trafficking survivors.

    “If the police or Sarkar (government) intended to increase the welfare of victims (of trafficking), they would have then provided alternative income sources or work. What they do is lock us in shelter homes or send us back to our villages. We don’t have any other option than to return back, which I also did since I needed money to sustain my livelihood”. This is a quote from an interview which was part of my ongoing research dedicated to understanding the marginalized perspectives o...

* is Co-Founder, ENGAGE, Inclusive Change Through Volunteering, a not-for-profit in Nepal. Thousands of men, women and children fall victim each year to human trafficking, a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. The 18-year-old girl (pictured) was taken to Almaty, Kazakhstan, and promised work as a housekeeper but forced to become a sex worker. Credit: UNICEF/UN045727/Pirozzi KATHMANDU, Nepal, Apr 20 2021 (IPS) - The numbers are so staggering that is hardly imaginable striking...