THE CAMPAIGN

THE CAMPAIGN
“The crime of trafficking in human beings may violate fundamental human rights of victims and sometimes the rights of their families…
It is difficult to understand that in this time slavery still exists; that people are bought and sold and transported all over the world. Yet, it has been proved it that slavery is more common now than at any time in world history and that hardly any country is untouched by it. Due to the underground nature of this crime, there are no official records of trafficked persons, therefore, estimates vary widely. Some estimate that there are 27 million in slavery worldwide; that approximately 2'000.000 people are trafficked across national borders. This does not include the millions trafficked within their own country. Children are identified the most at risk.
States must ensure that appropriate and effective referral mechanisms are in place between authorities involved in anti trafficking activities and those responsible for granting of international protection. This includes assessing protection needs under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees as well as complementary forms of protection, including subsidiary protection as defined in the Qualification Directive of the EU. "Special measures are needed to ensure that the specific protection needs of child victims of trafficking are addressed. Such measures should include, but not be limited to, a formal determination of the best interest of the child and a systematic assessment of the child’s international protection needs". UNHCR.
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