June 21, 2018
38th Session of the Human Rights Council Item 3 – Report of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking
June 21, 2018
Trafficking in persons constitutes the largest manifestation of modern slavery and “a shocking offence against human dignity and a grave violation of fundamental human rights”. In our globalised and interconnected world, with more than 900 million people on the move, this transnational crime has developed as a lucrative business, taking advantage of conflict, misery, corruption, lack of education and the struggle for a better future. Albeit the number of trafficked men is rising, women and children represent the biggest part of victims, often sold by their relatives and forced into marriage, sex or labour.
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