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The protocol covers the following: Defining the crime of trafficking in human beings; To be considered trafficking in persons, a situation must meet three conditions: act (i.e., recruitment), means (i.e., through the use of force or deception) and purpose (i.e., for the purpose of forced labour)
The Trafficking in Persons Protocol, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), provides the legal and conceptual framework for UNODC's work in the area of human trafficking. It focuses on the criminal justice system response to human trafficking, and also includes further provisions on victim protection and ...
It was established in July, 2003 to combat human trafficking and other similar human rights violations. [ 1 ] NAPTIP is a national compliance to the international obligation under the Trafficking in Persons Protocol and responds to the need to prevent, suppress, and punish trafficking in persons, especially women, and children, complementing ...
January is National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Children's Advocacy Network in Alexandria is offering training for youths, parents.
The convention was adopted by a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on 15 November 2000.. The Convention came into force on 29 September 2003. According to Leoluca Orlando, Mayor of Palermo, the convention was the first international convention to fight transnational organized crime, trafficking of human beings, and terrorism.
It's called the blue campaign. "Wear Blue Day" is designated to raise awareness of human trafficking and that awareness continues throughout January. It's led by the Department of Homeland Security.
Human trafficking is widely condemned as a violation of human rights by international agreements such as the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons. Despite this condemnation, legal protections and enforcement vary significantly across countries.
'Watchdog Wednesday' has the latest on a human trafficking bill authored by state Sen. Andre Jacque, a change in Two Rivers garbage fees and more.