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NEW!! UNODC Model Law against Trafficking in Persons
The UNODC Model Law against Trafficking in Persons has been developed to assist States in implementing the provisions contained in the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing that Convention. It aims to facilitate the review and amendment of existing legislation as well as the adoption of new legislation.
The Model Law covers not only the criminalization of trafficking in persons and related offences, but also the different aspects of assistance to victims as well as establishing cooperation between different state authorities and NGOs. Each provision is accompanied by a detailed commentary, providing several options for legislators, as appropriate, and legal sources and examples.
Read more about the Model law here
Download the UNODC Model Law against Trafficking in Persons
Handbook to Combat Trafficking in Persons
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UNODC, in the framework of the Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT), launched the publication Combating trafficking in persons: A Handbook for Parliamentarians.
As public awareness of human trafficking grows, people are demanding that action be taken to end it. As elected representatives, parliamentarians have a responsibility and the power to ensure that laws and other measures are put in place and implemented to that end. The Handbook is intended to inspire them to enact sound laws and adopt good practices that will strengthen national responses to human trafficking.
Toolkit to Combat Trafficking in Persons
(2nd edition, October 2008)
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Online Toolkit to Combat Trafficking in Persons
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"The fact that trafficking in persons occurs today is a horrifying reality. The fact that there is more we could be doing collectively to combat it should be a global call to arms." (UNODC Toolkit to Combat Trafficking in Persons).
The 123 tools contained in the Toolkit offer guidance, recommended resources, and promising practices to policymakers, law enforcers, judges, prosecutors, victim service providers and members of civil society who are working in interrelated spheres towards preventing trafficking, protecting and assisting victims and promoting international cooperation.
To download individual Tools, visit our Online Toolkit.
Toolkit to Combat Trafficking in Persons
(1st edition, 2006) English - Russian - Arabic - Spanish - French
UNODC's Toolkit to Combat Trafficking in Persons provides practical help to Governments, policy-makers, police, NGOs and others to enable them to tackle human trafficking more effectively. The Toolkit details a range of practices and methods currently in use throughout the world such as checklists to help identify trafficking victims as well as guidance on interviewing victims and victim protection. Other tools help police to undertake cross-border investigations and advise government officials on how to ensure the safe repatriation of victims. These and many other current "best practices" are available for immediate use and adaptation worldwide.
Manual for Training Police on Anti-Human Trafficking (2008, UNODC Regional Office for South Asia)
Journey to Justice: Manual on Psychosocial Intervention
Trafficking Women and Children for Sexual Exploitation: Handbook for Law Enforcement Agencies in India (UNIFEM, UNODC 2007) English - Hindi
Training Materials
Training Manual: Assistance for the Implementation of the ECOWAS Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons
The Meeting of ECOWAS Heads of States, in December 2001, adopted a Declaration and the ECOWAS Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons (2002-2003). It directed the ECOWAS Executive Secretarian to prepare proposals for controlling trafficking in persons in the sub-region, with special consideration to the situation of children.
The Training Manual: Assistance for the Implementation of the ECOWAS Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons presents the definitions of trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants as well as general guidelines on investigation and prosecution of cases related to trafficking in human beings, with a focus on cooperation between ECOWAS Member States. This Manual is to be used as a reference material and in training activities.
Compendium on Best Practices on Anti-Human Trafficking by Law Enforcement Agencies
A 2007 publication of UNODC Regional Office for South Asia, compiled by the Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi, India, with the help of police agencies of various states.
Compendium on Best Practices on Anti-Human Trafficking by Non-Governmental Organizations
A 2008 publication of UNODC Regional Office for South Asia, highlights successful initiatives of NGOs and their partners from other sectors with respect to the prevention of human trafficking, the protection of its victims and the prosecution of its culprits.
Reports
Global Report on Trafficking in Persons NEW!!
On 12 February 2009, UNODC launched the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons.
Based on data gathered from 155 countries, it offers the first global assessment of the scope of human trafficking and what is being done to fight it. It includes: an overview of trafficking patterns; legal steps taken in response; and country-specific information on reported cases of trafficking in persons, victims, and prosecutions.
The Executive Summary of the Global Report is available in:
To download the executive summary in all languages click here
The following individual regional profiles can be downloaded:
Central America and the Caribbeans
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Or download the full version of the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons.
For more information about the report, click here
Smuggling of Migrants from India to Europe and in particular to UK: A Study on Tamil Nadu, 2009
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The aim of this study, commissioned by UNODC Regional Office for South Asia in collaboration with the Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi is to assess the current extent and scope of irregular migration from Tamil Nadu with the objective of improving evidence-based knowledge on the profile of irregular migrants, the modus operandi of agents, the countries to which migration is destined, and the government response to curbing irregular migration.
Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns
(Please note that country profiles are contained within the report appendices).
"The fact that slavery - in the form of human trafficking - still exists in the 21st century shames us all. Governments, international organizations and civil society are devoting considerable efforts to counter it, but there is still an information deficit about the extent of this tragedy. Only by understanding its depth, breadth and scope can we design policies to fight it. This understanding still eludes us: efforts to counter trafficking have so far been uncoordinated and inefficient. This Report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is our first attempt to close the knowledge gap." From the Foreword by Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa
Measures to combat trafficking in human beings in Benin, Nigeria and Togo (September 2006)
Technical Papers
An Introduction to Human Trafficking: Vulnerability, Impact and Action
Criminal Justice Responses to Human Trafficking
From Protection to Prosecution - A strategic approach
Supply management, Eliminating the Risks of Forced Labour and Trafficking
Human Trafficking for the Removal of Organs and Body Parts
The Role of the Media in Building Images
Technology and Human Trafficking
Corruption and Human Trafficking: The Grease that Facilitates the Crime
The Effectiveness of Legal Frameworks and Anti-Trafficking Legislation
Quantifying Human Trafficking: It's Impact and the Responses to it
Transnational Organized Crime: Impact from Source to Destination
Leaflets
Leaflet (pdf) about trafficking in persons Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Leaflet (pdf) about UNODC's Global Programme Against Trafficking in Persons
Leaflet (pdf) about Human Trafficking Indicators Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish
Leaflet (pdf) about Smuggling of Migrants
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Public Service Announcements
To watch and listen to UNODC's video and audio public service announcements about human trafficking, visit our human trafficking public service announcement page.