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Human trafficking harms women and men, girls and boys and affects every country in the world - as countries of origin, transit or destination or a combination of all three.
Under the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children : ''Trafficking in Persons'' is defined as "the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation.''
On the basis of the Protocol definition, the crime of trafficking has three constituent elements:
THE ACT =) Recruitment, transportation, harbouring or receipt of persons;
THE MEANS =) Threat or use of force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or vulnerability, or giving payments or benefits to a person in control of the victim;
THE PURPOSE =) For the purpose of exploitation, which includes exploiting the prostitution of others, sexual exploitation, forced labour, slavery or similar practices and the removal of organs.
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The crime of human trafficking is heavily rooted in social and economic conditions including poverty, family violence, marginalisation, lack of education. It is facilitated by practices that discriminate against the most vulnerable groups in society - in particular, women and children, but also refugees and migrants.
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The UN Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons is enabling specialized protection and direct assistance to 3,000 victims every year. Click here for translations in: EN, FR, SP and CH. |
The Trust Fund's small grants programme awards multi-year grants to non-governmental organizations around the world that provide direct assistance to victims of human trafficking. |
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