Human Rights Council

The Human Rights Council is a body of the United Nations responsible for promoting and protecting human rights around the world. They have taken action on issues related to human trafficking, such as calling on member states to strengthen their laws and policies on trafficking, and conducting investigations into human rights abuses related to trafficking. The Council also works to raise awareness about the issue and to promote accountability for those who perpetrate trafficking.

 

Human trafficking, forced labor and exploitation of migrants in Russia – Global Voices
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Human trafficking, forced labor and exploitation of migrants in Russia – Global Voices

Screenshot from the trailer of the movie “Grocery Shop 24″ on YouTube, which is based on Golyanovo slavery story. The Memorial Human Rights Center, the NGO Russia Imprisoned that deals with the human right issues in Russian prisons, and the Safe House Foundation that works in the sphere of human trafficking prevention in Russia have…

Human trafficking in armed conflicts and post-conflict situations – World – ReliefWeb
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Human trafficking in armed conflicts and post-conflict situations – World – ReliefWeb

This week Caritas Internationalis, Secours Catholique (Caritas France) and the Order of Malta, with the support of COATNET, held Human Trafficking in Armed Conflicts and Post-Conflict Situations, a side event for the 52nd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council at the Palais des Nations — United Nations in Geneva. This panel discussion event co-sponsored…

Vietnam joins international efforts in human trafficking prevention
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Vietnam joins international efforts in human trafficking prevention

Consistent with the viewpoint on facilitating safe, orderly and regular migration, and resolutely combating illegal migration, the Vietnamese government has regarded the fight against illegal migration and human trafficking a regular and long-term political task.  This task should be performed proactively with the close coordination of the international community. In August 2022, 42 Vietnamese in…

URI professor discusses worsening child labor in the United States
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URI professor discusses worsening child labor in the United States

KINGSTON, R.I. – March 13, 2023 -In recent weeks, the issue of child labor in the United States – particularly among migrant children – has come under new scrutiny. In mid-February, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a release detailing a $1.5 million penalty paid by Packers Sanitation Services Inc., one of the largest food…

OP-ED: Vietnam joins international efforts in human trafficking prevention | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)
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OP-ED: Vietnam joins international efforts in human trafficking prevention | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)

Hanoi (VNA) – Consistent with the viewpoint on facilitating safe, orderly and regular migration, and resolutely combating illegal migration, the Vietnamese government has regarded the fight against illegal migration and human trafficking as a regular and long-term political task, which should be performed proactively with the close coordination of the international community. Protecting migrants, preventing human…

The Situation of the Rohingya and Deadly Sea Crossings – Refugees International
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The Situation of the Rohingya and Deadly Sea Crossings – Refugees International

This piece was jointly submitted with Women’s Peace Network to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons in response to their call for inputs. For decades, as an ethnic minority group, the Rohingya people have faced discrimination, oppression, and persecution in Myanmar. Stripped from their access to property, citizenship, and other basic rights,…

FACT SHEET: President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
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FACT SHEET: President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

Today, the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF) met for the second time in the Biden-Harris Administration.  A member of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking also joined the meeting and spoke about the Council’s 2022 report, which includes insights and recommendations for how the Federal Government can…

Philippines: UN expert to examine sale and exploitation of children issues – OHCHR
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Philippines: UN expert to examine sale and exploitation of children issues – OHCHR

GENEVA (25 November 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material, Mama Fatima Singhateh, will visit the Philippines from 28 November to 8 December 2022. The Special Rapporteur will examine the protection of children against sexual exploitation, child…

Bangladesh: UN human rights expert to assess trafficking in persons – OHCHR
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Bangladesh: UN human rights expert to assess trafficking in persons – OHCHR

GENEVA ( 31 October 2022) – UN Special Rapporteur Siobhán Mullally will assess the human rights issue of trafficking in persons during an official visit to Bangladesh from 31 October to 9 November 2022. “I will pay particular attention to the main challenges to ensuring the human rights of victims, and effective prevention of trafficking,”…

Visiting UN special rapporteur to assess rights issue of human trafficking
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Visiting UN special rapporteur to assess rights issue of human trafficking

UN Special Rapporteur Siobhán Mullally arrived in Bangladesh today (October 31, 2022) on a 10-day official visit to assess the human rights issue of trafficking in persons. “I will pay particular attention to the main challenges to ensuring the human rights of victims, and effective prevention of trafficking,” she said in a statement. A particular…