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Human trafficking
The buying and selling of human beings for profit. Human trafficking is an extremely serious crime and a gross violation of human rights, which can be classified as a modern form of slavery. The goal of this section is to raise awareness of the problem and to show what is being done at EU-level and in the Member States to fight this injustice, to promote exchange of ideas and cooperation between all organisations, and to help people involved in the fight against trafficking in human beings and the protection of victims.
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Human trafficking
loverboy
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
the term is usually used to refer to young men who use seduction techniques to charm vulnerable young girls with the ultimate aim of getting thise girls to work for them in prostitution.
Trafficking
Human rights; Human Trafficking
According to UN Convention against Transitional organised Crime, under Article 3 of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Human Beings, especially Women and Children, human ...
Shelter/residential facilities
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
Premises where trafficked persons are hosted. Shelters may be open or closed; offer short- or long-term stay; provide round-the-clock, part-time or no in-house assistance. Shelter should be run by ...
Secure accommodation
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
Article 12 of the Council of Europe Convention requires presumed trafficked persons to be provided with "appropriate and secure accommodation". The use of the word 'secure' does not imply that the ...
Sexual exploitation
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
The terms "exploitation of the prostitution of others" and "other forms of sexual exploitation" are not defined in the Council of Europe Convention, "which is therefore without prejudice to how ...
Servitude
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
According to the Explanatory Report accompanying the Council of Europe Convention (paragraph 95), "The ECHR (European Commission of Human Rights) bodies have defined 'servitude'. The European ...
Risk assessment
Law enforcement; Human Trafficking
Any decision to deport or return a trafficked person, including trafficked children, should be preceded by a risk assessment, that is to say an assessment regarding the safety and well-being of the ...
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