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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

Smuggling

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

According to the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2000), "Smuggling of migrants" ...

Smuggling of migrants

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

The procurement, in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit, of the illegal entry of a person into a State Party of which the person is not a national or a ...

Slavery

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

The status or condition of a person over whom control is exercised to the extent that the person is treated like a property. Placement or maintenance in a position of slavery occurs when use is made ...

Victim

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

The Council of Europe Convention specifies that "'Victim' shall mean any natural person who is subject to trafficking in human beings as defined in this Article" (Article 4 of the Convention). The ...

Transnational referral mechanism (TRM)

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

This refers to mechanisms and systems designed for the comprehensive assistance and transnational support of victims of trafficking. Transnational referral mechanisms link the full process of ...

Unaccompanied minors

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

Foreign nationals ( or in the case of the European Union, third-country nationals) or stateless persons under the age of 18 who arrive on the territory of a State unaccompanied by an adult who is ...

Victim of trafficking

Law enforcement; Human Trafficking

Shall mean any natural person who has been subject to trafficking in persons, or who the competent authorities, including the designed non -governmental organizatins where applicable, reasonably ...

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