The Issue
Trafficking in persons occurs where human rights violations prevail, and leads to further personal and social violations which can have far-reaching consequences for the lives of victims. In many countries it is a crime, although inadequately or not at all prosecuted.
Taking action against trafficking means taking action to defend and promote the basic economic and civil rights of women, men and children, as well as action to reform and improve government and legal institutions which should protect and guarantee enjoyment of these rights by all, without.
The Lessons
This is a series of two lessons, based on the publication Human Rights and Trafficking in Persons: A Handbook, published by the Global Alliance against Trafficking in Women (GAATW), Bangkok 2001.
Lesson 1 : Defining ‘Trafficking in Persons?: understanding causes and consequences of trafficking in a human rights framework
