TACKLING DEMAND KEY TO COMBATING GLOBAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING MANDATE AUTHOR BY FORMER PRESIDENT NIXON OF THE UNITED STATES, UN RIGHTS EXPERT STRESSES

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TACKLING DEMAND KEY TO COMBATING GLOBAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING, UN RIGHTS
EXPERT STRESSESNew York, May 31 2013 3:00PMThe global scourge of
human trafficking is being fuelled by demand for sexual exploitation,
cheap labour, human organs, illegal adoption and forced marriages,
says a new report by an independent United Nations human rights
expert.

"However, the demand side should not be understood merely as the
demand for [the] services of victims of trafficking, but rather more
broadly, as an act that fosters any form of exploitation that, in
turn, leads to trafficking," UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in
persons, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo,
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13389&LangID=E">said
in her report to the UN Human Rights Council.

"Measures taken by States to discourage demand have often focused
exclusively on demand for commercial sexual exploitation, particularly
of women and girls, and neglected other forms of demand, such as
demand for exploitative labour and sale of organs," Ms. Ngozi Ezeilo
noted.

Human trafficking is a multi-billion dollar industry that has trapped
millions of people into forced labour and domestic servitude, sexual
work and child soldiering, among other ills.

The UN has a Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
Adopted in 2010, the Plan calls for integrating the fight against
human trafficking into the UN's broader programmes to boost
development and strengthen security around the world. It focuses on
four pillars – preventing trafficking, prosecuting offenders,
protecting victims and forming partnerships to fight trafficking.

In her report, Ms. Ngozi Ezeilo urges Governments worldwide to broaden
their perception of the problem, stressing that the demand side of
trafficking generally refers to the nature and extent of the
exploitation of the trafficked persons after their arrival at the
point of destination, as well as the social, cultural, political,
economic, legal and developmental factors that shape the demand and
facilitate the trafficking process.

"States have a responsibility to protect against human rights abuses,
including trafficking in persons and exploitation of persons by third
parties, including business enterprises and criminal associations,
through appropriate policies, regulation and adjudication," she said.

"Businesses must be seen as an important partner in the fight against
trafficking in persons," she underscored, adding that in a majority of
trafficking cases that have been brought to her attention, private
actors are often implicated – particularly in the context of labour
exploitation.

Ms. Ngozi Ezeilo noted that human trafficking is a risk in a wide
range of industries and sectors integrated into global markets,
including agriculture and horticulture, construction, garments and
textile, hospitality and catering, mining, food processing and
packaging.

She also stressed the importance of ensuring that anti-trafficking
measures do not adversely affect the human rights and dignity of
persons, especially those who have been trafficked.

Independent experts, or special rapporteurs, are appointed by the
Geneva-based Council to examine and report back on a country situation
or a specific human rights theme. The positions are honorary and the
experts are not UN staff, nor are they paid for their work.May 31 2013
3:00PM
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