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Anne T Gallagher

2010

United Nations / IGO Studies and Reports

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Commentary To The Recommended Principles And Guidelines On Human Rights And Human Trafficking, Anne T. Gallagher Nov 2010

Commentary To The Recommended Principles And Guidelines On Human Rights And Human Trafficking, Anne T. Gallagher

Anne T Gallagher

In 2002, the then High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, transmitted the Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. She explained that their development was her Office’s response to the clear need for practical, human rights-based policy guidance, and encouraged States and intergovernmental organizations to make use of them in their own efforts to prevent trafficking and to protect the rights of trafficked persons. Since then, the principles and Guidelines have been integrated into numerous policy documents and interpretive texts attached to international and regional treaties, including both …

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The Right To An Effective Remedy For Victims Of Trafficking In Persons: A Survey Of International Law And Policy, Anne T. Gallagher Nov 2010

The Right To An Effective Remedy For Victims Of Trafficking In Persons: A Survey Of International Law And Policy, Anne T. Gallagher

Anne T Gallagher

Remedies are a critical aspect of the international legal response to trafficking, confirming the status of trafficked persons as victims of crime and victims of human rights abuse. Over the past decade, States and the international community have come to better understand the true consequences of trafficking – an essential prerequisite to consensus on what constitutes ‘effective” and “appropriate’ remedies for trafficking-related harm. There have also been great improvements in the articulation and acceptance of legal obligations owed by States to prevent and respond to such harm. Unfortunately, and despite this important progress, victims of trafficking very rarely receive the …

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