human trafficking

Special Rapporteur Joy Ngozi Ezeilo.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

UN human trafficking expert calls on Australia to step up efforts to help victims

1 December 2011
Australian authorities must do more to assist the victims of human trafficking, particularly when the victims are children, an independent United Nations human rights expert has warned at the end of an official visit to the country.

UN, MTV and award-winning band launch campaign against human trafficking

22 November 2011
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched a joint campaign with MTV Latin America, the television network Tr3s and rock band Calle 13 to raise awareness about human trafficking and exploitation of youth in Hispanic communities.
UNODC chief Yury Fedotov (left) and UNHCR head António Guterres announce joint plan of action

UN agencies join forces to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling

31 October 2011
The United Nations agencies that deal with helping refugees and with fighting crime signed a joint agreement today to work together more closely to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser

World must do better to tackle human trafficking, stresses Assembly President

26 September 2011
The President of the General Assembly today called for redoubled efforts to tackle human trafficking, which the United Nations anti-crime agency says is a multi-billion dollar industry and one that enslaves some 2.4 million people at any given time, many of whom are children.
Special Rapporteur Joy Ngozi Ezeilo.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Thailand must fight mounting human trafficking more effectively, UN expert warns

22 August 2011
Thailand must do more to effectively combat the rising rate in human trafficking and protect migrant workers who are increasingly vulnerable to forced and exploitative labour, a United Nations expert has said, warning that deep-rooted corruption is impeding the battle.
Special Rapporteur Joy Ngozi Ezeilo.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Trafficking victims should have legal redress and compensation – UN rights expert

1 June 2011
Victims of human trafficking have the right to seek legal redress and compensation for the violation of their rights, a United Nations expert said today, voicing concern that those trafficked were often treated as “instruments” of criminal investigation, rather than people with rights.