COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS A Handbook for Parliamentarians

Publishers United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Zones International Type Toolkit / Handbook / Manual Date of publication 2009 Document main thematic Child Trafficking Total pages 140

Parliaments and parliamentarians have the power to prevent human trafficking by raising
awareness and curbing exploitative practices. They can adopt the laws needed
to prosecute traffickers and protect the rights of victims; they can also take steps to
combat the crime of human trafficking at international level.
The Handbook contains a compilation of international laws and good practices developed
to combat human trafficking. It offers guidance on how national legislation can
be brought in line with international standards by, for example, defining trafficking in
persons and criminalizing all its forms. It outlines measures to prevent commission of
the crime of trafficking in persons, to prosecute offenders and to protect victims. It also
contains advice on how to report on this crime and how to enlist civil society in the
cause.