PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT Report submitted by the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo

Publishers Un Human Rights Council Zones International Type Report / Study / Data Date of publication 2009 Document main thematic Child Trafficking Total pages 27

This report covers the period from 1 August 2008 until
March 2009.
Section I provides a global perspective of the trafficking phenomenon and its trends, forms
and manifestations, including the challenges relating to the lack of coherent and reliable
statistical information that captures different dimensions of trafficking in human beings. It
further sets out the definition of trafficking as articulated in the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress
and Punish Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children as well as the scope of the
mandate on trafficking.
Section II examines the legal and policy framework, especially the human rights
frameworks and mechanisms for combating trafficking in persons at international, regional and
national levels.
Section III is devoted to outlining the vision and agenda of the Special Rapporteur for the
mandate and the working methods she intends to use, in the hope of making progress in
implementing the mandate entrusted to her.
Section IV of the report outlines the Special Rapporteur’s activities, including participation
at different conferences.
Finally, section V contains the Special Rapporteur’s conclusions and recommendations.