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The trafficking of children through a human rights lens (pdf 68kb)

In recent years, trafficking in people has re-emerged as an issue of international concern.  Children, and concerns about violations of their human rights, also feature prominently in international rhetoric and policy. But in reality, the rights of child victims of trafficking are often lost in highly politicised debates. 

This paper explores some of the causes of and responses to the trafficking of children through a human rights lens. It claims that a central causal factor is demand, which is closely linked to cultures of human rights denial and assumptions that some children are less than human. It also claims that if policy responses to trafficking in children are to support child victims, a greater recognition of human rights issues is necessary.

 

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