Refugee Protection and Human Trafficking: Selected Legal Reference Materials
- Document number
- 2256
- Date
- 2008
- Title
- Refugee Protection and Human Trafficking: Selected Legal Reference Materials
- Author/publisher
- Protection Policy and Legal Advice Section (PPLAS), Division of International Protection Services (DIPS), UNHCR
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- International Law, National Law, Training Material/Resources,
- Keywords
- Irregular migraton, Human rights, Migrant workers
- Summary
Victims of human trafficking as a group do not fall within the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Nonetheless, individual trafficking victims can trigger the Office's engagement when their particular situation brings them within UNHCR's area of responsibility. The Office's involvement with these individuals usually relates to three important activities. Firstly, the UNHCR has a responsibility to ensure that refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), stateless persons and other persons of concern do not become victims of human trafficking. Secondly, UNHCR has a responsibility to ensure that individuals who have been trafficked and who have a well-founded fear persecution if returned to their countries of origin.
- Related documents
- Compilation of the Main Legal Instruments and Analytical Reports dealing with Trafficking in Human Beings at International, Regional and National Levels. VOLUME II (National texts)
- Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme A Handbook for Civil Society
- Guidance on representing trafficked persons in compensation claims