The protection of the rights and special needs of trafficked children
- Document number
- 2313
- Date
- 2008
- Title
- The protection of the rights and special needs of trafficked children
- Author/publisher
- D. Ingham et al
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
- Keywords
- A thematic discussion paper prepared for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights by Eurasylum Ltd
- Summary
- EU action in the field of human trafficking has gained considerable momemtum since the early 2000s, with the adoption, in particular, of : a Council Framework Decision on combating trafficking in human beings (2001); a Comprehensive Plan to combat illegal immigration and trafficking of human beings in the European Union (2002); a Council Resolution on initiatives to combat trafficking in human beings, in particular women (2003); a Council Framework Decision on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (2003); a Resolution of the European Parliament on child trafficking and child soldiers (2003); a Council Directive on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities (2004); and the establishment in 2003 of the EU Experts Group on Trafficking in Human Beings.
- 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