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Guide to Establishing the Asylum Eligibility of Victims of Human Trafficking and Forced Marriage

Document number
2718
Date
2011
Title
Guide to Establishing the Asylum Eligibility of Victims of Human Trafficking and Forced Marriage
Author/publisher
World Organization for Human Rights USA
Availability
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Document type(s)
Guidelines/Recommendations,
Keywords
Prostitution; Sex work; Clients, Abolitionism; New Abolitionism; Prohibitionism; Regulationism, Women's rights; Women; Control and regulation of prostitution, Protection, Punishable forms of prostitution, Sex tourism, Pornography, Domestic violence, Prostitution, Rape, Sexual harassment,
Summary
The United States has developed some specific remedies for trafficked persons who wish to remain in this country, primarily the T visa, but broader forms of protection are needed to adequately protect the many trafficked persons who do not qualify for this form of relief. This manual focuses on asylum as an alternative form of relief by presenting a legal framework for establishing asylum eligibility on the basis of trafficking and/or forced marriage. The manual also includes brief sections on withholding of removal under INA § 241(b) and protection under the Convention Against Torture.
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