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Trafficking in human beings: Internet recruitment

Document number
3108
Date
2007
Title
Trafficking in human beings: Internet recruitment
Author/publisher
Council of Europe
Availability
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Document type(s)
Guidelines/Recommendations, International Law, Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
traffickers, clients, internet, recruitment, telecommunications, technology, potential victims,
Summary

This report, which is voluntarily funded by Monaco, follows the Council of Europe’s 2003 report on The impact of the use of new information technol- ogies on trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation, and attempts to tackle the issue from a new angle. Its sets out to show the various ways in which victims are recruited via the Internet, and also – given the Internet user boom – anticipate possible future techniques.