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International Journal of Refugee Law 2009 21(3):515-518; doi:10.1093/ijrl/eep014
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Opinion of the Group of Experts on Trafficking in Human Beings set up by the European Commission

On the Commission Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on preventing trafficking in human beings, and protecting victims, repealing Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA, COM (2009) 136 final

Received for publication April 29, 2009.
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   Background
 
The Council Framework Decision on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (2002/629/JHA) affirms in its Preamble that Trafficking in Human beings comprises serious violations of fundamental human rights and human dignity of victims. It also acknowledges the importance of the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNCTOC).

On 21 May 2004 the European Community acceded to the UNCTOC, and on 6 September 2006 the EC joined its supplementing Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children.

The follow-up document to the EU Action Plan on best practices, standards and procedures for combating and preventing trafficking in human beings adopted in December 2006 (16633/06) calls on Member States to consider as a priority the signature and ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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