Combatting Human Trafficking
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International Law: the United Nations Trafficking in Persons Protocol[edit]
In 2000, the United Nations adopted the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children. The Trafficking in Persons Protocol establishes the most widely accepted international framework to fight human trafficking, especially of women and children.
Canada ratified the Trafficking Protocol in 2002 and is committed to developing laws and programs to implement it. The Trafficking Protocol requires countries that have ratified it to focus on three main areas, referred to as the three P’s:
- Protection — Protecting and assisting those
who have been trafficked.
- Prevention — Preventing and combating
human trafficking.
- Prosecution — Prosecuting the traffickers.
In addition, Canada’s National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking recognizes a fourth P – partnerships.
- Partnerships — Partnership is the promotion of cooperation among countries in order to effectively meet the goals of Protection, Prevention and Prosecution.
