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==International law: The United Nations Trafficking in Persons Protocol== | ==International law: The United Nations Trafficking in Persons Protocol== | ||
In 2000, the United Nations adopted the ''[http://www.osce.org/odihr/19223 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children]''. The | In 2000, the United Nations adopted the ''[http://www.osce.org/odihr/19223 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children]''. The Protocol establishes the most widely accepted international framework to fight human trafficking, especially of women and children. | ||
Canada ratified the ''Trafficking in Persons Protocol'' in 2002 and is committed to developing laws and programs to implement it. The Protocol requires countries that have ratified it to focus on three main areas, referred to as the three P's: | Canada ratified the ''Trafficking in Persons Protocol'' in 2002 and is committed to developing laws and programs to implement it. The Protocol requires countries that have ratified it to focus on three main areas, referred to as the three P's: | ||