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believed to be responsible; be as precise as possible.
- If an identification as State agents is not possible, do you believe that Government authorities or
persons linked to them, are responsible for the incident, why?
- If there are witnesses to the incident, indicate their names, age, relationship and contact
address. If they wish to remain anonymous, indicate if they are relatives, by-passers, etc.; if
there is evidence, please specify.
4. steps taken by the victim, his/her family or anyone else on his/her behalf
- Indicate if complaints have been filed, when, by whom, and before which State authorities or
competent bodies (i.e. police, prosecutor, court).
- Other steps taken:
- Steps taken by the authorities:
- Indicate whether or not, to your knowledge, there have been investigations by the State
authorities; if so, what kind of investigations? Progress and status of these investigations; which
other measures have been taken?
- In case of complaints by the victim or his/her family, how have those authorities of other
competent bodies dealt with them? What has been the outcome of those proceedings?
5. identity of the person or institution submitting this form
- Family name:
- First name:
- Status: individual, group, non-governmental organization, inter-governmental agency,
Government. Please specify:
- Contact number or address (please indicate country and area code)
- Fax:
- Tel:
- E-mail:
- Please state whether you want your identity to be kept confidential.
Signature of author Date you are submitting this form
Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially in Women and Children
Background This Special Rapporteur is concerned with the victims of trafficking, meaning
persons who are transported by means of coercion or fraud for the purpose of exploitation, including
prostitution, forced labor and slavery. She has three major modes of action: country visits, transmitting
communications (including “urgent appeals” for imminent violations and “allegation letters” where
the violation has already occurred), and reporting to the Human Rights Council (page 49).
What you can Do You can submit communications about trafficking and seek the Rapporteur’s
intervention. You can also suggest that the Special Rapporteur undertake a country visit for extended
dialogue with authorities and other parties on this issue.
evaluation The Special Rapporteur has only recently been appointed and has not as yet addressed
issues of the trafficking of IDPs. However, as noted in the Thematic Roadmap, trafficking can take
place within borders and IDPs may be particularly vulnerable. In addition to reporting individual cases
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for Internally Displaced Persons and their Advocates