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SLAVERy,.SALE.INTO.MARRIAGE,.FORCED.LABOR,.SEXUAL.
EXPLOITATION.AND.TRAFFICKING
IDPs may not be pressed into slavery, including its contemporary forms, such as forced labor, sale
into marriage, and sexual exploitation (Guiding Principle 11).
Another abusive practice widely acknowledged as a type of contemporary slavery is trafficking. A
person is trafficked when he or she is moved, by means of coercion or deceit, for the purpose of
exploitation. While trafficking is normally discussed with regard to the movement of people (especially
women and children) across borders, “internal trafficking” is also implicit in the leading
definitions. IDPs can be particularly vulnerable to being trafficked due to the loss of community
support structures and financial distress.
Slavery and related issues may generally be brought to the attention of:
at the universal level
• Working Group of the Sub-Commission on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights on
Contemporary Forms of Slavery (page 54)
• Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (page 94)
• Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially in Women and Children (page 97)
• Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (page 128), citing CEDAW
• Committee on the Rights of the Child (page 131), citing CRC arts. 32-36
• Human Rights Committee (page 120), citing CCPR arts. 8 (slavery and forced servitude) or
art. 23 (forced marriage)
• International Labour Organization (page 136)
at the regional level
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• African Commission (and Court) on Human and Peoples’ Rights (page 156), citing AfCHPR
art. 5 (slavery)
• Special Rapporteur of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights
of Women in Africa (page 164)
• African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (page 169), citing
AfCRWC arts. 21 (child marriage), 27 (sexual exploitation)
• Inter-American Commission of Women (page 180)
• Inter-American Commission (and Court) on Human Rights (page 171), citing ACHR arts. 6
(slavery and forced labor) and 17 (forced marriage)
• Special Rapporteur of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the Rights of
Women (page 179)
• European Court of Human Rights (page 195), citing ECHR arts. 4 (slavery and forced labor)
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