Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children

A/HRC/RES/35/5View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2017.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2011–2017

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2017	A/HRC/RES/35/5	Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children	596	20%Compare
2014	A/HRC/RES/26/8	Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children	1,581	53%Compare
2011	A/HRC/RES/17/1	Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children	1,097	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Special Rapporteurs Trafficking in Persons

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, in the promotion of the global fight against trafficking in persons;

Takes note with appreciation of the thematic report of the Special Rapporteur on strengthening voluntary standards for businesses on preventing and combating trafficking in persons and labour exploitation, especially in supply chains,³ and her thematic reports on trafficking in persons in conflict and post-conflict situations;⁴

³A/HRC/35/37.

⁴A/HRC/32/41 and Corr.1 and A/71/303.

Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, for a period of three years;

Urges all Governments to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur and to respond favourably to her requests to visit their countries, to provide her with all necessary information related to the mandate and to react promptly to her communications and urgent appeals in order to enable her to fulfil the mandate effectively;

Underlines the importance that the Special Rapporteur continue to participate in relevant international forums and events on migration with a view to combating trafficking and upholding the human rights of victims of trafficking in persons, especially women and children;

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to ensure that the Special Rapporteur receives the resources necessary to enable her to discharge the mandate fully;

Decides to continue consideration of the issue of trafficking in persons, especially women and children.

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