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report on intersections between culture and violence against women to the fourth session of the
Human Rights Council,34 the Special Rapporteur emphasized that cases of forced marriage
should be regarded as human trafficking. In her most recent report, she presented indicators on
violence against women, including those relating to trafficking.35
71. The Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants regularly addresses the issue of
trafficking in persons when reporting on issues related to cross-border migration. He sends
communications to Governments, often jointly with the Special Rapporteur on violence against
women and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons. The Special Rapporteur devoted a
section of his most recent annual report in February 2008 on the criminalization of irregular
migration to trafficking,36 highlighting the distinction between trafficking and smuggling in
persons.
72. In resolution 6/14 the Human Rights Council established a new mandate of a Special
Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, replacing
the Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. The Special Rapporteur aims to address
“the causes and consequences of forced labour and how it has an impact on men, women and
children. She will take a particular focus on domestic labour and on child labour as it pertains to
the economic exploitation of children”.37
3. The Human Rights Council and the Universal Periodic Review
73. At its seventh session the Human Rights Council adopted resolution 7/29 on the rights of
the child, urging States to take all necessary measures to eliminate and criminalize child
trafficking and increase cooperation to prevent and dismantle networks of trafficking in children
and address the needs of victims.
74. At its ninth session, the Human Rights Council adopted resolution 9/5 on human rights of
migrants, which encouraged States to enact domestic legislation and to take further effective
measures to combat and prosecute international trafficking and smuggling of migrants, and to
protect and assist the victims.
75. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, which held its first session in
April 2008 and second session in May 2008, discussed the problem of trafficking in women and
girls and made recommendations to address this phenomenon in 22 of the 32 countries it
considered.
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A/HRC/4/34.
35
A/HRC/7/6.
36
A/HRC/7/12.
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A/HRC/9/20, summary.
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