A/HRC/15/27 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 15 September 2010 Original: English Human Rights Council Fifteenth session Agenda items 2 and 3 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report on the seminar: “A human rights approach to combating human trafficking: challenges and opportunities. Implementing the Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking” (Geneva, 27 and 28 May 2010)* Summary The present report contains a summary of discussions and recommendations of the seminar entitled “A human rights approach to combating human trafficking: challenges and opportunities. Implementing the Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking,” held in Geneva on 27 and 28 May 2010, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 11/3 on trafficking in persons, especially women and children. An addendum (A/HRC/15/27/Add.1) provides a compilation of the views of stakeholders on the Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking developed by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, as requested in the same resolution. * GE.10-16095 Late submission.