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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms
of slavery and the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child
pornography. Discussions have already started with the two latter mandates to avoid
duplications. It is hoped that in the coming months, a very robust and strategic meeting will be
held to help delineate the intersections and scope of some of these related mandates as well as
possible joint initiatives that can add value to the work of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking
in persons.
H. Cooperation with human rights treaty bodies
70. Among the United Nations human rights mechanisms, the treaty bodies - the Committee on
the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Committee on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights, the Human Rights Committee, the Committee against Torture, the
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Committee on the Rights of the
Child and the Committee on Migrant Workers - have an important role to play in combating
human trafficking. The Special Rapporteur will key into the work of these treaty bodies.
71. In the course of her work the Special Rapporteur has had the opportunity to meet, consult
and interact with some treaty bodies, notably the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and the
Chairperson of CEDAW and some of its members. The Special Rapporteur will in the course of
her work continue to relate with CEDAW. It is relevant to point out that article 6 of the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women prohibits
trafficking and prostitution of women, and together both mandates can create synergy to ensure
State accountability with regard to this problem.
I. Consultations with civil society organizations and the private sector
72. In carrying out her mandate, the Special Rapporteur will consult with civil society and
non-governmental organizations working to combat trafficking. The Special Rapporteur has
already reached out to this category of stakeholders and a number of consultations have been
held. Quite a number of civil society organizations, in particular the international NGOs, have
provided inputs that will be taken into account in mapping the future work relating to the
mandate.28 The Special Rapporteur will consult and partner with a wide range of national and
local organizations, especially during her country missions. She will also reach out to the private
sector, especially players in the tourism industry and the media, to look out for possibilities for
public-private partnerships that will address not only sex trafficking, especially of minors, but
also the demand for cheap labour in the private sector.
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Those that responded include: Terre des Hommes International Federation; Human Rights
Watch; Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women (GAATW); Coalition Against
Trafficking in Women (CATW); Anti-Slavery; Equality Now; Centre for Democracy and
Development West Africa; and World Vision International.
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