A/HRC/4/31 page 23 (f) To establish assistance and rehabilitation facilities specifically designed for victims of violent abductions and their families in order to help them reintegrate into their community. 86. The Special Rapporteur stresses finally that educational programmes as well as awareness-raising activities are essential in the fight against traffic of organs as well as in addressing the issue of abduction of children. He calls upon States: (a) To develop awareness-raising campaigns among health and law-enforcement officials on the issue of traffic of organs, gratuity and consent of the donor; (b) To raise awareness among law-enforcement officials on the need to work together and cooperate fully and totally when investigating cases of children who are abducted; (c) To ensure that the school curriculum includes child rights education that addresses the issue of abduction of children by strangers, but also by estranged parent or family members and provide resources available to help should children be confronted with such situations. Education on programmes and resources available is an essential tool to prevent children from becoming victims of such abductions and should be made available at all school levels; (d) To develop assistance programmes for the reintegration of victims, emphasizing on physical, psychological aspects as well as legal assistance. Notes 1 See CRC/C/OPSA/ITA/1, CRC/C/OPSA/NOR/1, CRC/C/OPSA/TUR/1, CRC/C/OPSA/ISL/A, CRC/C/OPSA/KAZ/1 and CRC/C/OPSA/DNK/1. 2 Guiding Principles on human organ transplantation, adopted by the forty-second World Health Assembly, Geneva, 1989 (WHA40.13). 3 “Human organ and tissue transplantation”, adopted by the fifty-seventh World Health Assembly, Geneva, 2004 (WHA57.18). 4 Resolution 59/156 on “Preventing, combating and punishing trafficking in human organs”, adopted by the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly in 2004. 5 Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, CETS No. 197; Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and dignity of the human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine, CETS No. 164; Council of Europe Additional Protocol on the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, on Transplantation of Organs and Tissues of Human Origin, CETS No. 186. 6 Council of Europe, Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly, “Trafficking in organs in Europe”, June 2003.

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