International recommendation

Trafficking and exploitation of prostitution

Issue date:
Human rights body:
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Themes:
Equality and non-discriminationHuman trafficking
Populations of concern:
Women
Source:
CEDAW/C/NOR/CO/10, para. 33

Recommended measures (4)

Measure
Measure type:
Practices and guidelines

The Committee, recalls General Recommendation No. 38 (2020) on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration, and recommends that the State Party conduct online policing and investigation to detect sexual exploitation online and identify and prosecute traffickers.

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Measure types:
Training and capacity buildingPractices and guidelines

The Committee recommends that the State party set up a centralized system to identify and follow up on cases of trafficking and to ensure adequate referral pathways for victims, and conduct corresponding systematic capacity building of law enforcement officers, including police, immigration and border control officers, social workers, and health professionals.

Measure
Measure types:
Training and capacity buildingPractices and guidelines

The Committee recommends that the State Party promptly investigate, prosecute and adequately punish those responsible for trafficking and provide multisectoral capacity-building programmes for the judiciary and law enforcement officials on the strict application of anti-trafficking legislation.

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Awareness-raising and dissemination

The Committee recommends that the State party conduct awareness-raising campaigns to encourage law students and lawyers to specialize in the representation of trafficking victims and subsidize pro bono schemes in this regard.