07 June 2006

Trafficking in Persons Report 2006

As required under the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, the U.S. Secretary of State submits an annual Trafficking in Persons Report to Congress. The 2006 Report, released 5 June, includes essays, country reports, and information on signatories to relevant international conventions. Previous reports are available online since 2001.

Other recent information resources relating to human trafficking include:

Falling Short of the Mark: An International Study on the Treatment of Human Trafficking Victims (March 2006) [text]
- From the Future Group.

Forced Migration Review, no. 25 (May 2006) [text]
- Special issue on "People trafficking: upholding rights & understanding vulnerabilities."

Guidelines on International Protection: The application of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees to victims of trafficking and persons at risk of being trafficked (7 April 2006) [text]
- From UNHCR.

Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns (April 2006) [text]
- From the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

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