Exploring legal resources, case databases, and tools for strengthening legal responses to trafficking
The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children is the primary international instrument defining human trafficking and establishing standards for prevention, prosecution, and victim protection.
ViewThe ILO Forced Labour Convention (No. 29), its 2014 Protocol, and the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (No. 105) establish international standards for eliminating all forms of forced labor, a key component of human trafficking.
ViewThe UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography provide specific protections for children against trafficking and exploitation.
ViewThe UNODC Human Trafficking Case Law Database is a comprehensive collection of trafficking-related court cases from around the world. It provides detailed information on prosecutions, legal reasoning, and sentencing in trafficking cases.
ViewThe Human Trafficking Institute works to decimate modern slavery by empowering police and prosecutors to stop traffickers. Their Federal Human Trafficking Report provides comprehensive data on U.S. federal trafficking cases.
ViewINTERPOL provides tools, databases, and training to police in 195 countries to combat trafficking. Their global network facilitates international cooperation in trafficking investigations and operations.
ViewThe CTDC is the first global data hub on human trafficking, with data contributed by organizations including IOM and Polaris. It provides anonymized data on trafficking cases to support research and law enforcement efforts.
ViewHuman Trafficking Research and Data Advisory Roundtable (HT-RADAR) is a San Diego-based regional research hub supporting anti-trafficking planning and data sharing among researchers and practitioners.
ViewAccess comprehensive collections of trafficking-related research through specialized academic libraries including NCJRS, UNODC Publications, and the Rights Lab at University of Nottingham.
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