DRAFT
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
DRAFT General recommendation on Trafficking in
Women and Girls in the Context of Global Migration
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………… 1
II.
Objective and scope ……………………………………………………………… 1
III.
Legal framework …………………………...…………………………………….. 2
IV.
Root causes and discouraging the demand that fosters exploitation through
trafficking …………………………………………...…………………………………….. 3
a.
Women and girls are disproportionately affected by human trafficking ………… 3
b.
Trafficking in women and girls constitutes gender-based violence against
women …………………………………………...……………………………… 4
c.
Scope of application of the Convention …………………………...……………
d.
Obligation to identify women and girls subjected to multiple forms and
compounded discrimination as rights bearers …………………………………… 6
e.
Root causes of trafficking in women and girls and discouraging the
demand that fosters their exploitation through trafficking ………………………. 6
f.
Forcibly displaced women and girls face a higher risk of being trafficked ……… 12
g.
Women and girl migrants’ increased risk of being trafficked …………………… 16
5
Victim identification, assistance and protection …………………………………… 21
V.
a.
Victim identification ……………………………………………………………... 21
b.
Victim assistance and protection …………………………………………………. 23
VI.
Victims’ access to justice ………………………………………………………... 26
a.
Investigations, prosecutions and punishment …………………………………...
b.
Remedies for victims …………………...………………………………………... 31
29
VII.
Dissemination and reporting ……………………………………………………... 32
VIII.
Treaty ratification or accession …………………………………………………... 33