UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking

• Adopted by ECOSOC, an addendum to the report of the UNHCHR, UN Doc. E/2002/68/Add.1, 20 May 2002
• Universal, comprehensive and detailed guidelines focusing on the protection of the rights of victims of trafficking.
• http://www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca

• Elaborated in May 2003
• The guidelines set out standards for good practice in order to protect child victims of trafficking. They cover issues such as identification, appointments of guardians, interviewing victims, referral, interim care, status and durable solutions.
• http://www.seerights.org/data/reports/Reports/UNICEF_Guidelines_Trafficking_Final_May03.doc

• Elaborated in 2003
• Universal recommendations for interviewing women victims of trafficking in order to avoid further harm and re-victimization of trafficked persons.
• http://www.who.int/gender/documents/en/final%20recommendations%2023%20oct.pdf

• Adopted as decision No. 557 by Permanent Council at 462nd Plenary Meeting, 24 July 2003
• Regional toolkit to help States to implement their commitments to combat human trafficking. It covers protection of victims, prevention of human trafficking and prosecution of perpetrators.
• http://www.osce.org/documents/mcs/2003/12/4161_en.pdf

• Adopted by the EU Council on 1 August 2002
• The aim of the decision is to harmonise the laws and regulations of the Member States in the area of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters relating to the fight against human trafficking; and to introduce at the European level, common framework provisions in order to address certain issues such as criminalisation, penalties and other sanctions, aggravating circumstances, jurisdiction and extradition.
• http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l33137.htm

• Adopted in the Twenty-Fifth Ordinary Session of Authority of Heads of State and Government, 20-21 December 2001
• Sub-regional instrument containing the commitment of States to criminalise trafficking, to protect victims, raise public awareness, sensitise law enforcement officials, create anti-trafficking units within law enforcement agencies, etc.
• http://www.iss.co.za/AF/RegOrg/unity_to_union/pdfs/ecowas/6Dechutraf.pdf