RECOMMENDATION
133.40 Strengthen existing national legislation to ensure that all modern slavery crimes are fully criminalized in line with international conventions, including human trafficking, slavery as a stand-alone offence, child prostitution, forced marriage, and the involvement of children in armed conflict (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland);
| Recommendation No: | 133.40 |
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| Recommendation Year: | 2021 |
| Recommendation Text: | 133.40 Strengthen existing national legislation to ensure that all modern slavery crimes are fully criminalized in line with international conventions, including human trafficking, slavery as a stand-alone offence, child prostitution, forced marriage, and the involvement of children in armed conflict (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); |
| Convention/Treaty Body: | Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
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Relevant Articles of the Constitution
35A - Children and young people are entitled to special protection and special assistance from the family, the community and the State. Children and young people shall not be harmed, sexually abused, or discriminated against in any manner and shall be free from unsuited social and economic exploitation. No person shall obtain undue benefit from their labour.
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Relevant Articles of other Human Rights Conventions
ICCPR Article 8 - The freedom from slavery and servitude.
CEDAW Article 6 - Article 6
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to suppress all forms of traffic in women and exploitation of prostitution of women.
CRC Article 35 - States Parties shall take all appropriate national, bilateral and multilateral measures to prevent the abduction of, the sale of or traffic in children for any purpose or in any form.
CRC Article 36 - States Parties shall protect the child against all other forms of exploitation prejudicial to any aspects of the child's welfare.
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