International recommendation

Trafficking and exploitation of prostitution

Issue date:
Human rights body:
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Themes:
Equality and non-discriminationHuman trafficking
Populations of concern:
Women
Source:
CEDAW/C/NOR/CO/10, para. 33

Recommended measures (4)

33. The Committee, recalls General Recommendation No. 38 (2020) on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration, and recommends that the State Party:

Measure
Measure type:
Institutions, practices and guidelines
Responsible Ministry:
Ministry of Justice and Public Security

(a) Conduct online policing and investigation to detect sexual exploitation online and identify and prosecute traffickers.

Measure
Measure types:
Training and capacity buildingInstitutions, practices and guidelines
Responsible Ministries:
Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Health and Care Services

(b) Set up a centralized system to identify and follow up on cases of trafficking and to ensure adequate referral pathways for victims, and conduct corresponding systematic capacity-building of law enforcement officers, including police officers, immigration and border control officers, social workers, and health professionals.

Measure
Measure types:
Training and capacity buildingInstitutions, practices and guidelines
Responsible Ministry:
Ministry of Justice and Public Security

(c) Promptly investigate, prosecute and adequately punish those responsible for trafficking and provide multisectoral capacity-building programmes for the judiciary and law enforcement officials on the strict application of anti-trafficking legislation.

Measure
Measure type:
Awareness-raising and dissemination
Responsible Ministry:
Ministry of Justice and Public Security

(d) Conduct awareness-raising campaigns to encourage law students and lawyers to specialize in the representation of trafficking victims and subsidize pro bono schemes in this regard.