Special Rapporteur – Contemporary Forms of Slavery

By ACRATH | May 12, 2020 |

In March 2020, the Human Rights Council appointed Mr. Tomoya Obokata as Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences. Mr Tomoya Obokata is a Japanese scholar of international law and human rights, specialising in transnational organised crime, human trafficking and modern slavery. (Photo: https://www.ohchr.org) The mandate on contemporary forms of slavery…

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Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Conflict Situations

By ACRATH | July 9, 2016 |

Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women & Children The thirty-second session of the United Nations Human Right Council, in response to the thematic report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, in conflict and post conflict situations, has put forth a number of recommendations to member States. The Council adopted the recommendations without…

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