Nolan writes:
“Human trafficking presents President Donald Trump with an opportunity to show what he can accomplish when he is not hampered by political partisanship. It is one of the least partisan issues he will face as president, and it is a major problem. There were fewer than 10,000 worldwide convictions of human traffickers in 2016, and the number of victims remains in the tens of millions.
Former President Barack Obama said, “Our fight against human trafficking is one of the great human rights causes of our time.”
Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump gave a speech at the launch ceremony for the 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report, which highlights the successes and the remaining challenges. She pointed out that trafficking often is a secret crime. It can be a great challenge just to identify the victims.
“Most tragically, human trafficking preys on the most vulnerable, young children, boys and girls, separating them from their families, often to be exploited, forced into prostitution or sex slavery,” she said.
Ending human trafficking, she continued, “is a major foreign policy priority for the Trump administration.”
Palermo Protocol
The preamble to the Palermo Protocol, which supplements the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, declares that:
“[E]ffective action to prevent and combat trafficking in persons, especially women and children, requires a comprehensive international approach in the countries of origin, transit and destination that includes measures to prevent such trafficking, to punish the traffickers and to protect the victims of such trafficking…”
The obligations of this protocol are the focus of the report.”
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Read Nolan’s complete article at the link.
B/t/w, Nolan informs me that this is his 30th published article in The Hill. Most impressive!
Here’s a link to a list of all 30!
PWs
07-09-17