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- Traficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal is “a form of traficking in which an individual is exploited for their organ, including by coercion, deception and abuse of a position of vulnerability.”
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Bangkok, Thailand – 10 August 2022 - Trafficking in Persons for the purpose of organ removal (TIP for OR) is a form of trafficking in which an individual is exploited for their organ, including by coercion, deception and abuse of a position of vulnerability.
- Explainer: Understanding Human Trafficking for Organ Removal
What is human trafficking for organ removal? It is a form of...
- Trafficking in Persons for the Purpose of Organ Removal
The toolkit aims to provide both a general overview of...
- Explainer: Understanding Human Trafficking for Organ Removal
Aug 24, 2024 · Traficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal is “a form of traficking in which an individual is exploited for their organ, including by coercion, deception and abuse of a position of vulnerability.”
What is human trafficking for organ removal? It is a form of trafficking in which individuals are exploited for organs. Although victims often appear to have consented to the removal of their organs, their consent is invalid when deception, fraud or abuse of a position of vulnerability is involved.
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- Scope of The Crime
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Worldwide, an acute shortage of human organs for transplantation prevails.1 The gap between the growing demand for organ transplants and the limited supply is a contributing factor to increased abuses in the transplant process, including resorting to trafficking in persons for unlawfully obtaining organs. This issue brief provides an overview of tr...
As with trafficking in persons generally, it remains challenging to accurately estimate the scope of trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal. The UNODC Global Reports on Trafficking in Persons note that between 2010 and 2018, approximately 300 victims of trafficking in persons for the removal of organs were detected across multiple ...
The organs reportedly removed from victims in TIP for OR cases are kidneys, and, less commonly, parts of livers. Male victims are reported more frequently than women. Children may also be victimized by organ traffickers. Perpetrators of trafficking in persons often belong to complex organized criminal networks, including those acting on a transnati...
The toolkit aims to provide both a general overview of trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal and specific tools to assist concerned actors with assessing the phenomenon. The structure of the toolkit reflects this two-pronged approach in that its first part seeks to inform about the context in which trafficking
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Trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal is criminalized in the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (Trafficking...
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Oct 21, 2020 · This Background Paper provides an overview of organ trafficking and Canada’s involvement in this illicit activity. It identifies key terms; lays out some of the main issues; and summarizes actions taken by the international community, as well as Canada, to combat organ trafficking.
