Example: Focal Points for Fighting Trafficking

Regional approaches: In view of the prevalence of trafficking, and at the request of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights as well as on the recommendations of the APF, several Asian NHRIs nominated their Members to serve as Focal Points on Human Rights of Women, including trafficking.

India. Among the activities initiated by the Focal Point on Trafficking & Women's Human Rights in India was an Action Research on Trafficking in Women and Children in 2002 in collaboration with UNIFEM and the Institute of Social Sciences, a research institute in New Delhi. The purpose was to determine trends, dimensions, factors and responses related to trafficking in women and children in India. The Focal Point further examined other facets of trafficking, including viz., routes of trafficking, transit points, the role of law enforcement agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders in detecting and curbing trafficking.