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Special Rapporteur on trafficking of persons assigned |
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On August 1, 2008, Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, a Nigerian national, assumed her post as the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons with an emphasis on women and children. She is taking over a post previously held by Ms. Sigma Huda of Bangladesh.
Ms. Ngozi Ezeilo has an intensive background in law and politics. She is a lawyer by practice and a professor at the University of Nigeria. Ms. Ngozi Ezeilo has also served as the Honourable Commissioner for the Ministry of Women Affairs & Social Development in Enugu State. She has also worked as a consultant for various international organizations, and has written extensively on human rights, women’s rights and Sharia Law.
The three-year post was created as a result of the sixtieth session of the UN Commission of Human Rights, in which it decided to appoint a Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons with an emphasis on women and children. According to the mandate, the Special Rapporteur is to act on violations committed against victims of trafficking and on cases in which there is a failure to protect their human rights; conduct country visits in order to assess specific situations and to formulate recommendations to fight trafficking and protect the rights of victims; and submit to the Commission of Human Rights an annual report on the activities of the mandate.
Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo’s post as a Special Rapporteur is important in the fight against trafficking and the protection of human rights.
Read the International Standards for the Special Rapporteur
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