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164121  |
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Title: |
Review of Priority Themes: Measures to Combat the Smuggling of Illegal Migrants, Report of the Secretary-General |
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Corporate Author: |
United Nations Economic and Social Council Cmssn on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Austria |
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Date Published: |
1996 |
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Page Count: |
8 |
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Sponsoring Agency: |
United Nations Vienna, Austria |
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Publication Number: |
E/CN.15/1996/4 |
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Sale Source: |
United Nations Economic and Social Council Cmssn on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Vienna, Austria |
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Type: |
Legislation/Policy Analysis |
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Language: |
English |
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Country: |
United Nations |
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Annotation: |
This United Nations (UN) report focuses on criminal justice actions to combat the organized smuggling of illegal migrants across national boundaries and traces developments in criminal law and other measures taken by member countries to deal with the illegal migrant problem. |
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Abstract: |
The UN Economic and Social Council condemns the practice of smuggling illegal migrants, noting that such smuggling continues to be a widespread international activity and frequently involves highly organized syndicates. The Council believes concerted action is needed to stop illegal migrant smuggling, especially since individuals involved in smuggling tend to use organized criminal groups to carry out their plans. In particular, the Council points out that traffic in women and girls and violence against migrant workers constitute abusive acts adverse to the status, situation, empowerment, and advancement of women and seriously violate human rights. The UN endorses government initiatives that address the issue of international migration and development and that deal with the problem of illegal migrant smuggling. Actions taken in Belgium, El Salvador, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Sudan, France, and the United Kingdom to stop illegal migrant smuggling are noted. Actions required of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice are also examined. 1 note |
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Main Term(s): |
World criminology |
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Index Term(s): |
Border control; Crime in foreign countries; Crime prevention measures; Foreign crime prevention; Human rights violations; Illegal Immigrants/Aliens; Immigrants/Aliens; Immigration offenses; Organized crime prevention; Smuggling/Trafficking; United Nations (UN) |
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Note: |
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Fifth Session, 1996, Vienna |
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