Human trafficking in the State of Palestine

Human trafficking in the Palestine has been observed and reported by numerous^{[citation needed]} sources.

Studies

In December 2009, a 26-page report was published by Sawa, from United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM),^[1] which included that there is a lack of data collection on human trafficking in Palestine.^[2] The report calls on Palestinian governmental organizations to establish new legislation that should guarantee that females are treated as victims of crime and not offenders.^[1]

Factors

Vast poverty and lack of economic scope have been cited as major factors in human trafficking in the Palestinian territories. Other activities includes sex exploitation and child labor.^[3]

See also

• Human rights in Palestine (Aswat, Al Mezan, Al Haq)
• Blockade of the Gaza Strip (Israel, Egypt)
• Palestinian freedom of movement (West Bank barrier)
• Women in Palestine (sex work)
• Demographic history of Palestine
• Israel Border Police
• Fawzia Amin Sido

References

• Palestine portal
• women portal

1. "Report lifts veil on trafficking, prostitution of Palestinian women". CNN. CNN.com. 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
2. "Trafficking and Forced Prostitution of Palestinian Women and Girls: Forms of Modern Day Slavery; PDF" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
3. A Human Rights Report on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, PDF Archived 2017-01-10 at the Wayback Machine