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involuntary servitude and violence against women and girls. They have also initiated several declarations, treaties, United Nations resolutions and reports, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the 1956 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery; the 1948 American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man; the 1957 Abolition of Forced Labor Convention; the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; United Nations General Assembly Resolutions 50/167, 51/66, and 52/98; the Final Report of the World Congress against Sexual Exploitation of Children [65]; the Fourth World Conference on Women [66]; and the 1991 Moscow Document of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe [67].

The goals and focus of some of the international laws are specifically outlined below:

	- i. *Prevention:* This focuses on preventing and combating human trafficking through strategies such as public awareness and education campaigns, poverty reduction, and discouraging demand for the labor or services of trafficked persons.
	- ii. *Protection:* This aims at protecting and assisting trafficked persons with the provision of physical safety, legal information, and protection of their privacy and identity.
	- iii. *Prosecution:* This focuses on the prosecution of human traffickers by enacting laws that make trafficking human beings a crime, training law enforcement and other authorities on how to identify traffickers, and protecting the rights of trafficked persons.
	- iv. *Partnerships:* This aims at promoting cooperation and partnerships among countries to effectively meet the goals of protection, prevention, and prosecution.
