Gold between their legs? Trafficking in women for sexual exploitation : an analysis of the SADC response at national and regional level

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University of Pretoria

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The objectives of this study are as follows: a) To examine the history of human trafficking and the various international legal instruments adopted to address it. b) To examine the trafficking of women and girls for sexual purposes and sexual exploitation as well as to examine the various human rights (of female victims) violated during and after the process of human trafficking. c) To examine the context of trafficking within Mozambique, Zambia and South Africa and explore how these three countries are addressing human trafficking through legislation. d) To examine Europe’s measures against trafficking and whether there are lessons for the SADC region.

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Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Dr Christopher Mbazira, Faculty of Law, Makerere University, Uganda.
Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2009.

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UCTD, Centre for Human Rights University of Pretoria, Human trafficking, Women's rights, Sexual exploitation, Trafficking of persons, Prostitution

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Chitupila, VC 2009, Gold between their legs? Trafficking in women for sexual exploitation : an analysis of the SADC response at national and regional level, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12502>