Human trafficking

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Human Trafficking is defined as a dynamic phenomenon that involves the movement of people in complex patterns1. The combating of trafficking has gained momentum over the past years, as political awareness regarding this phenomenon has increased as is seen from the adoption of international standards and important commitments undertaken in international conferences.Namibia is considered as a source, transit, and destination country for children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation.Understanding what constitutes human trafficking remained limited in Namibia, though the government made efforts during the year to raise awareness throughout the country. There were, however, no discernible efforts made to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts during the reporting period. In chapter 2 human trafficking as a human rights violation is discussed through creating an understanding of human rights in general. Chapter 3 traces the origin and historical development of the concept which gave rise to the label that we currently give the offence.Chapter 4 looks at the legal instruments available to combat human trafficking. Chapter 5 which is really considered the crux of the research looks at the efforts made by the Namibian government to help the international community combat human trafficking. Chapter 6 of this paper looks at the conclusions that can be drawn as a result of the research done. It considers the recommendations which have been made by the international community as well as from Namibian scholars. This paper in short describes the legal frame work currently, either directly or indirectly used in regulating human trafficking in Namibia