Response To Human Trafficking: An Approach Of Focusing On Victims’ Human Rights Protection

Since2003when Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons,Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention againstTransnational Organized Crime came into force, international community has generallyestablished a fundamental international legislation framework in response to humantrafficking. More than that, efforts, among which one particular is laid on prosecutionand conviction, have been strengthened to combat human trafficking crimes. However,the situation up to date is still considerably severe notwithstanding the fact that the lawand the justice practice accordingly are comparatively comprehensive: crimes has notbeen effectively suppressed and the victims’ situation has not been significantlyimproved.This humble paper will attempt to analyze the "Criminal Justice Centralism"arising out of implementation practice of international law on human trafficking,discussing its background, the nature and specifically the influence it has on anti-humantrafficking and victims’ human rights protection, and further leading to the assumptionthat international legislations and practices on anti-human trafficking shall considerhuman right as a fundamental fact, focusing on victims’ human rights protection. It willalso introduce and analyze two tools for protecting victim’s human rights: VictimScreening System and National Referral Mechanism.