昨天（7月30日）是世界打击贩运人口行为日。联合国人权专家发表声明，强调人口贩运受害人和潜在受害人的权利必须得到维护，妇女和儿童尤其应该受到重视，并呼吁国际社会采取措施防止并应对这一全球性的问题。

人口贩运是指为达到包括性剥削、强迫劳动在内的多种目的，剥削妇女、儿童和男性的犯罪活动。国际劳工组织估计，全球约有2100万人成为强迫劳动的受害者，其中包括遭到劳动剥削和性剥削的人口贩运受害者。虽然被贩运的受害者数量未知，但这一估计表明，目前全球有数百万人口贩运受害者。无论是作为受害者的原籍国、过境国还是目的地国，世界各国均受到人口贩运的影响。根据联合国毒品和犯罪问题办公室发布的《全球人口贩运报告》显示，儿童占全球人口贩运受害者总数的近三分之一，妇女和女童占71%。@联合国 http://www.un.org/zh/events/humantrafficking/index.shtml

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons was yesterday, July 30, the UN human rights expert on the issue has emphasized that both victims and potential victims’ rights must be upheld – especially women and children – and appealed for all States to prevent and combat the global scourge.

World Day against Trafficking in Persons 

30 July

Human trafficking is a crime that exploits women, children and men for numerous purposes including forced labour and sex. The International Labour Organization estimates that 21 million people are victims of forced labour globally. This estimate also includes victims of human trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation. While it is not known how many of these victims were trafficked, the estimate implies that currently, there are millions of trafficking in persons victims in the world.

Every country in the world is affected by human trafficking, whether as a country of origin, transit, or destination for victims. Children make up almost a third of all human trafficking victims worldwide, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Global Report on Trafficking in Persons. Additionally, women and girls comprise 71 per cent of human trafficking victims, the report states.