Trafficking in human beings for the purpose of organ removal
Subtitle: results and recommendations : HOTT Project
By: F. Ambagtsheer, W. Weimar, eds
Publisher: Pabst Science Publishers
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Lengerich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9783958531215
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Organ trafficking; Human trafficking; Prevention; International cooperation
Other titles: HOTT Project
Description: "This book presents new data on trafficking in human beings for organ removal (or THBOR), collected under the auspices of the EU-funded project "combating trafficking in human beings for the purpose of organ removal" (called The HOTT Project) between 2012 and 2015. The book starts with a comprehensive literature review of the crime (Chapter I). This is followed by an empirical interview study on patients who purchased kidney transplants abroad (Chapter II), a study of prosecuted criminal cases (Chapter III), recommendations to improve non-legislative responses to the crime (Chapter IV) and finally, indicators for law enforcement, transplant professionals and victim support workers to identify the crime (Chapter V)"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.