According to article . of the rome statute of the international criminal court, “For the purpose of this
statute, “crime against humanity” means any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack: […]
(c)enslavement; […]”enslavement” means the exercise of any or all of the powers attaching to the right of
ownership over a person and includes the exercise of such power in the course of trafficking in persons, in
particular women and children […].”
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HUmAn trAFFicking in soUtH AFricA: root cAUses And recommendAtions