UN, NHRC Lead Push for Coordinated Border Referral System to Protect Trafficking Victims
Chiemelie Eze
The United Nations, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and key border management agencies have advanced efforts to establish a coordinated referral system for victims of trafficking and other vulnerable migrants, replacing fragmented institutional responses with a structured protection mechanism.
The initiative was unveiled during a specialised training on a human rights-based approach to border management held in Sokoto under the PROMIS project.
The training was organised in collaboration with the NHRC, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and civil society organisations.
