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PREVENTION OF ALIEN SMUGGLING

e General Assembly,

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"humans / persons

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ncerned that criminal organizations which illicitly profit uggling humans and preying on the dignity and lives of grants contribute to the complexity of the phenomenon of creasing international migration;

cognizing that international criminal groups often convince dividuals to migrate illegally by various means and for ormous profits and use the proceeds from smuggling humans to hance other criminal activities, thus bringing great harm to

cerned states;

? to the states and societies involved.

cognizing that international organized crime is increasingly

ive in smuggling individuals across national boundaries, and es the proceeds from smuggling human beings to finance herous other criminal activities;

re that such activities endanger the lives of those lividuals, and impose severe costs on the international munity and particularly upon certain states that have been led upon to rescue and to provide medical care, food, sing and transportation for these individuals;

Chinese E infience?

ing that smugglers, particularly in the state of destination alien smuggling, often force migrants into forms of debt dage or servitude, often involving criminal activities, in

to pay for their passage;

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vinced of the need to provide humane treatment and protect

full human rights of migrants;

ognizing that this illegal smuggling activity has high ial and economic costs, contributes to official corruption

Burdens law enforcement agencies in all states where which? egal aliens transit or are found;

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