Gulnara Shahinian is an Armenian diplomat and author who studies human trafficking.[1] She is a member of the Group of Experts on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings and the former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery[2] from 2006 until 2014.[3]
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She studied international law at the Saint Petersburg Institute of International Relations, and English and Russian Linguistics at Yerevan State University.[2]
Publications
edit- Shahinian, Gulnara (2015). “Traditions, Law and Practice: Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon.” In Siobhán Mullally, ed., Care, Migration and Human Rights: Law and Practice, pp. 131-149. London: Routledge
- United Nations Human Rights Council (2013). Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Gulnara Shahinian: Thematic report on challenges and lessons in combating contemporary forms of slavery. A/HRC/24/43. 1 July.
- United Nations Human Rights Council (2014). Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Gulnara Shahinian: Follow-up mission to Mauritania. A/HRC/27/53/Add.1. 26 August.
- Shahinian, Gulnara (2008). “Trafficking in persons in the South Caucasus – Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia: New challenges for transitional democracies.” In Sally Cameron and Edward Newman, eds., Trafficking in humans: Social, cultural and political dimensions, pp. 252-273. Tokyo: United Nations University Press.
References
edit- ^ "GIN Interview: Gulnara Shahinian". Global Initiative. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Gulnara Shahinian". The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences". Office of the High Commission. United Nations Human Rights. Retrieved 10 June 2020.