LibGuides: International Humanitarian Law: Mali

According to IndexMundi, Mali's human trafficking issue is mostly internal rather than transnational. Malian men, women, and children are constantly at risk for agricultural labor trafficking, domestic servitude, and sexual exploitation. However, despite its position as an internal trafficking monger, Mali is still widely defined as an international source, transit, and destination for global human trafficking. See IndexMundi, Mali Trafficking in Persons (2018), available as a link below.

Mali Trafficking in Persons

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Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking in Mali

The Government of Mali launches new National Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons
In February of 2019, Mali government officials adopted a five-year plan to fight against and eventually abolish human trafficking. This five-year plan will be implemented through a collaboration between the Malian government, the National Coordination Committee against Trafficking in Persons and Assimilated Practices, the International Organization for Migration, and the United Nations Office against Drugs and Crime.
UNODC Supports Mali in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
In November of 2017, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights joined forces at the request of the Malian government to aid them in the abolishment of human trafficking.
Mali Rescues More Than a Hundred Children from Traffickers
In December of 2013, Malian authorities arrested two suspected traffickers and rescued approximately 112 minors from labor trafficking.

Ratification of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
The Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict aims to protect children from recruitment and use in hostilities. It was ratified by Mali in May of 2002.
Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography requires state parties to prohibit and abstain from the sale of children, child prostitution, and child pornography. It was ratified by Mali in May of 2002.
Ratification of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons
The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons is a protocol to the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. It was created by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime as a way to offer practical help to countries with drafting laws and creating comprehensive national anti-trafficking strategies. It was ratified by Mali in April of 2002.
United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime is the main international instrument in the fight against transnational organized crime. It was ratified by Mali in April of 2002.

Mali Penal Code
Article 244 prohibits all forms of child trafficking. Article 299 criminalizes the sexual exploitation and forced prostitution of adult women. Article 242 and Article 243 prohibit forced labor, servitude, and other illegal labor practices.

Anti-Trafficking Organizations in Mali

Association Malienne des Drotis de l'Homme
The Association Malienne des Drotis de l'Homme is a non-governmental organization that seeks to combat human trafficking.
Danish Institute for Human Rights
The Danish Institute for Human Rights is a state institution with a national and international mandate whose aim amongst others is to combat human trafficking in their situated countries.