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Descriptor English:   Organ Trafficking 
Descriptor Spanish:   tráfico de órganos 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Tráfico de Órgãos 
Synonyms English:   Organ Traffickings
Trafficking, Organ
Traffickings, Organ  
Tree Number:   I01.880.735.191.152
I01.880.735.384.599
SP9.020.800.030
Definition English:   Criminal activity that occurs in three broad categories. Firstly, cases where traffickers force or deceive the victims into giving up an organ. Secondly, there are cases where victims formally or informally agree to sell an organ and are cheated because they are not paid for the organ or are paid less than the promised price. Thirdly, vulnerable persons are treated for an ailment, which may or may not exist and thereupon organs are removed without the victim's knowledge. 
See Related English:   Human Trafficking
 
History Note English:   2014 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CL classification EC economics
ES ethics EH ethnology
HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PC prevention & control PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
Record Number:   55428 
Unique Identifier:   D064877 

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