LEGAL REGULATION OF TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS FOR ORGAN REMOVAL IN AFRICA: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH
), Glory Omonigho Ozuru(2), Agent Benjamin Ihua-Maduenyi(3),
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Abstract
Human trafficking for organ removal is a global concern and Africa is fast becoming an endangered continent due to the activities of syndicates of this obnoxious crime. The continent is vulnerable because of its growing poverty, unemployment, conflict, terrorism, bad governance, corruption, quest for migration and an alarming demand for organ transplantation in the medical sector. This paper x- rays the legal framework for combating human trafficking for organ removal in three major African countries drawn from the east, west and south of Africa, vis-a-vis Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. It observed that all the three countries have comprehensive anti-trafficking legislations and have recognised organ transplantation in their national health laws but did not give much thought to who the donors could be. The paper employs both the doctrinal and
Keywords
Human trafficking, Organ harvesting; Transplant tourism; Istanbul Declaration, Organ trade
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