Over recent decades there has been a growing recognition within the international community of the need for a human rights-centred approach to combat trafficking whose foremost characteristic should be a focus on the victims of trafficking. By using this approach, measures to counter trafficking should be taken in other fields beyond criminal law alone, with the goal to safeguard victims’ human rights and prevent further violations. The human rights-based approach emphasises the principle that instead of focusing on prosecution of traffickers, human trafficking victims are the ones whose rights have been violated and therefore they are the ones who should be given appropriate assistance and human rights protection. This approach is implemented through three key policy areas, known as the 3Ps: preventing trafficking, prosecuting traffickers, and protecting victims. However, certain limitations of this approach have been found. Using the human rights-based approach and implementing the 3Ps framework means there is a limited discussion on how to prevent trafficking by discouraging individuals from committing human trafficking. The human rights-based approach focuses more on the victims and so does not put any significant effort into understanding the causes or reasons why people commit trafficking.