Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
- Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
-
The Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings is a regional human rights treaty of the international human rights law by the Council of Europe.[1] The Convention aims to prevent and combat human trafficking for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labour; to protect and assist victims and witnesses of trafficking; to ensure effective investigation and prosecution, and to promote international cooperation against trafficking. In particular, the Convention requires national co-ordination measures, awareness raising, measures to identify and support victims and a "recovery and reflection period" during which trafficked persons will not be expelled from the receiving state.
The Convention establishes a monitoring mechanism (the Group of experts on action against trafficking in human beings, or GRETA) consisting of 10 to 15 members elected by the states parties.
The Convention opened for signature on 16 May 2005, and entered into force on 1 February 2008. It has been ratified (as of 30 May 2010) by 27 European states, while a further 16 have signed but not yet ratified.
References
External links
Categories:
- Council of Europe conventions and covenants
- Human rights instruments
- Treaties concluded in 2005
- Treaties entered into force in 2008
- Human trafficking
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Human trafficking — is the recruitment, transportation, harbouring, or receipt of people for the purposes of slavery, forced labor (including bonded labor or debt bondage) and servitude. The total annual revenue for trafficking in persons is estimated to be between… … Wikipedia
Human rights in the United Kingdom — The United Kingdom has a long and established tradition of avowed respect for its subjects human rights. At the same time, the UK, like many nations, has also had a history of both de jure and de facto racial and ethnic religious discrimination,… … Wikipedia
Human rights in Estonia — Estonia This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Estonia Constitution President … Wikipedia
Human rights in Europe — The current human rights situation in Europe on the whole is believed by many to be good. However, there are several human rights alleged problems ranging from the treatment of asylum seekers through police brutality to various infringements of… … Wikipedia
Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence — This article is about convention in Europe. For other topics about domestic violence, see Outline of domestic violence. The Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence is a Council of Europe convention for… … Wikipedia
International human rights law — refers to the body of international law designed to promote and protect human rights at the international, regional and domestic levels. As a form of international law, international human rights law is primarily made up of treaties, agreements… … Wikipedia
International human rights instruments — are treaties and other international documents relevant to international human rights law and the protection of human rights in general. They can be classified into two categories: declarations, adopted by bodies such as the United Nations… … Wikipedia
Trafficking of children — is a form of human trafficking. It is defined as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receiving of children for the purpose of exploitation. Commercial sexual exploitation of children can take many forms, including forcing a… … Wikipedia
Human rights in Saudi Arabia — are based on sharia religious laws under rule of the Saudi royal family. [cite news url=http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41731.htm title=Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2004 publisher=US Department of State, Bureau of Democracy … Wikipedia
Human rights in Russia — The rights and liberties of the citizens of the Russian Federation are granted by Chapter 2 of the Constitution adopted in 1993.cite book title= The Constitution of the Russian Federation url= http://www.russianembassy.org/RUSSIA/CONSTIT/… … Wikipedia
