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Ad hoc Committee on
action against trafficking in human beings
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NEWS:
The Council of Europe
Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human
Beings (CETS N° 197) was adopted by the Committee of
Ministers on 3 May 2005 and opened for signature in
Warsaw on 16 May 2005, on the occasion of the 3rd Summit
of Heads of State and Government of the Council of
Europe. The text of the Convention and its Explanatory
Report are available here.
For information on the
latest signatures and ratifications, please consult the
Council of Europe Treaty Office's website
http://conventions.coe.int/
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The Convention is a comprehensive treaty mainly
focussed on the protection of victims of trafficking and
the safeguard of their rights. It also aims at
preventing trafficking as well as prosecuting
traffickers.
The Convention applies to all forms of trafficking;
whether national or transnational, whether or not
related to organised crime. It applies whoever the
victim: women, men or children and whatever the form of
exploitation: sexual exploitation, forced labour or
services, etc.
The Convention provides for the setting up of an
independent monitoring mechanism guaranteeing parties
compliance with its provisions.
Theme page on action against trafficking in
human beings
More information concerning the Council of
Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human
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Every year, thousands of women, children and men fall
victim to trafficking for the purposes of sexual or
other exploitation, both within and over borders. This
phenomenon has reached such unprecedented levels that it
can truly be called a new form of slavery.
The
Council of Europe is an organisation whose primary
concern is to safeguard and protect human rights. Its 46
member states include countries of origin, transit and
destination of the victims of trafficking. This is why
the Organisation is well placed to ensure that its
member states adopt measures to fight trafficking in
human beings, paying particular attention to the
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