International instruments

Here we provide you with a list of core international instruments related to human trafficking:

International legal course of human trafficking

• International Agreement for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic, Paris, May 18, 1905.
• International Convention for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic, Paris, May 4, 1910.
• International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children, Geneva, September 30, 1921.
• International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women of Full Age, Geneva, October 11, 1933.
• Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children, concluded at Geneva, September 30, 1921, and the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women of Full Age, concluded at Geneva, October 11, 1933, Lake Success, November 12, 1947.
• Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, New York, December 2, 1949.
• Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, New York, November 15, 2000.
• Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking, New York, July 2002.

Different forms of exploitation considered in human trafficking

Slavery

• Slavery Convention, Geneva, September 25, 1926.
• Protocol Amending the Slavery Convention of September 25, 1926, New York, December 7, 1953.
• Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, Geneva, September 7, 1956.

Forced Labor

• Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labor ( ILO No. 29), Geneva, June 28, 1930.
• Abolition of Forced Labor Convention (ILO No. 105), Geneva, June 25, 1957

Child and Adolescents Exploitation

• Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages, New York, November 7, 1962.
• Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of children in armed conflicts, New York, May 25, 2000.
• Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, New York, May 25, 2000.
• Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor (ILO No. 182), Geneva, June 1, 1999.

Protection of human rights

• American Convention on Human Rights "Pact of San José, Costa Rica”, San José, November 22, 1969.
• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, New York, December 18, 1979.
• Convention on the Rights of the Child, New York, November 20, 1989.
• International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, New York, December 18, 1990.
• Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women "Convention of Belem do Para”, Belem do Para, June 9, 1994.
• Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, New York, October 6, 1999.

Related offenses

• United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, New York, November 15, 2000.
• Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, New York, January 28, 2004.

Protection of victims

• Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power, New York, November 29, 1985.
• Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law, New York, December 16, 2005.