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Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings and its Explanatory Report

Document number
1894
Date
2005
Title
Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings and its Explanatory Report
Author/publisher
Council of Europe
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Document type(s)
International Law,
Keywords
Summary
While other international instruments already exist in this field, the Council of Europe Convention is a comprehensive treaty mainly focussed on protection of victims of trafficking and the safeguard of their rights. It also aims at preventing trafficking as well prosecuting traffickers. In addition, the Convention provides for the setting up of an effective and independent monitoring mechanism capable of controlling the implementation of the obligations contained in the Convention
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