NCJ Number
216204
Date Published
August 2006
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This report provides an overview of national action reported by state parties in their implementation of the Protocol To Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime; this information was received from states for the second reporting cycle.
Abstract
The report contains information on legislative, administrative, or other practical measures taken at the national level to assist and protect victims of trafficking in persons. It also covers issues related to the repatriation of victims of trafficking in persons and their status in receiving-states. The report further provides an overview of national practices designed to strengthen border measures and guaranteeing the security and control, as well as the legitimacy and validity, of documents suspected of being used to trafficking in persons. The reports for this second cycle show that the majority of state parties to the Protocol that responded to the questionnaire (only one-third of the state parties to the Protocol) have basically and within their means adopted a legislative and institutional framework for the implementation of Protocol provisions. It is clear, however, that more concerted efforts must be made to assist states in developing effective and multidisciplinary anti-trafficking strategies and in building resources to implement such strategies; therefore, the Protocol's working group on technical assistance may wish to identify specific areas for technical assistance based on the reports of responding states. Due to the poor response to the questionnaire for the second reporting cycle, the Conference of the Parties--which is responsible for guiding and monitoring the implementation of the Protocol--should examine the problem of underreporting and explore the possibility of using alternative methods for acquiring information on state parties' implementation of the Protocol. 6 notes