International and Regional Texts

International & Regional Conventions

Decisions & Action Plans

Resolutions & Declarations

Recommendations & Agreements

International & Regional Conventions
Title: Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse
Resources: Council of Europe
Date: 2012
Title: DIRECTIVE 2011/36/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
Resources: European Union
Date: 2011
Title: Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence
Resources: Council of Europe
Date: 2011
Title: Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Resources: Council of Europe
Date: 2005
Title: MODEL BILATERAL AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION AND MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM  TRANS-BORDER TRAFFICKING
Resources: Unicef
Date: 2004
Title: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Resources: United Nations
Date: 2002
Title: PROTOCOL AGAINST THE ILLICIT MANUFACTURING OF AND TRAFFICKING IN FIREARMS, THEIR PARTS AND COMPONENTS AND AMMUNITION, SUPPLEMENTING THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME
Resources: United Nations
Date: 2001
Title: UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME AND THE PROTOCOLS THERETO
Resources: United Nations
Date: 2000
Title: Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
Resources: United Nations
Date: 2000
Title: Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
Resources: United Nations
Date: 2000
Title: Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
Resources: International Labour Organization
Date: 1999
Title: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Resources: United Nations
Date: 1990
Title: Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
Resources: International Labour Organization
Date: 1959
Title: Convention Against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
Resources: Association of South East Asian Nations
Date: N.A.
Title: Saarc Convention On Preventing And Combating Trafficking In Women And Children For Prostitution
Resources: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Date: N.A.

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Decisions & Action Plans
Title: National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking
Resources: U.S. Department of Justice
Date: 2017
Title: NATIONAL ACTION PLAN AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS FOR 2016-2018
Resources: Poland
Date: 2016
Title: Second National Action Plan to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking in Ireland
Resources: Department of Justice & Equality
Date: 2016
Title: National Action Plan for the Socio-Economic Re-Integration of Women and Girls Victims of Trafficking in the Republic of Albania
Resources: Albania
Date: 2016
Title: THE NATIONAL STRATEGY ON THE FIGHT AGAINST TRAFFICKING OF HUMAN BEINGS AND THE TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN
Resources: Albania
Date: 2016
Title: National Action Plan to Fight Human Trafficking 2017-2020
Resources: Swiss Coordination Unit against the Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants
Date: 2016
Title: National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking and Slavery 2015–19
Resources: Australian Government
Date: 2014
Title: Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States 2013-2017
Resources: Office for Victims of Crime – U.S. Department of Justice
Date: 2014
Title: NATIONAL ACTION PLAN AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS FOR 2013-2015
Resources: Poland
Date: 2013
Title: DECISION No. 7/13 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 2013
Title: DECISION No. 1107 ADDENDUM TO THE OSCE ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS: ONE DECADE LATER
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 2013
Title: Comprehensive Arab Strategy for Combatting  Trafficking in Human Beings
Resources: League of Arab States
Date: 2012
Title: International Framework for Action To Implement the Smuggling of Migrants Protocol
Resources: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date: 2011
Title: Human Trafficking: The Government’s Strategy
Resources: UK Government
Date: 2011
Title: MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON COMBATING ALL FORMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 2011
Title: The Arab Initiative for building national capacities for combating Human Trafficking
Resources: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date: 2010
Title: International Framework for Action To Implement the Trafficking in Persons Protocol
Resources: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date: 2009
Title: Model Law against Trafficking in Persons
Resources: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date: 2009
Title: DECISION No. 8/07 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS FOR LABOUR EXPLOITATION
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 2007
Title: DECISION No. 3/06 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 2006
Title: Ouagadougou Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings, Especially Women and Children As adopted by the Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development
Resources: African Union and European Union
Date: 2006
Title: EU plan on best practices, standards and procedures for combating and preventing trafficking in human beings
Resources: European Union
Date: 2005
Title: LJUBLJANA – Thirteenth Meeting of the  Ministerial Council
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 2005
Title: DECISION No. 557/Rev.1* OSCE ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 2005
Title: DECISION No. 13/04 THE SPECIAL NEEDS FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING FOR PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 2004
Title: National Action Plan against TRAFFIC Additional Government measures  in the framework of combating trafficking in human beings in the Netherlands
Resources: La Strada
Date: 2004
Title: NATO Policy On Combating Trafficking In Human Beings
Resources: NATO
Date: 2004
Title: DECISION No. 557 OSCE ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 2003
Title: DECISION No. 2/03 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 2003
Title: COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION on combating trafficking in human beings
Resources: European Commission
Date: 2002
Title: ASEAN Plan of Action Against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
Resources: Association of South East Asian Nations
Date: N.A.
Title: National Plan of Action against Trafficking in Human Beings Finland
Resources: Finland – Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Date: N.A.
Title: NATIONAL ACTION PLAN  TO PREVENT AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING OF HUMAN BEINGS  IN IRELAND
Resources: Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Date: N.A.
Title: NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COMBATTING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS AND ILLEGAL MIGRATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Resources: Macedonia
Date: N.A.
Title: Strategic Plan for  Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) 2014 – 2018
Resources: U.S. Department of Defense
Date: N.A.
Title: Manual for the Implementation of Standard Operating Procedures for the Identification and Referral of Victims of Trafficking and Potential Victims of Trafficking
Resources: Albania
Date: N.A.
Title: NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COMBATTING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS AND ILLEGAL MIGRATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA; NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR COMBATTING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS AND ILLEGAL MIGRATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA; ACTION PLAN FOR COMBATTING TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Resources: Macedonia
Date: N.A.
Title: COMMIT 4th Sub-Regional Plan of Action (COMMIT SPA IV 2015 – 2018)
Resources: The Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT)
Date: N.A.
Title: The EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings 2012–2016
Resources: European Commission
Date: N.A.

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Resolutions and Declarations
Title: Resolution 2331 (2016)
Resources: United Nations Security Council
Date: 2016
Title: Resolution 69/149. Trafficking in women and girls
Resources: United Nations
Date: 2014
Title: Resolution 64/178. Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons
Resources: United Nations
Date: 2010
Title: Resolution 11/3.  Trafficking in persons, especially women and children
Resources: Human Rights Council
Date: 2009
Title: Resolution 8/12. Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children
Resources: Human Rights Council
Date: 2008
Title: WASHINGTON, DC DECLARATION – RESOLUTION ON COMBATING INVOLVEMENT IN TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE BY INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING FORCES
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 2005
Title: EDINBURGH DECLARATION – RESOLUTION ON COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
Resources: The Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE
Date: 2004
Title: Resolution 1337 – Migration connected with trafficking in women and prostitution
Resources: Council of Europe
Date: 2003
Title: DECLARATION ON TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 2002
Title: PARIS DECLARATION – RESOLUTION ON COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 2001
Title: Declaration on the Fight against Trafficking in Persons
Resources: Economic Community of West African States
Date: 2001
Title: BUCHAREST DECLARATION – CHAPTER III DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN QUESTIONS –  Trafficking in persons
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 2000
Title: ST. PETERSBURG DECLARATION – RESOLUTION ON TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 1999
Title: STOCKHOLM DECLARATION – CHAPTER III (DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN QUESTIONS)
Resources: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Date: 1996

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Recommendations & Agreements
Title: Memorandum of Understanding between Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on Bilateral Cooperation for Eliminating Trafficking in Persons and Protecting Victims of Trafficking
Resources: Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand
Date: 2014
Title: Agreement between the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Cooperation in Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Persons and Protection of Victims of Trafficking
Resources: Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Date: 2010
Title: Memorandum of Understanding between The government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Government of the Union of Myanmar on Cooperation to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
Resources: Government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Government of the Union of Myanmar
Date: 2009
Title: Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Bilateral Cooperation for Eliminating Trafficking, especially women and children and Assisting Victims of Trafficking
Resources: Government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Date: 2008
Title: Recommendation 1695 (2005) Draft Council of Europe Convention on action against trafficking in human beings
Resources: Council of Europe
Date: 2005
Title: Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Government of the Lao’s People Democratic Republic on Cooperation to Combat Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children
Resources: Government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Government of the Lao’s People Democratic Republic
Date: 2005
Title: Recommendation 1663 (2004) Domestic slavery: servitude, au pairs and mail-order brides
Resources: Council of Europe
Date: 2004
Title: Migration connected with trafficking in women and prostitution Recommendation 1610 (2003)
Resources: Council of Europe
Date: 2003
Title: Recommendation 1545 (2002) Campaign against trafficking in women
Resources: Council of Europe
Date: 2002
Title: A campaign against trafficking in minors to put a stop to the east European route: the example of Moldova Recommendation 1526 (2001)
Resources: Council of Europe
Date: 2001
Title: Recommendation 1325 (1997) Traffic in women and forced prostitution in Council of Europe member states
Resources: Council of Europe
Date: 1997
Title: RECOMMENDATION No. R (91) 11 OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS TO MEMBER STATES CONCERNING SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, PORNOGRAPHY AND PROSTITUTION OF, AND TRAFFICKING IN, CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS
Resources: Council of Europe
Date: 1991

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