1. Has your country ratified the following international human rights instruments?
. UN Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in
Persons and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (1949)
. Slavery Convention (1926)
. UN Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of
Slavery, Slave Trade and Institutions and Similar
Practices (1956)
. UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women (1979) & its Optional
Protocol
. UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) &
Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and
Child Pornography (2000)
. UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime
& its Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish
Trafficking of Persons, Especially Women and Children
(2000, not in force)
. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
(1966) & its first Optional Protocol
. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights (1966)
. ILO Convention No. 29 concerning Forced Labor (1930)
. ILO Convention No. 105 concerning the Abolition of
Forced Labor (1957)
. ILO Convention No. 182 concerning the Worst Forms of
Child Labor (1999)
. OAS American Convention on Human Rights (1969)
. OAS Inter-American Convention on International Traffic
in Minors (1994)
. OAS Inter-American Convention on the Prevention,
Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women
("Belem do Para", 1994)
Others?
2. How are these treaties being implemented with respect to
trafficking?
3. Have other legislative measures been adopted to adjust
domestic legislation to these norms?
4. Have any complaints against the government been presented
before international organs for the violation of rights regarding
sexual exploitation in any of its forms during the past five
years? If so, please describe them as well as the results to date.
5. Has your country been included in any report of international
organizations regarding the generalized and systematic
violations of rights caused by sexual exploitation in any of its
forms during the past five years? If so, please list the causes
and reports.
6. Has the government participated in any international or
regional cooperation or intelligence sharing programs relating
to trafficking? Does the government work with INTERPOL?
Provide information on activities.