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Handbook for Parliamentarians. The Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings

Document number
1637
Date
2007
Title
Handbook for Parliamentarians. The Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Author/publisher
Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Europe
Availability
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Document type(s)
Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports, Training Material/Resources,
Keywords
Recommendation No. R (2000) 11 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on action against trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation; Recommendation Rec(2001)16 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the protection of children against sexual exploitation; Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings,
Summary
The handbook points out what parliaments can do in the fight against trafficking in human beings. It highlights that national parliaments have a very important role to play in this field as they can create thepolitical and legislative climate for the successful development and implementation of anti-trafficking initiatives.For example,parliaments can: ratify the Council of Europe convention on the subject andany other international instrument related to trafficking inhuman beings; promote the signature by their governments of this conventionand any other international instrument related to traffickingin human beings; draft and ratify bilateral and multilateral agreements to makecertain acts criminal offences, as harmonisation facilitatesaction against crime;  allocate sufficient funds for anti-trafficking programmes,which include prevention measures, implementation of assistanceprogrammes, awareness raising campaigns as well as theprotection of victims and compensation for the suffering.
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