The Annotated Guide to the new UN Trafficking Protocol is a tool to assist advocates in the development of a human rights framework for national anti-trafficking laws and policies. In December 2000, the UN adopted international instruments to fight transnational organized crime and additional agreements or protocols to combat trafficking in persons, smuggling and firearms. The complete set of commitments made by governments regarding trafficking are found in the Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Trafficking Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, and the Interpretative Notes (Travaux Preparatoires) to the Trafficking Protocol. Taken together, these three documents comprise the complete set of international obligations specifically addressing the trafficking of human beings.
However, the UN has not organized these three documents into one instrument, which forces readers to refer to the documents separately. The Annotated Guide solves this problem by combining the Trafficking Protocol, relevant portions of the Convention and the Interpretative Notes into one document. The annotations provide guidance on all of the important sections of the complete Trafficking Protocol. The Annotated Guide is available in English at: http://www.hrlawgroup.org/initiatives/trafficking_persons/ It will eventually be available in other languages. Ann Jordan Director, Initiative Against Trafficking in Persons International Human Rights Law Group 1200 18th Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 Phone: (1-202) 822-4600, ext. 27 Fax: (1-202) 822-4606 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.hrlawgroup.org/initiatives/trafficking_persons/ ***End-violence is sponsored by UNIFEM and receives generous support from ICAP*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe end-violence OR type: unsubscribe end-violence Archives of previous End-violence messages can be found at: http://www.edc.org/GLG/end-violence/hypermail/
