Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. New York, 15 November 2000

• Reference: XVIII-12-a

XVIII 12 A. PENAL MATTERS 1

12. a) Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons,

Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations

Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

New York, 15 November 2000

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 25 December 2003, in accordance with article 17which reads as follows: "1. This

Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the fortieth

instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, except that it shall not enter

into force before the entry into force of the Convention. For the purpose of this

paragraph, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization

shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of such

organization. 2. For each State or regional economic integration organization ratifying,

accepting, approving or acceding to this Protocol after the deposit of the fortieth

instrument of such action, this Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the

date of deposit by such State or organization of the relevant instrument or on the date this

Protocol enters into force pursuant to paragraph 1 of this article, whichever is the later.".

REGISTRATION: 25 December 2003, No. 39574.

STATUS: Signatories: 117. Parties: 178.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2237, p. 319; Doc. A/55/383.

Note: The Protocol was adopted by resolution A/RES/55/25 of 15 November 2000 at the fifty-fifth session of the General

Assembly of the United Nations. In accordance with its article 16, the Protocol will be open for signature by all States and

by regional economic integration organizations, provided that at least one Member State of such organization has signed the

Protocol, from 12 to 15 December 2000 at the Palazzi di Giustizia in Palermo, Italy, and thereafter at United Nations

Headquarters in New York until 12 December 2002.

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Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Acceptance(A),

Approval(AA),

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

Afghanistan..................................................

15 Aug 2014 a

Albania.........................................................

12 Dec 2000

21 Aug 2002

Algeria .........................................................

6 Jun 2001

9 Mar 2004

Angola .........................................................

19 Sep 2014 a

Antigua and Barbuda...................................

17 Feb 2010

Argentina .....................................................

12 Dec 2000

19 Nov 2002

Armenia .......................................................

15 Nov 2001

1 Jul 2003

Australia.......................................................

11 Dec 2002

14 Sep 2005

Austria .........................................................

12 Dec 2000

15 Sep 2005

Azerbaijan....................................................

12 Dec 2000

30 Oct 2003

Bahamas.......................................................

9 Apr 2001

26 Sep 2008

Bahrain.........................................................

7 Jun 2004 a

Bangladesh...................................................

12 Sep 2019 a

Barbados ......................................................

26 Sep 2001

11 Nov 2014

Belarus.........................................................

14 Dec 2000

25 Jun 2003

Belgium .......................................................

12 Dec 2000

11 Aug 2004

Belize...........................................................

26 Sep 2003 a

Benin............................................................

13 Dec 2000

30 Aug 2004

Bolivia (Plurinational

State of)..................................................

12 Dec 2000

18 May 2006

Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Acceptance(A),

Approval(AA),

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

Bosnia and

Herzegovina ...........................................

12 Dec 2000

24 Apr 2002

Botswana .....................................................

10 Apr 2002

29 Aug 2002

Brazil ...........................................................

12 Dec 2000

29 Jan 2004

Brunei Darussalam ......................................

30 Mar 2020 a

Bulgaria .......................................................

13 Dec 2000

5 Dec 2001

Burkina Faso................................................

15 Dec 2000

15 May 2002

Burundi ........................................................

14 Dec 2000

24 May 2012

Cabo Verde..................................................

13 Dec 2000

15 Jul 2004

Cambodia.....................................................

11 Nov 2001

2 Jul 2007

Cameroon.....................................................

13 Dec 2000

6 Feb 2006

Canada .........................................................

14 Dec 2000

13 May 2002

Central African

Republic.................................................

6 Oct 2006 a

Chad.............................................................

18 Aug 2009 a

Chile.............................................................

8 Aug 2002

29 Nov 2004

China1..........................................................

8 Feb 2010 a

Colombia .....................................................

12 Dec 2000

4 Aug 2004

Comoros.......................................................

23 Jun 2020 a

Congo...........................................................

14 Dec 2000