CHAPTER VII

TRAFFIC IN PERSONS1Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, on 12 November 1947, to amend the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children, concluded at Geneva on 30 September 1921, and the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women of Full Age, concluded at Geneva on 11 October 1933Lake Success, New York, 12 November 1947Entry into force12 November 1947, in accordance with article V.1Registration24 April 1950, No. 770StatusSignatories8Parties42TextUnited Nations, <i>Treaty Series </i>, vol. 53, p. 13.The Protocol was approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations in resolution <a href="/doc/source/docs/A_RES_2_126-E.pdf" target="_blank">126 (II)</a><superscript>2</superscript> of 20 October 1947. The Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, concluded at Lake Success, New York of 21 March 1950 consolidates the Protocols, Conventions and Agreements listed in the present chapter under Nos. 1 to 10. Furthermore, the Convention of 21 March 1950 supercedes the provisions of the above-referenced instruments in the relations between the Parties thereto and shall terminate such instruments when all the Parties thereto shall have become Parties to the Convention of 21 March 1950, in accordance with its article 28.

ParticipantSignatureDefinitive signature(s), Acceptance(A), Succession(d)Afghanistan12 Nov 1947 sAlbania25 Jul 1949 AAustralia13 Nov 1947 sAustria 7 Jun 1950 sBelgium12 Nov 1947 sBrazil17 Mar 1948 6 Apr 1950 ACanada24 Nov 1947 sChina<superscript>3</superscript>12 Nov 1947 sCôte d'Ivoire 5 Nov 1962 sCuba16 Mar 1981 ACzech Republic<superscript>4</superscript>30 Dec 1993 dDenmark12 Nov 1947 21 Nov 1949 AEgypt12 Nov 1947 sFinland 6 Jan 1949 AGermany<superscript>5,6</superscript>29 May 1973 AGreece 9 Mar 1951 5 Apr 1960 AHungary 2 Feb 1950 sIndia12 Nov 1947 sIran (Islamic Republic of)16 Jul 1953 Ireland19 Jul 1961 AItaly 5 Jan 1949 AJamaica16 Mar 1965 ALebanon12 Nov 1947 sLuxembourg12 Nov 1947 14 Mar 1955 AMalta27 Feb 1975 AMexico12 Nov 1947 sMyanmar13 May 1949 sNetherlands (Kingdom of the)12 Nov 1947 7 Mar 1949 ANicaragua12 Nov 1947 24 Apr 1950 ANiger 7 Dec 1964 ANorway12 Nov 1947 28 Nov 1947 APakistan12 Nov 1947 sPoland21 Dec 1950 ARomania 2 Nov 1950 sRussian Federation18 Dec 1947 sSerbia<superscript>7</superscript>12 Mar 2001 dSierra Leone13 Aug 1962 sSingapore26 Oct 1966 ASlovakia<superscript>4</superscript>28 May 1993 dSouth Africa12 Nov 1947 sSweden 9 Jun 1948 sSyrian Arab Republic17 Nov 1947 sTürkiye12 Nov 1947 sCubaThe Government of the Republic of Cuba declares that article 10 of the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children, concluded at Geneva on 30 September 1921, and article 7 of the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women of Full Age, concluded at Geneva on 11 October 1933, as amended in the annex to the Protocol done at Lake Success, New York, on 12 November 1947, are discriminatory in that they deny States which are not Members of the United Nations and to which the Economic and Social Council does not officially communicate the Conventions as amended by the Protocol the right to accede to the Conventions as so amended, this being contrary to the principle of sovereign equality of States.Malta"In accepting the above-mentioned Protocol, Malta considers itself bound only in so far as the Protocol applies to the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children concluded at Geneva on 30 September 1921 to which Malta is a party."Pakistan"In accordance with paragraph 4 of the <i>Schedule to the Indian Independence Order, 1947 </i>, Pakistan considers herself a party to the International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children concluded at Geneva on 30 September 1921 by the fact that India became a party to the above-mentioned Convention before 15 August 1947."1The amendments set forth in the annex to the Protocol entered into force in respect of both Conventions on 24 April 1950, in accordance with paragraph 2 of article V of the Protocol.2<i>Official Records of the General Assembly, Second Session, Resolutions </i>(A/519), p. 32.3See note concerning signatures, ratifications, accessions, etc., on behalf of China (note 1 under “China” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume).4Czechoslovakia had signed the Protocol definitively on 12 November 1947. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.5The German Democratic Republic had accepted the Protocol on 16 July 1974. See also note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.6The instrument of acceptance by the Federal Republic of Germany was accompanied by the following declaration: ". . . The said Protocol shall also apply to Berlin (West) with effect from the date on which it enters into force for the Federal Republic of Germany." See also note 1 under “Germany” regarding Berlin (West) in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.7The former Yugoslavia had signed the Protocol definitively on 12 November 1947. See also note 1 under “Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.