20.  Final Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,
New York, 21 March 1950

Objectives and Key Provisions

The Final Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others consists of only two paragraphs. The first paragraph, which contains the objective of the Protocol, ensures that the Convention does not prevent States Parties from adopting stricter conditions than those provided for in the Convention, in order to enforce its provisions.

The second paragraph stipulates that the entry into force provisions of the Convention shall apply to the Protocol. 

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Open for signature (indefinitely) on behalf of any Member of the United Nations and any other State to which an invitation has been addressed by the Economic and Social Council and ratification and accession
Entry into force: 25 July 1951
Status as at 15 June 2001:

Signatories: 13    Contracting Parties: 34


Final Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in
Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others

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