(a) The smuggling of migrants

Smuggling of migrants

II. Smuggling of migrants by sea

Measures against the smuggling of migrants by sea

(b) When committed for the purpose of enabling the smuggling of migrants

Also concerned that the smuggling of migrants can endanger the lives or security of the migrants involved,

Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air

C. Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air

Migrant smuggling has become a global business, generating huge profits for organized criminal groups.

Measures against the smuggling of migrants by sea (art. 8, para.

3 (a)) to criminalize the smuggling of migrants, as defined by the Protocol.

The definitional elements of the Protocol are essential for drawing the line between smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons.

The purpose of this Protocol is to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants, as well as to promote cooperation among States Parties to that end, while protecting the rights of smuggled migrants.

31. Notes the increasing problem of unsafe transport at sea generally, and particularly in the smuggling of migrants

The issue of smuggling of migrants is likely to remain firmly on the public agenda in the near future.

The smuggling of migrants and the trafficking of human beings for prostitution and labour exploitation were two areas of growing concern.

(b) Round table 2 will focus on measures to ensure respect for and protection of the human rights of all migrants, and to prevent and combat smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons

Several speakers stressed that high priority should be accorded to addressing the root socio economic causes of smuggling of migrants.

Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.

Nevertheless, the problem of migrant smuggling has reached critical proportions and is likely to remain one of the most visible manifestations of organized crime.

Implementation of the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

States Parties shall cooperate to the fullest extent possible to prevent and suppress the smuggling of migrants by sea, in accordance with the international law of the sea.

39. Calls upon States to work together cooperatively and with the International Maritime Organization to strengthen measures to prevent the embarkation of ships involved in the smuggling of migrants

Other speakers attributed that lack of progress to the weakness, or even non existence, of measures aimed at preventing smuggling of migrants.

Review of the implementation of the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Review of the implementation of the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Review of the implementation of the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Also, while trafficking in persons may occur domestically, the smuggling of migrants is always of a transnational nature.

Review of the implementation of the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

32. Urges Member States to work together cooperatively and with the International Maritime Organization to strengthen measures to prevent the embarkation of ships involved in the smuggling of migrants

Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2002)

Belgium declared that the French , Flemish and German speaking communities and the regions of Wallonia, Flanders and Brussels Capital were also bound by its signature of the Migrants Protocol.

Draft questionnaire on the implementation of the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Have your country's competent authorities strengthened border measures in order to prevent and detect the smuggling of migrants (art. 11, para. 1)?

In relation to other areas of cooperation, one speaker emphasized the importance of establishing standardized mechanisms at the bilateral and multilateral levels for the purpose of confiscating proceeds derived from the smuggling of migrants and providing compensation to such migrants.

South Africa stated that the Director General of the Department of Transport had been designated as the authority to receive and respond to requests for assistance in terms of the Migrants Protocol.

With regard to migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons, he wondered whether awareness raising and information campaigns in the countries of origin could be effective in putting a stop to the problem.

The Secretary General has received declarations concerning the Migrants Protocol from the following States parties Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Ecuador, El Salvador, Malawi, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia.

All speakers recognized the seriousness of the problems posed by the smuggling of migrants and spoke in support of enhancing cooperation at the regional and international levels as an essential factor to curb the phenomenon.

Economic conditions such as these throughout the region have given rise to a worrying trade over the years people smuggling from the Horn of Africa into the Arabian Peninsula.

He asked him how he could help to ensure that security concerns were made compatible with human rights, alluding in particular to the possible identification of best practices in response to the smuggling of migrants.

Given that its negotiation took longer than the Trafficking in Persons Protocol and the Migrants Protocol, it has not yet obtained sufficient ratifications to enter into force.

Azerbaijan declared that it was unable to guarantee the application of the provisions of the Migrants Protocol in the territories occupied by the Republic of Armenia until those territories were liberated from that occupation.

Taking into account the fact that, despite work undertaken in other international forums, there is no universal instrument that addresses all aspects of smuggling of migrants and other related issues,