Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Articles 1, paragraph 1, and 2, paragraph 1, and 25 of the Convention. Trafficking in persons. The Committee notes that in its report the Government refers to section 129 of the Penal Code which provides for a penalty of deprivation of freedom to persons who, “by means of force, threat of serious harm or deception, take another person outside national territory, or entice them into the country, and uses their defenceless situation to force them into prostitution”. The Government indicates that the penal procedure is carried out by the Public Ministry (Department of the Public Prosecutor).

The Committee requests the Government to provide information about the application of section 129 of the Penal Code, indicating the number of cases which have been reported to the prosecutor’s office, the number which have been brought to trial, and where appropriate, copies of the relevant judgements.