convention: Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, 2000

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

Entry into force: December 25, 2003

Signed by 117 countries, ratified by 169 countries

Country	Signature date	Ratification date *	Reservation / Declaration	Comments
Bahrain	-	June 7, 2004	Reservation "... the Kingdom of Bahrain does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2 of article 15 of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children."	-
Belize	-	September 26, 2003	-	-
Central African Republic	-	October 6, 2006	-	-
Djibouti	-	April 20, 2005	-	-
Grenada	-	May 21, 2004	-	-
Guatemala	-	April 1, 2004	-	-
Guinea	-	November 9, 2004	-	-
Guyana	-	September 14, 2004	-	-
Kenya	-	January 5, 2005	-	-
Kiribati	-	September 15, 2005	-	-
Liberia	-	September 22, 2004	-	-
Malawi	-	March 17, 2005	Reservation Declarations: "The Government of the Republic of Malawi in its efforts to curb and stamp out offences related to trafficking in persons especially women and children has embarked upon various social and legal reforms to incorporate obligations emanating from this Protocol (Article 16 (4)). Further, declares expressly its acceptance of Article 15 (2) on settlement of disputes concerning interpretation and application of this Protocol. The Competent Authority charged with the responsibility of coordinating and rendering of mutual legal assistance is: The Principal Secretary Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security Private Bag 331, Lilongwe 3. MALAWI Fax: 265 1 789509 Tel: 265 1 789 177 The Official Language of communication is English."	-
Mauritius	-	September 24, 2003	-	-
Mauritania	-	July 22, 2005	-	-
Myanmar	-	March 30, 2004	Reservation "The Government of the Union of Myanmar wishes to express reservation on Article 20 and does not consider itself bound by obligations to refer disputes relating to the interpretation or application of this Protocol to the International Court of Justice."	-
Nicaragua	-	October 12, 2004	-	-
Oman	-	May 13, 2005	-	-
Democratic Republic of the Congo	-	October 28, 2005	-	-
Lao People's Democratic Republic	-	September 26, 2003	Reservation "In accordance with paragraph 3, Article 15 of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Lao People's Democratic Republic does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2, Article 15 of the present Protocol. The Lao People's Democratic Republic declares that to refer a dispute relating to interpretation and application of the present Protocol to arbitration or [the] International Court of Justice, the agreement of all parties concerned in the dispute is necessary."	-
Saint Kitts and Nevis	-	May 21, 2004	-	-
Tajikistan	-	July 8, 2002	-	-
Turkmenistan	-	March 28, 2005	-	-
Zambia	-	April 24, 2005	-	-
Honduras	-	April 1, 2008	-	-
Kuwait	-	May 12, 2006	-	-
Montenegro	-	October 23, 2006	-	-
Suriname	-	May 25, 2007	-	-
Sao Tome and Principe	-	August 23, 2006	-	-
United Arab Emirates	-	January 21, 2009	Reservation Reservation: … the Government of the United Arab Emirates … formally accedes thereto, with a reservation to article 15, paragraph 2, concerning arbitration. It does not therefore consider itself bound by article 15, paragraph 2.	-
Iraq	-	February 9, 2009	-	-
Qatar	-	May 29, 2009	Reservation Reservations: First - The State of Qatar has reservations on the following: 1. Paragraph 3(d) of Article 6, which reads: “Employment, educational and training opportunities”. 2. Paragraph 1 of Article 7, which states that: “each State Party shall consider adopting legislative or other appropriate measures that permit victims of trafficking in persons to remain in its territory, temporarily or permanently, in appropriate cases”. Second - The State of Qatar declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of Paragraph 2 of Article 15 which deals with the issue of settlement of disputes concerning the interpretation or application of this Protocol.	-
Jordan	-	June 11, 2009	-	-
Chad	-	August 18, 2009	-	-
Timor-Leste	-	November 9, 2009	-	-
China	-	February 8, 2010	Reservation Reservation: The People’s Republic of China shall not be bound by paragraph 2 of Article 15 of the Protocol. Declaration: Unless otherwise notified by the Government, the Protocol shall not apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.	-
Antigua and Barbuda	-	February 17, 2010	-	-
Gabon	-	September 22, 2010	-	-
Kazakhstan	-	July 31, 2008	-	-
Malaysia	-	February 26, 2009	Reservation Reservation “1. (a) Pursuant to Article 15, paragraph 3 of the Protocol, the Government of Malaysia declares that it does not consider itself bound by Article 15, paragraph 2 of the Protocol ; and (b) the Government of Malaysia reserves the right specifically to agree in a particular case to follow the arbitration procedure set forth in Article 15, paragraph 2 of the Protocol or any other procedure for arbitration.”	-
Morocco	-	April 25, 2011	-	-
Micronesia, Federated States of	-	November 2, 2011	Reservation Reservation: “In accordance with Article 15, paragraph 3, the Federated States of Micronesia declares that it does not consider itself bound by Article 15 paragraph 2 of the Protocol.”	-
Mongolia	-	June 27, 2008	-	-
Viet Nam	-	June 8, 2012	Reservation Reservation “The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2 of Article 15 of this Protocol.”	-
Ethiopia	-	June 22, 2012	Reservation Ethiopia does not accept the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice which is provided under Article 15(2) of the said Protocol.	-
Dominica	-	May 17, 2013	-	-
Ghana	-	August 21, 2012	-	-
Zimbabwe	-	December 13, 2013	Reservation “The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe hereby declares that it menters a reservation to Article 15(2) which provides that where Parties fail to resolve their dispute through arbitration any Party may refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice.	-
Saint Lucia	-	July 16, 2013	-	-
Cuba	-	June 20, 2013	Reservation Declaration upon ratification: "The Republic of Cuba declares that, in accordance with the provisions of Article 15, paragraph 3 of the Protocol, it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 2 of that Article."	-
Ivory Coast	-	October 25, 2012	-	-
Sudan	-	December 2, 2014	-	-
Angola	-	September 9, 2014	-	-
Eritrea	-	September 25, 2014	-	-
Afghanistan	-	August 14, 2014	-	-
Singapore	-	September 28, 2015	-	-
Albania	December 12, 2000	August 21, 2002	-	-
Germany	December 12, 2000	June 14, 2006	-	-
Argentina	December 12, 2000	November 19, 2002	-	-
Austria	December 12, 2000	September 15, 2005	-	-
Azerbaijan	December 12, 2000	October 30, 2003	Reservation Declaration: "The Republic of Azerbaijan declares that it is unable to guarantee the application of the provisions of the Protocol in the territories occupied by the Republic of Armenia until these territories are liberated from that occupation." Reservation: "In accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 15 of the Protocol, the Republic of Azerbaijan declares that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2 of Article 15.	-
Belgium	December 12, 2000	August 11, 2004	Reservation Upon signature: Declaration: The French, Flemish and German-speaking Communities and the Regions of Wallonia, Flanders and Brussels-Capital are also bound by this signature.	-
Bolivia	December 12, 2000	May 18, 2006	Reservation Declaration: The Republic of Bolivia declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 2 of article 15, which deals with the settlement of disputes concerning this Protocol.	-
Bosnia and Herzegovina	December 12, 2000	April 24, 2002	-	-
Brazil	December 12, 2000	January 29, 2004	-	-
Cyprus	December 12, 2000	August 6, 2003	-	-
Colombia	December 12, 2000	August 4, 2004	Reservation Reservation: In accordance with article 15, paragraph 3, of the Protocol, Colombia declares that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2 of that article.	-
Croatia	December 12, 2000	January 24, 2003	-	-
Denmark	December 12, 2000	September 30, 2003	-	-
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	December 12, 2000	January 12, 2005	-	-
Russian Federation	December 12, 2000	May 26, 2004	-	-
Finland	December 12, 2000	September 7, 2006	-	-
France	December 12, 2000	October 29, 2002	-	-
Indonesia	December 12, 2000	September 28, 2009	Reservation Declaration: "..., the Government of the Republic of Indonesia declares that the provisions of Article 5 paragraph (2) Sub-paragraph c of the Protocol will have to be implemented in strict compliance with the principle of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a state;" Reservation: "..., the Government of the Republic of Indonesia conveys her reservation not to be bound by the provision of Article 15 (2) and takes the position that dispute[s] relating to the interpretation and application on the Protocol which have not been settled through the channel provided for in Paragraph (1) of the said Article, may be referred to the International Court of Justice only with the concern of all Parties to the dispute;"	-
Italy	December 12, 2000	August 2, 2006	-	-
Uganda	December 12, 2000	-	-	-
Paraguay	December 12, 2000	September 22, 2004	-	-
Netherlands	December 12, 2000	July 27, 2005	-	-
Portugal	December 12, 2000	May 10, 2004	-	-
Sweden	December 12, 2000	July 1, 2004	-	-
Togo	December 12, 2000	May 8, 2009	-	-
Serbia	December 12, 2000	January 20, 2008	-	-
European Union	December 12, 2000	September 6, 2006	Reservation Declaration: "Article 16 (3) of the Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children, provides that the instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of a regional economic integration organisation shall contain a declaration specifying the matters governed by the Protocol in respect of which competence has been transferred to the organisation by its Member States which are Parties to the Protocol. The Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children, shall apply, with regard to the competences transferred to the European Community, to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the European Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty, in particular Article 299 thereof and the Protocols annexed to it. This declaration is without prejudice to the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland under the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union and under the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community. This declaration is equally without prejudice to the position of Denmark under the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community. Pursuant to Article 299, this declaration is also not applicable to the territories of the Member States in which the said Treaty does not apply and is without prejudice to such acts or positions as may be adopted under the Protocol by the Member States concerned on behalf of and in the interests of those territories. In accordance with the provision referred to above, this declaration indicates the competence that the Member States have transferred to the Community under the Treaties in matters governed by the Protocol. The scope and the exercise of such Community competence are, by their nature, subject to continuous development as the Community further adopts relevant rules and regulations, and the Community will complete or amend this declaration, if necessary, in accordance with Article 16 (3) of the Protocol. The Community points out that it has competence with regard to the crossing of external borders of the Member States, regulating standards and procedures when carrying out checks on persons at such borders and rules on visas for intended stays of no more than three months. The Community is also competent for measures on immigration policy regarding conditions of entry and residence and measures to counter illegal immigration and illegal residence, including repatriation of illegal residents. Moreover, it can take measures to ensure cooperation between the relevant departments of the administrations of the Member States, as well as between those departments and the Commission, in the aforementioned areas. In these fields the Community has adopted rules and regulations and, where it has done so, it is hence solely for the Community to enter into external undertakings with third States or competent international organisations. In addition, Community policy in the sphere of development cooperation complements policies pursued by Member States and includes provisions to prevent and combat trafficking in persons."	-
Benin	December 13, 2000	August 30, 2004	-	-
Bulgaria	December 13, 2000	December 5, 2001	-	-
Cameroon	December 13, 2000	February 6, 2006	-	-
Cabo Verde	December 13, 2000	July 15, 2004	-	-
Ecuador	December 13, 2000	September 17, 2002	Reservation Exercising the powers referred to in article 15, paragraph 3, of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, the Government of Ecuador makes a reservation with regard to article 15, paragraph 2, relating to the settlement of disputes.	-
Spain	December 13, 2000	March 1, 2002	-	-
United States of America	December 13, 2000	November 3, 2005	Reservation " (1) The United States of America reserves the right not to apply in part the obligation set forth in Article 15, paragraph 1 (b), of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime with respect to the offenses established in the Trafficking Protocol. The United States does not provide for plenary jurisdiction over offenses that are committed on board ships flying its flag or aircraft registered under its laws. However, in a number of circumstances, U.S. law provides for jurisdiction over such offenses committed on board U.S. - flagged ships or aircraft registered under U.S. law. Accordingly, the United States will implement paragraph 1 (b) of the Convention to the extent provided for under its federal law. (2) The United States of America reserves the right to assume obligations under this Protocol in a manner consistent with its fundamental principles of federalism, pursuant to which both federal and state criminal laws must be considered in relation to conduct addressed in the Protocol. U.S. federal criminal law, which regulates conduct based on its effect on interstate or foreign commerce, or another federal interest, such as the Thirteen Amendment's prohibition of "slavery" and "involuntary servitude," serves as the principal legal regime within the United States for combating the conduct addressed in this Protocol, and is broadly effective for this purpose. Federal criminal law does not apply in the rare case where such criminal conduct does not so involve interstate or foreign commerce, or otherwise implicate another federal interest, such as the Thirteenth Amendment. There are a small number of conceivable situations involving such rare offenses of a purely local character where U.S. federal and state criminal law may not be entirely adequate to satisfy an obligation under the Protocol. The United States of America therefore reserves to the obligations set forth in the Protocol to the extent they address conduct which would fall within this narrow category of highly localized activity. This reservation does not affect in any respect the ability of the United States to provide international cooperation to other Parties as contemplated in the Protocol. (3) In accordance with Article 15, paragraph 3, the United States of America declares that it does not consider itself bound by the obligation set forth in Article 15, paragraph 2." Understanding: "The United States of America understands the obligation to establish the offenses in the Protocol as money laundering predicate offenses, in light of Article 6, paragraph 2 (b) of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, as requiring States Parties whose money laundering legislation sets forth a list of specific predicate offenses to include in such list a comprehensive range of offenses associated with trafficking in persons."	-
Georgia	December 13, 2000	September 5, 2006	-	-
Greece	December 13, 2000	January 11, 2011	Reservation Reservation: “The Greek State ratifies Article 13 of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, ... without prejudice to Articles 9A of the Constitution, 19(3) of the Constitution, 8(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights, 436-457 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and 352B of the Criminal Code, as added by Article Second (12) of Law 3625/2007 (Government Gazette 290A), Law 2472/1997, as amended by Articles 8 of Law 2819/2000 (Government Gazette 84A), 10 of Law 3090/2002 (Government Gazette 329A) and Eighth of Law 3625/2007, Law 3471/2006 (Government Gazette 133A) and Presidential Decree 47/2005 (Government Gazette 64A).”	-
Haiti	December 13, 2000	April 19, 2011	-	-
Ireland	December 13, 2000	June 17, 2010	-	-
Iceland	December 13, 2000	June 22, 2010	-	-
Kyrgyzstan	December 13, 2000	October 2, 2003	-	-
Luxembourg	December 13, 2000	April 20, 2009	-	-
Mexico	December 13, 2000	March 4, 2003	-	-
Monaco	December 13, 2000	June 5, 2001	-	-
Namibia	December 13, 2000	August 16, 2002	-	-
Nigeria	December 13, 2000	June 28, 2001	-	-
Norway	December 13, 2000	September 23, 2003	-	-
Panama	December 13, 2000	August 18, 2004	-	-
Syrian Arab Republic	December 13, 2000	April 8, 2009	Reservation Reservations: The Syrian Arab Republic expresses reservations with respect to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, article 7, paragraph 1, and article 15, paragraph 2. Declaration: … The Government of the Syrian Arab Republic interprets the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, article 6, paragraph 3, subparagraph (a), as follows: “Appropriate housing” means “ensuring appropriate temporary shelter for victims of trafficking in persons until such time as they are returned to their countries”.	-
Republic of Korea	December 13, 2000	November 5, 2015	-	-
United Republic of Tanzania	December 13, 2000	May 24, 2006	-	-
Sri Lanka	December 13, 2000	June 15, 2015	-	-
Tunisia	December 13, 2000	July 14, 2003	-	-
Turkey	December 13, 2000	March 25, 2003	-	-
Uruguay	December 13, 2000	March 4, 2005	-	-
Senegal	December 13, 2000	May 24, 2006	-	-
South Africa	December 14, 2000	February 20, 2004	Reservation "AND WHEREAS pending a decision by the Government of the Republic of South Africa on the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the Government of the Republic does not consider itself bound by the terms of Article 15 (2) of the Protocol which provides for the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in differences arising out of the interpretation or application of the Protocol. The Republic will adhere to the position that, for the submission of a particular dispute for settlement by the International Court, the consent of all the parties to the dispute is required in every individual case."	-
Belarus	December 14, 2000	June 25, 2003	-	-
Burundi	December 14, 2000	May 24, 2012	-	-
Canada	December 14, 2000	May 13, 2002	-	-
Congo	December 14, 2000	-	-	-
Gambia	December 14, 2000	May 5, 2003	-	-
Equatorial Guinea	December 14, 2000	February 7, 2003	-	-
Guinea-Bissau	December 14, 2000	September 10, 2007	-	-
Hungary	December 14, 2000	December 22, 2006	-	-
Lesotho	December 14, 2000	September 24, 2003	-	-
Madagascar	December 14, 2000	September 15, 2005	-	-
Malta	December 14, 2000	September 24, 2003	-	-
New Zealand	December 14, 2000	July 19, 2002	-	-
Peru	December 14, 2000	January 23, 2002	-	-
Philippines	December 14, 2000	May 28, 2002	-	-
Republic of Moldova	December 14, 2000	September 16, 2005	Reservation Reservation and declaration: In accordance with paragraph 3 of article 15 of the Protocol, the Republic of Moldova does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2 of article 15 of the Protocol. Until the full establishment of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova, the provisions of the Protocol will be applied only on the territory controlled by the authorities of the Republic of Moldova.	-
Romania	December 14, 2000	December 4, 2002	-	-
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	December 14, 2000	February 9, 2006	-	-
Rwanda	December 14, 2000	September 26, 2003	-	-
San Marino	December 14, 2000	July 20, 2010	-	-
Venezuela	December 14, 2000	May 13, 2002	-	-
Burkina Faso	December 15, 2000	May 15, 2002	-	-
Mali	December 15, 2000	April 12, 2002	-	-
Mozambique	December 15, 2000	September 20, 2006	-	-
Dominican Republic	December 15, 2000	February 5, 2008	-	-
Swaziland	January 8, 2001	September 24, 2012	-	-
Liechtenstein	March 14, 2001	February 20, 2008	-	-
Costa Rica	March 16, 2001	September 9, 2003	-	-
Bahamas	April 9, 2001	September 26, 2008	Reservation “In accordance with Article 15 paragraph 3, the Commonwealth of The Bahamas enters a specific reservation to the procedure established under Article 15 paragraph 2 of the Protocol on the basis that referral of a dispute concerning the application or interpretation of the provisions of the Protocol to arbitration or to the International Court of Justice must be by consent of all the parties to the dispute.”	-
Algeria	June 6, 2001	March 9, 2004	Reservation Reservations: The Government of the Algerian People's Democratic Republic does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 15, paragraph 2, of this Protocol, which provides that any dispute between two or more States concerning the interpretation or application of the said Protocol that cannot be settled through negotiation shall, at the request of one of those States, be submitted to arbitration or referred to the International Court of Justice. The Government of the Algerian People's Democratic Republic believes that any dispute of this kind can only be submitted to arbitration or referred to the International Court of Justice with the consent of all parties to the dispute. Declarations: Ratification of this Protocol by the Algerian People's Democratic Republic in no way signifies recognition of Israel. Such ratification cannot be construed as leading to the establishment of any kind of relations with Israel.	-
Uzbekistan	June 28, 2001	August 12, 2008	Reservation Reservation: “The Republic of Uzbekistan does not consider itself bound by provisions of paragraph 2 of article 15 of this Protocol.	-
Niger	August 21, 2001	September 30, 2004	-	-
Trinidad and Tobago	September 26, 2001	November 6, 2007	-	-
Barbados	September 26, 2001	November 11, 2014	-	-
Poland	October 4, 2001	September 26, 2003	-	-
Cambodia	November 11, 2001	July 2, 2007	-	-
Nauru	November 12, 2001	July 12, 2012	-	-
Libya	November 13, 2001	September 24, 2004	-	-
Israel	November 14, 2001	July 23, 2008	Reservation Objections With regard to the declaration made by Algeria upon ratification: “The Government of the State of Israel has noted that the instrument of ratification of the Algerian People’s Democratic Republic of the abovementioned Protocol which appears in the Depositary Notification Ref. C.N.225.2004.TREATIES-3 of 12 March 2004, contains a declaration with respect to the State of Israel. The Government of the State of Israel considers that such declaration, which is explicitly of a political nature, is incompatible with the purposes and objectives of the Protocol. The Government of the State of Israel therefore objects to the aforesaid declaration made by the Algerian People’s Democratic Republic.”	-
Armenia	November 15, 2001	July 1, 2003	-	-
Slovakia	November 15, 2001	September 21, 2004	-	-
Slovenia	November 15, 2001	May 21, 2004	-	-
Ukraine	November 15, 2001	May 21, 2004	-	-
Sierra Leone	November 27, 2001	July 12, 2014	-	-
Thailand	December 18, 2001	October 17, 2013	Reservation Reservation: “[I]n accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 15 of the Protocol, the Kingdom of Thailand does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2 of the same Article.”	-
Jamaica	February 13, 2002	September 29, 2003	-	-
Switzerland	April 2, 2002	October 27, 2006	-	-
Botswana	April 10, 2002	August 29, 2002	-	-
Lithuania	April 25, 2002	June 23, 2003	Reservation "AND WHEREAS, it is provided in paragraph 3 of Article 15 of the Protocol, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania would like to declare that the Republic of Lithuania does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2 of Article 15, which provides that any State Party may refer any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the said Protocol to the International Court of Justice."	-
Egypt	May 1, 2002	March 5, 2004	-	-
Seychelles	July 22, 2002	June 22, 2004	-	-
Chile	August 8, 2002	November 29, 2004	-	-
El Salvador	August 15, 2002	March 18, 2004	Reservation Upon signature: Reservation: The Government of the Republic of El Salvador does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2 of article 15, inasmuch as it does not recognize the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. Upon ratification: Reservation: With respect to the provisions of article 15, paragraph 3, the Government of the Republic of El Salvador declares that it does not consider itself bound by article 15, paragraph 2, inasmuch as it does not recognize the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.	-
Estonia	September 20, 2002	May 12, 2004	-	-
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	November 20, 2002	October 29, 2010	-	-
Lebanon	December 9, 2002	October 5, 2005	-	-
Japan	December 9, 2002	-	-	-
Saudi Arabia	December 10, 2002	July 20, 2007	Reservation Upon signature: Declaration and reservation: The public order of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia prohibits trafficking in persons for the purpose referred to in paragraph (a) of Article 3 of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children. The Kingdom does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2 of Article 15 of the said Protocol. It makes reservations regarding the contents of paragraph 3d of Article Six and paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the said protocol. Reservation upon ratification: ... the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not consider itself obligated to paragraph 2 of article 15 of the Protocol.	-
Latvia	December 10, 2002	May 25, 2004	-	-
Czech Republic	December 10, 2002	December 17, 2014	-	-
Australia	December 11, 2002	September 14, 2005	Reservation Declaration made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification: "The Government of Australia hereby declares that nothing in the Protocol shall be seen to be imposing obligations on Australia to admit or retain within its borders persons in respect of whom Australia would not otherwise have an obligation to admit or retain within its borders."	-
India	December 12, 2002	May 5, 2011	-	-