Asia Regional Trafficking

United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (2001): in English

UN Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (2001): in English, Arabic, French, Spanish

UN Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking, (2002): in English, Thai, Chinese

UN Protocol against the smuggling of migrants by land, sea and air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2001): in English

UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990): in English

Cambodian Law on Trafficking, 1996: in English, Khmer

Cambodian Law on Immigration, 1994: in English

Cambodian Labour Law, 1997: in English

Cambodian Law on Criminal Procedure, 1993: in English

Cambodian Law on Nationality, 1996: in English

Lao Law on Development and Protection of Women, Chapter IV Protection of women and children against trafficking and domestic violence, (2004): unofficial English translation

Lao Immigration Law, (1998): in English

Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act B.E. 2539, (1996): in English, Thai

Measures in Prevention and Suppression of Trafficking in Women and Children Act, B.E. 2540 (1997): in English, in Thai

Thai Penal Code Amendment Act (No. 14) B.E. 2540, (1997), in English

Thai Criminal Procedure Amendment Act (No. 20) B.E. 2542 (1999), in English

Thai draft Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act in English

Multilateral MOU
MOU on Cooperation Against Trafficking in Persons in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region between the Governments of Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (from the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking - COMMIT), (2004): in English, Thai

Bilateral MOU
MOU between Lao PDR and Thailand on Cooperation to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, (2005): in English, Lao, Thai

MOU between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Bilateral cooperation for eliminating trafficking in women and children and assisting victims of trafficking (2005): in English

MOU between the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia on Bilateral Cooperation for Eliminating Trafficking in Children and Women and Assisting Victims of Trafficking, (2003): in English

MOU between the Governments of the Kingdom of Thailand and the of Union of Myanmar on Cooperation in the Employment of Workers, (2003), in English

Treaty on Extradition between the Kingdom of Thailand and the Lao People's Democratic Republic, (1999), in English

National MOU
Thai MOU on Common Operational Guidelines for Government Agencies Engaged in Addressing Trafficking in Children and Women, B.E. 2546 (2003): in English

Thai MOU on Operational Guidelines for NGOs Engaged in Addressing Trafficking in Children and Women, B.E. 2546 (2003): in English

Thai MOU on Operations between State Agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Engaged in Addressing Trafficking in Children and Women, 2003, in English

Australian Criminal Code Amendment (Trafficking in Persons Offences) Act 2005: in English

Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989): in English, French, Spanish

Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (2000): in English

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979): in all official UN languages

Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (1993): in English

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966): in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Russian and Spanish

Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials (1979): in English

Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984): in English

United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules) (1985): in English

Basic Principles for the Protection of All Persons Under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment (1988): in English

Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials (1990): in English