Regional and subregional cooperation in promoting a human rights-based approach to combatting trafficking in persons 2010, para. 25
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SAARC, established in 1985 by Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, adopted a Regional Convention on Combating the Crime of Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution in January 2002. The Convention calls for cooperation amongst member States in dealing with various aspects of prevention, prohibition and suppression of trafficking in women and children for prostitution, and repatriation and rehabilitation of victims.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children