General Material
General Material
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- The stated purpose of this Protocol is to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants, to promote cooperation among States Parties and to protect the rights of smuggled immigrants
- Document is broken down into 3 Annexes which are further organized into sections with sub-articles
- Each section provides a statement of purpose and clear definitions of the issues that are being discussed (for example: 'organized criminal group' and 'serious crime' are defined)
- Protocol supplies definitions, decisions, recommendations and requests regarding the nature of how to combat trafficking and aid victims. Some things that are addressed include: how to handle the return of smuggled immigrants, protection and assistance measures, prevention measures, border patrol measures, etc.
