PROTOCOL AGAINST THE SMUGGLING OF MIGRANTS BY LAND, SEA AND AIR, SUPPLEMENTING THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME — Rwanda law | Esheria

PROTOCOL AGAINST THE SMUGGLING OF MIGRANTS BY LAND, SEA AND AIR, SUPPLEMENTING THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME

This article says the Protocol supplements the UN Convention and must be read with it; Convention rules apply unless this Protocol says otherwise.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
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Status
In force
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Language
mul
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This article says the Protocol supplements the UN Convention and must be read with it; Convention rules apply unless this Protocol says otherwise. States Parties must make migrant smuggling-related conduct criminal offences, including attempts, accomplices, and organizers, and may treat dangerous or degrading treatment as aggravating circumstances. This provision states that the Protocol aims to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants and to promote cooperation among States Parties, while protecting the rights of smuggled migrants. This article defines key terms used in the Protocol, including migrant smuggling, illegal entry, fraudulent travel or identity documents, and vessel. This provision says the Protocol applies, unless it says otherwise, to preventing, investigating, and prosecuting certain offences, and to protecting the rights of people affected by those offences.