These guidelines are based on international human rights instruments and look at the protection of trafficked children from their identification up to their recovery and integration.
The purposes of this Convention are to prevent and combat trafficking in human beings, protect human rights of the victims of the trafficking, design a framework for the protection and assistance of victims and witnesses.
The outcome document from the 3rd World Congress against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, from 25 to 28 November 2008.
The objective of the convention is to protect children against and prevent sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children, protecting child victims of sexual offences and prosecuting perpetrators.
The Convention prescribes procedures for combating international traffic for the purpose of prostitution, including extradition of offenders. It also prohibits the running of brothels and renting accommodation for prostitution purposes.