CSTPEP: Convention on the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, 1950 (entered into force 1951)

This Convention is aimed at punishing those involved in organizing and facilitating prostitution, including those who procure, entice, lead away or exploit others, even with their consent, to "gratify the passions of another." It also seeks to punish those who manage, finance or provide premises for the purposes of prostitution. In addition, states undertake to provide rehabilitation and social adjustment for the victims of prostitution. This Convention is more aptly described as concerned with transnational organized crime, rather than as a human rights Convention. A draft Protocol to Combat International Trafficking in Women and Children is currently under negotiation as a supplement to the draft Convention on Transnational Organized Crime. These negotiations are taking place under the auspices of the Vienna Crime Commission and will, when finalized, update and replace the 1951 Convention.