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ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967
Member States
| Country | Accession | Parlemo Protocol | National counter-trafficking bodies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sign | Ratification | |||
| Brunei Darussalam | 7 January 1984 | 30 Mar 2020 (a) | National Working Committee on Trafficking in Persons | |
| Cambodia | 30 April 1999 | 11 Nov 2001 | 02 Jul 2007 | National Committee for Counter-Trafficking (NCCT) |
| Indonesia | 8 August 1967 | 12 Dec 2000 | 28 Sep 2009 1) 2) | Task Force for the Prevention and Handling of Criminal Act of Human Trafficking (Gugus Tugas TPPO) |
| Lao PDR | 23 July 1997 | 26 Sep 2003 3) | National Steering Committee on Human Trafficking (NSC) | |
| Malaysia | 8 August 1967 | 26 Feb 2009 (a) 4) | Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (NSO MAPO) | |
| Myanmar | 23 July 1997 | 30 Mar 2004 5) | Central Body for the Suppression of Trafficking in Persons (CBTIP) | |
| Philippines | 8 August 1967 | 14 Dec 2000 | 28 May 2002 | Inter-Agency Council against Trafficking (IACAT) |
| Singapore | 8 August 1967 | 28 Sep 2015 (a) 6) 7) | Interagency Trafficking in Persons Task Force (TIP-TF) | |
| Thailand | 8 August 1967 | 18 Dec 2001 | 17 Oct 2013 | Anti-Trafficking in Persons Committee (ATP Committee) |
| Timor-Leste | 26 October 2025 | 9 Nov 2009 (a) | Commission to Combat Trafficking in Persons (KLATU) | |
| Vietnam | 28 July 1995 | 08 Jun 2012 8) | National Steering Committee on Crime Prevention and Suppression (NSC) | |
The ASEAN Secretariat is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
ASEAN + 3 include China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK)
ASEAN Structures
PROGRAM
Declarations
1)
Declaration “…, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia declares that the provisions of Article 5 paragraph (2) Sub-paragraph c of the Protocol will have to be implemented in strict compliance with the principle of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a state;”
2)
Reservation “…, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia conveys her reservation not to be bound by the provision of Article 15 (2) and takes the position that dispute[s] relating to the interpretation and application on the Protocol which have not been settled through the channel provided for in Paragraph (1) of the said Article, may be referred to the International Court of Justice only with the concern of all Parties to the dispute;”
3)
Reservation: “In accordance with paragraph 3, Article 15 of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, the Lao People's Democratic Republic does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2, Article 15 of the present Protocol. The Lao People's Democratic Republic declares that to refer a dispute relating to interpretation and application of the present Protocol to arbitration or [the] International Court of Justice, the agreement of all parties concerned in the dispute is necessary.”
4)
Reservation:
(a) Pursuant to Article 15, paragraph 3 of the Protocol, the Government of Malaysia declares that it does not consider itself bound by |Article 15, paragraph 2 of the Protocol ; and
(b) the Government of Malaysia reserves the right specifically to agree in a particular case to follow the arbitration procedure set forth in |Article 15, paragraph 2 of the Protocol or any other procedure for arbitration.
(a) Pursuant to Article 15, paragraph 3 of the Protocol, the Government of Malaysia declares that it does not consider itself bound by |Article 15, paragraph 2 of the Protocol ; and
(b) the Government of Malaysia reserves the right specifically to agree in a particular case to follow the arbitration procedure set forth in |Article 15, paragraph 2 of the Protocol or any other procedure for arbitration.
5)
Reservation: “The Government of the Union of Myanmar wishes to express reservation on Article 15 and does not consider itself bound by obligations to refer disputes relating to the interpretation or application of this Protocol to the International Court of Justice.”
6)
Declaration “The Government of the Republic of Singapore declares that nothing in the Protocol shall impose obligations on Singapore to admit or retain within its territory, persons in respect of whom Singapore would not otherwise have an obligation to admit or retain within its territory.”
7)
Reservation Pursuant to Article 15, paragraph 3 of the above-mentioned Protocol, the Government of the Republic of Singapore does not consider itself bound by Article 15, paragraph 2 of the said Protocol.”
8)
Reservation: “The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2 of Article 15 of this Protocol.”
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