Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others is adopted.

Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others

1949 UN resolution

The Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on 2 December 1949, and entered into force on 25 July 1951. The preamble states:"Whereas prostitution and the…