Country Syrian Arab Republic
Year 2010
Type of Measure Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence Trafficking

Brief Description


In accordance with the Legislative Decree No. 3 of 2010, the Ministry of the Interior issued the Decree No. 505/S of 11 March 2010, establishing the Department to Combat Human Trafficking. The department’s functions include making recommendations to the Ministry of the Interior on general policies and operational programmes to combat human trafficking and organizing and providing a reference database that can be used to find information, help with investigations and access data, statistics and so on.

Source of Information

Syrian Arab Republic's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.33

For more information: National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1- Syrian Arab Republic