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03GUATEMALA1277
2003-05-15 20:38:00
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Embassy Guatemala
Cable title:
GUATEMALA RATIFIED INSTRUMENTS ON PROTECTION OF
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UNCLAS GUATEMALA 001277
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CEN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL GT
SUBJECT: GUATEMALA RATIFIED INSTRUMENTS ON PROTECTION OF
CHILDREN
REF: STATE 126276
Guatemala has ratified all three conventions mentioned
reftel. The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the
Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed
conflict and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the
Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child
prostitution, and child pornography were both signed on
September 7, 2000 and ratified on May 9, 2002. The
Convention Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action
for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor (ILO
182) was signed on July 23, 2001 and was ratified on August
21, 2001. ILO 182 was deposited on October 11, 2001 and
entered into force for Guatemala one year later.
HAMILTON
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CEN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL GT
SUBJECT: GUATEMALA RATIFIED INSTRUMENTS ON PROTECTION OF
CHILDREN
REF: STATE 126276
Guatemala has ratified all three conventions mentioned
reftel. The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the
Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed
conflict and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the
Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child
prostitution, and child pornography were both signed on
September 7, 2000 and ratified on May 9, 2002. The
Convention Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action
for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor (ILO
182) was signed on July 23, 2001 and was ratified on August
21, 2001. ILO 182 was deposited on October 11, 2001 and
entered into force for Guatemala one year later.
HAMILTON