GUATEMALA RATIFIED INSTRUMENTS ON PROTECTION OF

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