Monitoring of the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Iceland
Signature and ratification
- Signed: 16 May 2005
- Ratified: 23 February 2012
- Entry into force: 1 June 2012
Iceland – 3rd Evaluation Round | In progress
Focus: Access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings
(done) 
GRETA Third round questionnaire
(done) 
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire
EN| received 29 September 2022
(done) 
GRETA Monitoring visit to Iceland
EN - FR | 7 to 9 November 2022
(done) 
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments
EN - FR | published 26 October 2023
(done) 
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
EN - FR | adopted 15 December 2023
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Iceland - 2nd Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Impact of legislative, policy and practical measures on the prevention of trafficking in human beings, the protection of the rights of victims of trafficking, and the prosecution of traffickers
GRETA Second round questionnaire : EN - FR | sent 1 February 2017
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire : EN| submitted 6 October 2017
GRETA Monitoring visit to Iceland : EN - FR| 17 to 20 April 2018
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments : EN - FR| published 15 March 2019
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties : EN - FR| adopted 5 April 2019
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties : EN | submitted 15 May 2020
Iceland - 1st Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Overview of the implementation of the Convention by each state party
GRETA First round questionnaire : EN - FR | sent 3 June 2013
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire : EN | submitted 27 September 2013
GRETA Monitoring visit to Iceland | 21 to 24 October 2013
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments : EN - FR | published 23 September 2014
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties : EN - FR| adopted 5 December 2014
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties : EN | submitted 17 February 2017
The Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the first international legal instrument to take a human rights-based approach to the fight against human trafficking.
An important added value of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the monitoring mechanism set up to supervise its implementation by State Parties
Levels of urgency of GRETA recommendations
GRETA uses three different levels of recommendations in its reports:
“URGE” - when GRETA assesses that the national legislation or policies are not in compliance with the Convention, or when it finds that, despite the existence of legal provisions and other measures, the implementation of a key obligation under the Convention is lacking.
“CONSIDER” - when GRETA assesses that it is necessary to make further improvements to fully comply with a provision of the Convention
“INVITE” - when GRETA assesses that the measures taken to comply with a provision of the Convention are already in place and should be continued and fully implemented in practice
