Statement of Costa Rica, September 2016

“Costa Rica, as a transit, origin and destination for human trafficking, has typified migrant Smuggling as a crime in its domestic legislation against Human Smuggling and Illicit Trafficking of Migrants since 2012. This legal framework also guides the design and implementation of national policies to address the migrant smuggling from the gender perspective. Such policy includes the following perspectives: care and protection of victims, prevention, administration of justice, information gathering, analysis, and research as well as institutional COOrdination.”