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 - 4th Evaluation Round | In progress
Focus: Vulnerabilities to human trafficking and measures taken by States Parties to prevent them, detect and support vulnerable victims, and punish the offenders, including a focus on the use of information and communication technology
(done) 
GRETA Fourth round questionnaire
(GRETA may add country-specific questions, indicated where applicable in the reply to the questionnaire below)
(done) 
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire
EN | received 5 October 2026
(working) 
GRETA Monitoring visit to Iceland
7 to 10 December 2026
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Iceland – 3rd Evaluation Round | Completed
Focus: Access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings
GRETA Third round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 29 April 2022
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN| received 29 September 2022
Annex 1 - DoI handbook (ISL) - Annex 2 - National Action Plan (EN)
GRETA Monitoring visit to Iceland: EN - FR | 7 to 9 November 2022
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | published 26 October 2023
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: EN | submitted 15 December 2025
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
Round-table on the progress of Iceland in combating trafficking in human beings
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
