Monitoring of the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Estonia
Signature and ratification
- Signed: 3 February 2010
- Ratified: 5 February 2015
- Entry into force: 1 June 2015
Estonia - 3rd Evaluation Round | In progress
Focus: Access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings
(done)
GRETA third round questionnaire
EN - FR | sent 14 January 2026
(done)
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire
EN| submitted 12 May 2026
(working)
GRETA Monitoring visit to Estonia
EN - FR | 19-22 October 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
Estonia – 2nd Evaluation Round | In progress
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 17 December 2021
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN| submitted 17 May 2022
GRETA Monitoring visit to Estonia: EN - FR | 6 to 9 June 2022
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | published 7 June 2023
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR | adopted 16 June 2023
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted on 13 June 2024
Estonia - 1st Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Overview of the implementation of the Convention by each state party
GRETA First round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 13 December 2016
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN| submitted 11 April 2017
GRETA Monitoring visit to Estonia | 15 to 19 May 2017
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | published 12 June 2018
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR| 9 November 2018
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted 13 November 2020
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
