COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Forty-third session
Pre-sessional open-ended Working Group 
on the Question of a Convention on the 
Rights of the Child
26–30 January 1987 

Proposal submitted by Canada and the United States of America 
Article 19 ter 
1. States Parties undertake to protect the child against all forms; of social exploitation, including sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. 
2. To this end, States Parties shall in particular, 
(a) prohibit, 
(i) abduction of children and selling or trafficking in children 
(ii) the use and participation of children for the purposes of prostitution, pornography, and any other unlawful sexual activity. 
(b) take all appropriate measures, including penalties or other sanctions to ensure effective enforcement of this article.