Article I DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Convention: 1) "Child" means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years; 2) "Prostitution" means the sexual exploitation or abuse of persons for commercial purposes; 3) "Trafficking" means the moving, selling or buying of women and children for prostitution within and outside a country for monetary or other considerations with or without the consent of the person subjected to trafficking; 4) "Traffickers" means persons, agencies or institutions engaged in any form of trafficking; 5) "Persons subjected to trafficking" means women and children victimized or forced into prostitution by the traffickers by deception, threat, coercion, kidnapping, sale, fraudulent marriage, child marriage, or any other unlawful means; 6) "Protective home" means a home established or recognized by a Government of a Member State for the reception, care, treatment and rehabilitation of rescued or arrested persons subjected to trafficking. 7) "Repatriation" means return to the country of origin of the person subjected to trafficking across international frontiers. Article II SCOPE OF THE CONVENTION The purpose of this Convention is to promote cooperation amongst Member States so that they may effectively deal with the various aspects of prevention, interdiction and suppression of trafficking in women and children; the repatriation and rehabilitation of victims of trafficking and prevent the use of women and children in international prostitution networks, particularly where the countries of the SAARC region are the countries of origin, transit and destination. Article III OFFENCES 1. The State Parties to the Convention shall take effective measures to ensure that trafficking in any form is an offence under their respective criminal law and shall make such an offence punishable by appropriate penalties which take into account its grave nature. 56