All these practices constitute forms of violence against women and all of them are incompatible with equal rights and respect for their dignity. The CEDAW Committee made specific recommendations to states parties to the convention to prevent and punish trafficking and to include information about trafficking in periodic reports that describe “the extent of [the] problems and the measures, including penal provisions, preventive and rehabilitation measures that have been taken to protect women engaged in prostitution or subject to trafficking and other forms of sexual exploitation.” However, only several MENA countries have adopted such measures.