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532 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeNotes by the Secretariat1. The version of article 14 contained in document A/AC.254/4/Add.1/Rev.1 remainedunchanged in the intermediate drafts of the protocol (A/AC.254/4/Add.1/Revs.2-4), with theexception of one editorial amendment in paragraph 1 of the text contained in documentA/AC.254/4/Add.1/Rev.4, where the words “States Parties” replaced the words “each StateParty” (See note 1 by the Secretariat concerning the preamble of the protocol.)Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Add.1/Rev.5)Eighth session: 21 February-3 March 2000“Article 14“Training“1. States Parties shall provide or strengthen specialized training for immigrationand other relevant officials in preventing the smuggling of migrants and in treatingsmuggled migrants.“2. States Parties shall cooperate with each other and with competent internationalorganizations, as appropriate, to ensure that there is adequate personnel trainingin their territories to prevent, combat and eradicate the smuggling of migrantsand to protect the rights of victims of such [smuggling] [trafficking] and illegal transport.Such training shall include, inter alia:“(a) Improving the security and quality of travel documents;“(b) Recognizing and detecting fraudulent travel or identity documents;“(c) Gathering criminal intelligence, relating in particular to the identificationof organizations or criminal associations known to be or suspected of being engagedin the smuggling of migrants, the methods used to transport smuggled migrants, themisuse of travel or identity documents for smuggling migrants and the means of concealmentused in the smuggling of migrants;“(d) Improving procedures for searching for and detecting, at conventional andnon-conventional points of entry and exit, concealed, undocumented or improperlydocumented persons; and“(e) Recognizing the need to provide humane treatment to and protect thehuman rights of migrants.“3. States Parties shall make every effort to provide the necessary resources,such as vehicles, computer systems and document readers, to combat the smugglingof migrants. States Parties with relevant expertise should consider providing technicalassistance to States that are frequently used as States of origin or as transit Statesfor the smuggling of migrants.”Notes by the Secretariat2. At its eleventh session, the Ad Hoc Committee considered, finalized and approvedarticle 14, as amended. Colombia and Mexico suggested that reference to the protectionof the rights of smuggled persons should be included in paragraph 1 (see also notes 4 and