Posts Tagged ‘Anti trafficking’
‘Beacon to the World’
Proposed New Legislation in Scotland Scottish Labour Party member, Jenny Marra, is proposing new human trafficking legislation. The proposed Human Trafficking Bill would make it illegal to punish people forced to commit a crime as a result of trafficking, calls for a survivor service for victims and calls on the Scottish government to publish an…
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Conferences and Networking Sr Ann Laidlaw dc and Christine Carolan, ACRATH National Projects Coordinator, represented the Australian province at a Daughters of Charity anti trafficking conference in New York in the first week of August 2013. The Daughters of Charity work on trafficking in Australia is through their membership of ACRATH. While in New York…
Read MoreSurvivor Leadership Combatting Trafficking
Survivor Stories Survivor Stories is a yearlong campaign by Equality Now that features first hand narratives from survivors of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation from around the world. The project was launched to coincide with the 57th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (March 2013), which discussed the elimination and prevention…
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Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter Vol 11 No 4 The April 2013 issue of Stop Trafficking highlights how partnerships between the US Federal Government and faith based organizations, including Catholic women religious, further anti-trafficking. Download your copy of the newsletter here.
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Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter Vol 10 No 8 The August 2012 issue of Stop Trafficking highlights current issues regarding labour trafficking globally and in the U.S. Download your copy of the newsletter here.
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Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter Vol 10 No 5 The May issue of Stop Trafficking highlights how the digital world lures youth into trafficking and new initiatives to prevent trafficking. Download the May issue here.
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Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter Vol 10 No 4 The April issue of Stop Trafficking outlines the strengths and Weaknesses of anti-trafficking legislation in various countries. Click here to download this issue.
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Latest ACRATH News The latest issue of ACRATH News begins with words from Sr Maree Marsh csb, the new chairperson of ACRATH. She speaks of the determination of all ACRATH members in “addressing insistently at every level the exploitation of women, men and children.” Other items of interest are accounts of ACRATH members making connections…
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Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter Vol 9 No 6 The June 2011 issues focuses on situation were foreign students have been exploited in labour settings. There is also a report on the progress taking place in the campaign to involve the corporate sector in fighting human trafficking. Click here to read the June 2011 issue
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Human Trafficking Forum – 30th June 2011 Presented by: Michaela Guthridge (Good Shepherd Mission & Justice Unit), Prof. Jennifer Burn (Anti-Slavery Project) Christine Carolan (ACRATH) This forum will look at the illegal trade in human beings for the purposes exploitation and forced labour. Thursday 30 June, 7.30 pm Study Centre, Yarra Theological Union, 98 Albion Rd.,Box…
Read MoreChallenging the Demand Side of Sexual Slavery
Attempts to Prevent Trafficking into Sexual Slavery The Swedish Example – trafficking laws in Sweden have evolved from the belief that the demand for sexual services is a contributing factor towards trafficking for sexual purposes. Click here to read Kajsa Claude’s report on the laws promulgated in Sweden in 1999, their implementation and the steps being…
Read MoreTrafficked Persons – Victims of Rights Violations
Trafficked Persons – More Than Instruments of Criminal Investigation In a recent report to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, warned that “trafficked persons are often seen as ‘instruments’ of criminal investigation, rather than as holders of rights.” “In…
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