Posts Tagged ‘human trafficking in Australia’
UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons
Report on Visit to Australia The UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, visited Australia in November 2011. She presented her report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in May 2012. She noted “the high level of government engagement and effective partnership developed with civil society organizations” in…
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A Human Rights Approach to Trafficking in Persons Ms Joy Ngozi Ezelio, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children, will speak on A Human Rights Approach to Trafficking in Persons at the University of Technology, Sydney on Thursday 17th November. Also speaking will be Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights…
Read MoreSupport for Girls’ Education
Increased Opportunity for Girls = Less Opportunity for Traffickers Providing girls with an education is one of the key components in combating human trafficking. Of the 27million children out of primary education in impoverished countries, 16 million are girls. In their recent meetings with Federal Members of Parliament in Canberra ACRATH acknowledged the efforts that…
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Australia’s First Reported Case of Suspected Organ Trafficking The Australian media recently reported the Australian Federal Police were investigating an alleged case of organ trafficking. Trafficking for the purpose of harvesting organs is an international problem but this is the first case to be reported in Australia. The Minister for Justice, Brendan O’Connor, said ”Irrespective of…
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