Further
useful web sites on trafficking and gender issues and
for researching country information
See also UN treaty bodies, Special Rapporteurs, UNHCR research resources in the Law and Policy section of this site.
Trafficking
in Persons Reports, US Department of State - See
'Country Narratives' section in each year's
Trafficking in Persons report for individual country reports.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch produce an annual human rights report available here: http://www.hrw.org/en/publications
The website has sections on women’s rights and on trafficking as well as reports and news items on specific countries and issues.
*NEW* Sexual Violence Research Initiative
An initiative of the Global Forum for Health Research hosted by the South African Medical Research Council. Contains links to a number of relevant research reports, articles and links on trafficking.
Coalition
Against Trafficking in Women (CATW)
The Coalition
Against Trafficking in Women-International (CATW) is a
non-governmental organization that promotes women's human
rights by working internationally to combat sexual exploitation
in all its forms. Founded in 1988, CATW was the first
international non-governmental organization to focus on
human trafficking, especially sex trafficking of women
and girls. Their library includes - Articles, Best Practices,
CATW Coalition Report, International Agreements, Legislation,
Prostitution Law Reform, Reports. Their online Factbook
on Global Sexual Exploitation (1999) at: contains
basic statistics and details for individual countries.
UNICEF
Innocenti Research Centre
The UNICEF
Innocenti Research Centre has an online database on child
trafficking here which can be easily searched. Choosing
a country from the drop down menu called 'geographic descriptors'
pulls up many relevant news items, articles and reports
on child trafficking in that country and is a useful resource.
End
Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking
of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT)
ECPAT is a network of organisations and individuals working
together to eliminate the commercial sexual exploitation
of children. It seeks to encourage the world community
to ensure that children everywhere enjoy their fundamental
rights free from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation.
The site has very useful reports and news items and links.
There is also an online international database of information
on commercial sexual exploitation of children at: http://www.ecpat.net/EI/Csec_onlineDatabase.asp
ECPAT UK
ECPAT UK is a leading children's rights organisation that is part of the ECPAT International network and campaigns against the commercial sexual exploitation of children in the UK and on its international aspects.
It represents a coalition of leading UK organisations working for the protection of children's rights, which are: Anti-Slavery International, NSPCC, Save the Children UK, The Children's Society, UNICEF UK, Jubilee Campaign and World Vision UK. It carries out monitoring and research as well as providing
training and capacity building on safeguarding trafficked
children. The site contains research reports on trafficking
in the UK and also country briefing papers on trafficking
in several countries.
Anti-Slavery
International
Anti-Slavery
International, founded in 1839, is the world's oldest
international human rights organisation and the only charity
in the United Kingdom to work exclusively against slavery
and related abuses. It works at local, national and international
levels to eliminate the system of slavery around the world.
As a research and campaigning organisation, Anti-Slavery
International has built up a large collection of reference
materials housed in the library at London offices. It
also has reports and resources online available at: http://www.antislavery.org/english/resources/reports/default.aspx
International
Organization for Migration
Established
in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization
in the field of migration and works closely with governmental,
intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With
120 member states, a further 20 states holding observer
status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated
to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit
of all. It does so by providing services and advice to
governments and migrants. Has useful database on trafficking
Interpol.
Children and Human Trafficking.
The main aim
of Interpol is to promote the widest possible mutual assistance
between all criminal police authorities. It provides a
structured platform for raising awareness, building competence
and identifying best practices within law enforcement
worldwide. It is a forum for exchanging information on
current trends and investigations. Trafficking in human
beings is considered one of the top priorities at Interpol.
Useful publications.
UNICRI
UNICRI is a
United Nations entity established in 1967 to support countries
worldwide in crime prevention and criminal justice It
carries out research, training, technical cooperation
and documentation / information activities - Useful data
site. Has Bibliography on Trafficking In Human Beings.
UN.GIFT Global Fight Against Trafficking
UN site with archive of worldwide news articles on trafficking.
The
Polaris Project
Polaris Project
is a leading international organization combating human
trafficking and modern-day slavery. Based in the United
States and Japan, we bring together community members,
survivors, and professionals to fight trafficking and
slavery in the spirit of a modern-day Underground Railroad.
The
'Honour Crimes' Project
The 'Honour
Crimes' Project is jointly co-ordinated by CIMEL (Centre
of Islamic and Middle Eastern Laws) at the School of Oriental
and African Studies, London University and INTERIGHTS
(International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human
Rights). In its first year (July 2000 - June 2001), the
Project undertook several activities including:
- undertaking a 'mapping exercise' to identify the work done and currently being undertaken to address the issue of 'honour' crimes globally. The 'mapping exercise' has resulted in a Directory available on this website and by hard copy via CIMEL on request;
- preparing an Annotated Bibliography, containing over 100 entries in English, in Arabic and Portuguese which can also be viewed at the INTERIGHTS website and at the following address: http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/bibliog/honourintro.html
- compiling Statutory Provisions on Crimes of 'Honour' in the Penal Codes of Arab states;
- compiling extracts of international human rights documents on 'honour' crimes, including 'honour' killings and forced marriage;
The
Center for Reproductive Rights
The Center
for Reproductive Rights (formerly the Center for Reproductive
Law and Policy) is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization
dedicated to promoting and defending women's reproductive
rights worldwide. Has helpful factsheets, reports and
news items relevant to reproductive rights - including
forced marriage issues.
Q
Web Women's Empowerment Base - online articles
search. Contains on its 'Resources' page an online thematic
database of articles and reports including on Trafficking
and Gender-Based Violence.
Asylum Aid
Asylum Aid
is an independent, national charity assisting refugees
in the UK. It helps the most vulnerable and disadvantaged
people seeking asylum in the UK by giving them free legal
advice and representing them in their asylum application.
Has a Refugee Women's Resource Project (RWRP)which
provides representation and research on gender and asylum
issues. The organisation's publications page contains research reports and the monthly Women’s Asylum News bulletin on gender issues.
Centre for
Gender and Refugee Studies - background information
and useful country information.
International
Relations and Security Network (ISN)
Based in Zurich,
Switzerland, at the Center for Security Studies (CSS)
at ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich),
the ISN- drawn from various disciplines, including the
humanities, the social sciences, and information and communication
technology - engage in research projects. Some of these
relate to trafficking.
The
Refugee Law Reader
The Refugee
Law Reader, which is the first comprehensive on-line model
curriculum for the study of the complex and rapidly evolving
field of international asylum and refugee law. As a 'living
book', The Reader has been updated to reflect the important
developments in international and European refugee law
that have occurred since its first on-line publication
in April 2004. The Reader is aimed for the use of professors,
lawyers, advocates and students across a wide range of
national jurisdictions
European Country
of Origin Information Network (ecoi.net)
Provides up-to-date
and publicly available country of origin information with
a special focus on the needs of asylum lawyers, refugee
counsels and persons deciding on claims for asylum and
other forms of international protection. Access to information
is facilitated by a comprehensive search tool and Topics
& Issues files, offering thematically structured information
on asylum-relevant topics and issues for a set of focus
countries.
University
of Ottawa Human Rights Centre International Human Rights
Web Sites
Virtual Library
of International, Regional & National Human Rights
Web Sites
Refworld
Refworld is
the leading source of information necessary for taking
quality decisions on refugee status. Refworld contains
a vast collection of reports relating to situations in
countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and
documents relating to international and national legal
frameworks. The information has been carefully selected
and compiled from UNHCR's global network of field offices,
Governments, international, regional and non-governmental
organizations, academic institutions and judicial bodies.
International
Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF)
The International
Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) is an international,
nongovernmental organization constituted by national Helsinki
Committees and Cooperating Organizations in the participating
States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation
in Europe (OSCE). The IHF seeks to promote compliance
with the human rights provisions of the Helsinki Final
Act and its follow-up documents, with international legal
obligations undertaken in the Council of Europe (CoE)
and the United Nations (UN), and with human rights norms
promoted by the European Union (EU). The IHF mandate is
to protect and strengthen civil society groups that monitor
and report on human rights issues from a non-partisan
perspective, and to bring them together on a common international
platform. The IHF represents its affiliates on the international
political level and in the media, supports and assists
their human rights monitoring and advocacy activities,
and disseminates documentation based on their research.
Their site
has their very useful publications, including special
and annual reports on their regions
Internal
Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
The Internal
Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), established in
1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is the leading
international body monitoring conflict-induced internal
displacement worldwide.
Through its work, the Centre contributes to improving
national and international capacities to protect and assist
the millions of people around the globe who have been
displaced within their own country as a result of conflicts
or human rights violations.
At the request
of the United Nations, the Geneva-based IDMC runs an online
database providing comprehensive information and analysis
on internal displacement in some 50 countries. Based on
its monitoring and data collection activities, the Centre
advocates for durable solutions to the plight of the internally
displaced in line with international standards. The IDMC
also carries out training activities to enhance the capacity
of local actors to respond to the needs of internally
displaced people (IDPs). In its work, the Centre cooperates
with and provides support to local and national civil
society initiatives.
World Health
Organisation
WHO is the
directing and coordinating authority for health within
the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing
leadership on global health matters, shaping the health
research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating
evidence-based policy options, providing technical support
to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
This is the European regional Office site - useful reports
and links
Guide
to International Refugee Law Resources on the Web - By
Elisa Mason, Published on May 29, 2007.
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