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Human Trafficking Resources
IPJC's
Justice Journal Issue on Human Trafficking
Organizations
Government
Print Materials
Videos/DVDs
Secondary Resources
American
Anti-Slavery Group
The American Anti-Slavery Group is dedicated to the abolition
of modern day slavery. In working to abolish modern-day slavery and provide
support and empowerment to survivors, the AASG's programs promote awareness,
engage in advocacy and activism, and providing direct aid for victims.
Anti-Slavery
International
The world's oldest international human rights organization
specifically focused on ending systems of slavery. Link to Trafficking
News, a monthly update on trafficking issues around the world.
The
Asha Forum
A Christian organization helping to develop and facilitate
outcome driven collaborations that assist sexually exploited children.
Break
the Traffic
Break the Traffic is an opportunity for people to voice
their opposition to human trafficking. This online petition is a creative
way to express solidarity with those who have been trafficked and to signal
globally that human trafficking should not be accepted today.
Campus
Coalition Against Trafficking
The Campus Coalition Against Trafficking, a project of
FAIR Fund and Polaris Project, is a grassroots outreach initiative for
the purpose of engaging college campus and other student youth in anti-trafficking
efforts in their communities and abroad. CCAT is open to both individual
students and student groups who are interested in combating human trafficking.
Captive
Daughters
An anti-trafficking group focused on young women and children.
Catholic
Relief Services
As the official
international relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic community,
CRS is also committed to educating the people of the United States to
fulfill their moral responsibilities toward our global brothers and sisters
by helping the poor, working to remove the causes of poverty, and promoting
social justice. This webpage on human trafficking includes education,
Catholic Social Teaching and resources and actions.
Coalition
Against Trafficking in Women
A coalition focused on the promotion of human rights while
working internationally to combat sexual exploitation in all forms. Extensive
resource library with links to publications and other advocacy organizations.
The
Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking
A coalition working to persons affected by human trafficking
and forced labor.
The
Emancipation Network (TEN)
Apathway of empowerment and hope in the fight to end human
trafficking. They offer a way to become involved in fighting trafficking,
helping survivors, and educating others about this human rights crisis.
TEN combines public outreach and education programs about human trafficking
with income generating programs for survivors and high risk girls. TEN
imports and sells beautiful handicraft products made by survivors of human
trafficking, and persons at high risk of being trafficked. These products
can be purchased from their website.
End
Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT—USA)
A network of organizations and individuals working together
for the elimination of child prostitution, child pornography and trafficking
of children for sexual purposes. It seeks to encourage the world community
to ensure that children everywhere enjoy their fundamental rights free
from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation.
EPCAT
International
A network of organizations and individuals working together
to eliminate the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Resource
database with links to publications, news and other organizations.
Free
the Slaves
A non-profit organization working to end slavery worldwide.
Download a free curriculum focused on teaching children about slavery.
Freedom
Network to Empower Trafficked and Enslaved Persons
U.S. based advocacy organization advocating for trafficking
victims' rights.
The
Future Group
A Canadian-based non-governmental organization dedicated
to combating human trafficking and the child sex trade.
Hagar
Project
To break the cycle of poverty, HAGAR intervenes in the
lives of vulnerable mothers and children by offering prevention, rehabilitation,
and reintegration programs. Their services and programs are located in
Cambodia, Singapore and Australia.
Human
Rights Watch
An international nongovernmental organization working to
uphold human rights around the world. Many excellent publications focused
on women's and children's rights.
Human Trafficking Search
Sponsored by the National MultiCultural Institute it has maps, video clips and topic/location based searches related to human trafficking.
The
Initiative Against Sexual Trafficking
A partnership, led by the Salvation Army, working to abolish
the sexual trafficking of women and children. Useful fact sheet on sex
trafficking.
International
Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
A global agency, founded in 1998, the Centre promotes the
safety and well-being of children through activism, policy development
and multinational coordination. The ICMEC programs and initiatives are
uniting the world and providing international solutions to the problems
of child abduction and exploitation.
International
Justice Mission
A human rights agency which rescues victims of violence,
sexual exploitation, slavery, and oppression. Based in Washington DC,
they provide legal and human services in the areas of: victim relief,
perpetrator accountability, structural prevention, victim aftercare.
The
International Rescue Committee
A global relief and development organization with an anti-trafficking
imitative. Provides workshops on human trafficking, contact your local
office for more information.
Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization working
to create mutual assistance among police to prevent and work against human
trafficking.
National
Multicultural Institute
NMCI seeks to enhance communication and respect among people
of diverse cultural backgrounds. It provides over 15,000 web entries of
informational resources on issues related to human trafficking, and modern
day slavery from around the world.
Not
For Sale
A campaign of individuals, musicians, artists, people of
faith, schools, businesses and sports teams united to stop it. They provide
a free online magazine that connects people that are doing something to
human trafficking and slavery.
Polaris
Project
Polaris Project is a leading international organization
combating human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Based in the U.S.
and Japan, they bring together community members, survivors, and professionals
to fight trafficking and slavery in the spirit of a modern-day underground
railroad. Polaris Project uses a comprehensive strategy: empowering individual
survivors of trafficking while also creating long-term social change.
Polaris Project Legislative Updates on Human Trafficking
The
Protection Project
A human rights research institute focused on promoting
human rights. Extensive information on human trafficking in the U.S.
Shared
Hope International
A U.S.-based non-profit supporting locally-led efforts
around the world to assist victims of sex trafficking. A very thorough
website including a history of trafficking, personal stories and f.a.q.s.
UNANIMA
International
A coalition of religious communities advocating for human
rights at the U.N. Updates on UN events and downloadable information on
human trafficking. Downloadable chart for participating in the "Stop the Demand" campaign.
Vital
Voices
An international organization focused on raising awareness
of women's human rights, including trafficking. Anti-trafficking advocacy
toolkit can be downloaded from website.
International
Labour Organization
A specialized branch of the UN focused on promoting internationally
recognized human and labor rights.
U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children and
Families
Links to anti-trafficking campaign information, fact sheets
and government press releases.
U.S.
Department of State, Office to Monitor Trafficking in Persons
At this site you can read the Department of State's "Victims
of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2006: Trafficking in Persons
Report." This report is intended to raise global awareness, to highlight
the growing efforts of the international community to combat human trafficking
and to encourage foreign governments to take effective actions to counter
all forms of trafficking in persons.
U.S.
Agency for International Development
Working to overcome human trafficking in cooperation with
the international community.
Department of Justice Toll-free Trafficking in Persons and Worker Exploitation Complaint Line 1-888-428-7581
Bales, Kevin. Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999.
Cockburn, Andrew. "21st Century Slaves," National Geographic Magazine, Sept. 2003.
Erenreich, Barbara and Russell, Arlie Hochschild, eds. Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy. 2003
JPIC Commission of the Unions of Superiors General USG/USIG. Trafficking in Women and Children: Information and Worship Kit. Rome, 2003. Phone: 06-66-22-929. Email: jpic@mclink.it
Stop
Trafficking! Anti Human-Trafficking Newsletter
UN
Development Fund for Women, Human Trafficking Briefing Kit
U.S. Agency for International
Development, Office of Women in Development: Trafficking
Persons-USAID's Response
Videos/DVDs (Available on loan from IPJC)
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
This documentary explores the lives of the sons and daughters of prostitutes in Calcutta, India. Winner of the 2005 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. 83 minutes, $20 from www.kids-with-cameras.org
The
Day My God Died
A 70-minute documentary about young girls whose lives have
been shattered by the child sex trade in Nepal and India. $30 from Andrew
Levine Productions
Dreams Die Hard: Survivors of Slavery in America Tell Their Stories
A 36-minute documentary profiling several people trapped in different kinds of human slavery across the United States. $10 from Free the Slaves. A study guide is available for this movie.
Fields
of Mudan
A young asian girl forced into modern day child slavery,
dreams of a better life with her mother in America. 23 minutes. Available
from Florida State University.
Human Trafficking
A gritty drama exposes the ugly world of human trafficking. Donald Sutherland and Mira Sorvino received Golden Globe Nominations for their performances in this 2005 Lifetime television mini-series, 180 minutes. $6.99 from Amazon.com
Lives
for Sale
A joint production
between Maryknoll, Lightfoot Films, Inc. and PBS. This is a new resource
released in February 2007. 60 minutes. $19.95 from Orbis Books.
Slave Girls of India
A journey to India, the country with the world's largest population of child laborers. It is the first installment of a documentary series on the Oxygen television network. This is a new resource
released in June 2007. 60 minutes. $19.95 from National Geographic
Sisters
and Daughters Betrayed
A stunning video about the realities of sex trafficking
and forced prostitution by independent video producer Chela Blitt. 28
minutes. $25 from the Global Fund for Women
So
Great a Violence: Prostitution, Trafficking and the Global Sex Industry
This film, produced by the Coalition Against Trafficking
in Women, attempts to debunk myths of prostitution and it spotlights the
men who create the demand for the sexual exploitation of women and girls.
29 minutes. $29.95 from the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
Amnesty
International
An International human rights organization.
Child
Prostitution and Tourism Watch
www.HumanTrafficking.org
International
Bureau on Children's Rights
International
Catholic Migration Commission
International
Human Rights Law Group
International
Justice Mission
International Office for Migration (IOM)
International
Organization for Migration
The
Open Society Institute
Postitution Research and Education (PRE)
Save
the Children
UN
High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
UNODC Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (GIFT)
Viva
Network
World Vision—Child Sex Tourism Prevention Project
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