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A Report by Save the Children Reveals Millions of Children Live as Child Slaves
On the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act, a new report by Save the Children reveals millions of children are still living as child slaves.

UNIAP Human Trafficking Estimates Competition
The Problem… There are few accurate numbers that reflect the extent of human trafficking throughout the Mekong Region, much less the rest of the world!.

U.S. Department of State Releases 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report
On 12 June 2007, the United States Department of State released its annual report on the world's efforts to combat human trafficking.

Thai and South African Officials Meet to Discuss Victims of Trafficking
Officials from the Royal Thai Embassy in Pretoria have arrived in Durban after the arrest of 26 Thai women who are alleged to have been brought into the country to become sex slaves.

UN Probes Abuse of Migrant Workers Worldwide
Responding to a flood of complaints from migrant workers worldwide, the United Nations is investigating a rash of human rights violations, including abusive working conditions, non-payment of wages, arbitrary detentions and collective illegal deportations.

UN Special Rapporteur Report on Human Trafficking - Call for Information
The next report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons will be on the issue of forced marriages relevant to trafficking.

Thai Women Urged to Be Cautious
Thai women seeking well-paid jobs in Bahrain and South Africa have been urged to exercise caution as they risk falling into the hands of human traffickers who will force them into prostitution.

Human Rights Groups Announce Future Strategy for Access to Justice for Victims of Human Trafficking
Press Release from GAATW Secretariat.

Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially in Women and Children
Opportunity to Communicate with the Special Rapporteur.

Child Pornography: Model Legislation & Global Review
On Thursday, 6 April 2006, The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children released a new study of child pornography laws in 184 Interpol member countries.

CEDAW Committee Considers Cambodia’s Report
While praising Cambodia for enacting measures to protect women from violence and exploitation, and for developing policies to widen their access to jobs, expert members of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women noted the need to broaden the reach of those measures to the larger population, including rural women.

Global Commission on International Migration Releases Comprehensive Report
The Global Commission on International Migration recently released research papers on issues related to international migration.

UN Rights Chief Calls for Closer Partnerships to Combat Human Trafficking¹
On 30 August 2005, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour opened an Asia-Pacific regional human rights conference in Beijing with a call for "ever closer partnerships" to combat human trafficking.

United Nations Special Rapporteurs' Questionnaire On Demand in Trafficking & Prostitution
Reply to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights OHCHR – Jan Hessbruegge - jhessbruegge@ohchr.org UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women & Children UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution, & Child Pornography Request for information for the preparation of the joint report of the Special Rapporteur on sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children Questionnaire on demand for services deriving from sexual exploitation.

Global Petition for International Day Against Trafficking in Women
The Israeli Coalition Against Trafficking in Women 18 September, 2005 UNODC Headquarters United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Vienna International Centre PO Box 500 A-1400 Vienna Austria We are writing this letter on behalf of the Israeli Coalition Against Trafficking in Women.