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October/November 2006 NEWSLETTER

Web Resource for Combating Human Trafficking

This Newsletter will keep you up-to-date on timely additions to Humantrafficking.org. The Web site is updated weekly to reflect the most current events, publications, NGO and Government information, and best practices of the global anti-trafficking community, focusing on East Asia and the Pacific, the United States, and selective global hotspots.

INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN HELPING TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING  - UPDATED!
- States in the US with new anti-trafficking legislation
- Organizations in Asia which accept individual donations
- Organizations in Asia which accept short term and long term volunteers

RECENT UPDATES

1. HumanTrafficking.org Spotlighted on Africa Journal, Voice of America
2. US Ambassador John Miller Releases Statement about Progress towards Combating Trafficking of Worst Offending Countries
3. US Says Zimbabwe Subject to Sanctions
4. Update on the 4th Session of the ILO-Sub-Regional Advisory Committee (SURAC) of the Mekong Project to Combat Trafficking in Children and Women
5. UNIAP-Cambodia’s Information Centre on Human Trafficking
6. Relationship between Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies and the European Network Against Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation
7. AFESIP Opens New Center for Victims of Sex Trafficking in Vientiane, Lao PDR
8. Guangxi Women’s Federation Strengthens Cooperation with Neighbors in Mekong Sub-Region on Human Trafficking
9. UK Ministers Call for Immediate Action Against Sex Trafficking
10. Cambodia ACTs Holds a Consultation Meeting on the Guideline for the Protection of the Rights of Trafficked Children
11. Migrant Workers in Taiwan Relate Stories of an Abusive System
12. Taxi Drivers in Cambodia on the Look Out for Abuse
13. Experts at Trafficking Forum in Bangladesh Call on Media for Positive Reporting
14. Lao PDR Receives Help from UNODC in Counter-Human Trafficking Efforts
15. Communiqué: Workshop on “Towards the Elimination of Human Trafficking” in Nigeria
16. Vietnamese Women Trafficked to Taiwan Tells Her Own Story
17. US Promises Funding to Counter Human Trafficking in Cambodia
18. Training Roma to Combat Human Trafficking
19. Burmese Court Sentences Woman to 12 years for Human Trafficking
20. Roman Catholic Bishops in Texas Hear Horror Stories of Human Trafficking
21. Zambian Government Address Human Trafficking
22. Traffickers Turn to Northeast India to Supply the Sex Trade
23. Trafficking Ring Broken in Taiwan
24. Liberia: Task Force On Anti Human Trafficking Set Up
25. Human Trafficking in Bahrain
26. US Backs Deal on Anti-trafficking in Philippines' Ports
27. IOM Appraises Belarus’ Efforts Aimed to Fight Against Human Trafficking
28. Human Trafficking Crimes Exposed in Belarus in 2006
29. Human Rights League in Mozambique Insists that Trafficking in Human Organs is Real
30. Fighting Child Trafficking in Ghana
31. Rise in Human Trafficking Tied to Poverty
32. Israeli Knesset Passes Human Trafficking Bill
33. Finnish Politician Named OSCE Envoy Against Trafficking
34. Human Trafficking Training Mandatory for US Overseas Troops
35. Italy Urges Action on Slave Trade
36. Russia and Israel Asked to Stop Human Trafficking
37. A Joint Project between European Women's Lobby and the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW)
38. Anti-prostitution Spots to be Aired by Air France
39. Commune in Vietnam Fights Human Trafficking
40. Mail Order Brides Face Exploitation in Canada
41. Part I: San Francisco is Hub for Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
42. Part II: San Francisco is Hub for Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
43. Part III: San Francisco is Hub for Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
44. Part IV: San Francisco is Hub for Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
45. Japan Is Tackling Sex Trafficking, But Challenges Remain
46. Advocates for Migrants' Rights in Thailand Call for Better Health Care
47. Taiwanese Government to Crack Down on Officials Involved in Trafficking Women from China to Taiwan
48. Migrants Report Abusive Conditions in Taiwan
49. Preventing Trafficking and Protecting Victims from Nigeria to Europe
50. Inter-Agency Effort in Vietnam Provides a Boost to Anti-Trafficking Efforts
51. UN Probes Abuse of Migrant Workers Worldwide
52. Australia Provides Compensation for Victims of Trafficking
53. Guangdong, China Initiating Anti-Trafficking Action
54. U-Visa in the United States Places Abuse Victims in a State of Uncertainty
55. Malaysia Top Destination for Indonesian Victims 

UPCOMING EVENTS

1. Child Wise Art Auction
   16 November 2006
2. Human Trafficking: A Global Challenge in Our Own Backyard
   30 November 2006
3. Two Meetings in Cambodia
   21 November 2006
4. Judicial System Workshop
   30 November - 1 December 2006

PAST EVENTS

1. Human Trafficking in Sexual Exploitation: Demand Side Seminar
   13 October 2006
2. Trafficked
   27-28 October 2006
3. Costa Rica, Thailand, Ukraine: A Breakthrough in the Fight Against Trafficking in Minors
   31 October 2006 
4. Prostitution of Minors in the German-Czech-Austrian Border Region
   7 November 2006
5. Thai Inter-Agency Working Group on Trafficking (UNIAP)
   8 November 2006

LINKING NEEDS WITH RESOURCES
In our Linking Needs with Resources Campaign, we are providing information to our site visitors who want to make a difference in the lives of victims of trafficking:*

Organizations in Southeast/East Asia Accepting Individual Donations**
Visayan Forum Foundation (Philippines)
Childhope Asia (Philippines)
Child Rights Foundation (Cambodia)
Chab Dai Coalition (Cambodia)
Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (Cambodia)
Projection of Juvenile Justice (Cambodia)
YAPIM (Indonesia)
Center for Study and Child Protection (Indonesia)
Vietnamese Migrant Workers & Brides Office (Taiwan)
Garden of Hope (Taiwan)
Dasi Hamkke Support Center for Victim/Survivor of Sex Trafficking (South Korea)
Hotline Center Foundation (Thailand)
Mirror Art Group/ Mirror Foundation (Thailand)
Development & Education Programme for Daughters and Communities (Thailand)

Organizations in Southeast/East Asia Accepting Short-term or Long-term Volunteers**
Visayan Forum Foundation (Philippines)
Childhope Asia (Philippines)
Center for Study and Child Protection (Indonesia)
Vietnamese Migrant Workers & Brides Office (Taiwan)
ADHOC (Cambodia)
Garden of Hope (Taiwan)
Dasi Hamkke Support Center for Victim/Survivor of Sex Trafficking (South Korea)
Asia Partnership for Human Development (Thailand)
Development & Education Programme for Daughters and Communities (Thailand)

List of US organizations coming next month!


NEW RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

1. Vital Voices October 2006 Trafficking Alert
2. Stop Trafficking! Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter October 2006
3. Street-Based Child Sexual Exploitation in Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville: A Profile of Victims
4. Situational Analysis Report on Prostitution of Boys in Pakistan (Lahore & Peshawar)
5. Situational Analysis Report on Prostitution of Boys in India (Hyderabad)
6. The Boys and the Bullies: A Situational Analysis Report on Prostitution of Boys in Bangladesh
7. Swept Under the Rug: Abuses against Domestic Workers Around the World
8. Survey on Street-based Child Sexual Exploitation in Cambodia: Overview of 7 Provinces
9. Directory of Funding Agencies Working in Developing Countries
10. Return of Cambodians from Vietnam
11. Out of the Trap, Hope One Step: Cases of Prostitution and Sex Trafficking in Korea
12. Shan Women's Action Network Newsletter
13. Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery - Know the Signs
14. Synthesis Report on Cross Border Trafficking in Vietnam, Taiwan, Cambodia, and China
15. Abuse Among Child Domestic Workers. A Research Study in West Bengal
16. Needs Assessment and Structural Analysis of the Process of Reintegration of Trafficking Victims in Moldova
17. Statelessness in Cambodia
18. Stop Trafficking! Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter November 2006
19. Assessing Criminal Justice and Human Rights Models in the Fight against Sex Trafficking: A Case Study of the ASEAN Region
20. Report from the U.S. Mid-term Review on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in America
21. Life After Reintegration: The Situation of Child Trafficking Survivors   

CAPACITY BUILDING TOOLS
Training Events
Intensive Residential Counter-Human Trafficking Training Programmes - Europe, North America, Oceania, and Southeast Asia

Toolkits
UNODC Toolkit to Combat Trafficking in Persons


NEW INTERNET RESOURCES
Coalition of Organ-Failure Solutions to Combat Human Trafficking for Organs


NEW ORGANIZATIONS ADDED TO WEB SITE
LAO PDR
Agir pour les Femmes en Situation Precaire (AFESIP)
Norwegian Church Aid
Lao Red Cross

UNITED STATES
Triad Ladder of Hope Ministry

VIETNAM
ActionAid Vietnam


UPDATED ORGANIZATION PAGES
INDONESIA
Institute of Community Potency Motivator/ Yayasan Bina Potensi Msyarakat (YAPIM)
Care Foundation Indonesia / Yayasan Peduli Anak Negeri (YPAN)

HONG KONG
Action for REACH OUT

LAO PDR
Lao Women's Union
United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (UNIAP)
UNESCO Trafficking Project
UNICEF Vientiane
International Labour Organization - International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC)

CAMBODIA
Digital Divide Data

* Communication must be coordinated directly with the organization. HumanTrafficking.org is not able to accept donations, or facilitate volunteer inquiries, on behalf of the organizations.

** If you are a domestic nongovernmental organization in Southeast/ East Asia and you are listed on HumanTrafficking.org, and you would like to be listed as an organization which receives individual donations or volunteers, email: director@humantrafficking.org

 

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