This report presents two joint submissions prepared for the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), highlighting the human rights challenges faced by migrant domestic workers in Saudi Arabia.
Part 1 is a joint submission by the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) and our member Sema...
Over the past two decades, GAATW has consistently explored issues related to access to justice for migrant and trafficked women who have struggled with judicial processes due to discriminatory practices that prevent them from claiming their rights. This new report highlights the stereotypes and prejudices of decision-makers that continue to...
18 October 2024
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The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) is an Alliance of more than 100 non-governmental organisations from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and North America. GAATW views human trafficking within...
As a joint effort among organisations supporting Sex Workers rights, GAATW submitted a statement for the 56th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. As part of a delegation of representatives of Sex Workers groups and organisations, Sabra Boyd from Sex Workers and Survivors United, a member organisation of our US member organisation...
Global Alliance against Traffic in Women February 2024
About GAATW
The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) is an Alliance of non-governmental organisations from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Member organisations work to promote the rights of migrants and survivors...
25 April 2024
On 23 of April, during its last plenary meeting of this mandate, the EU parliament adopted the final text of the recast of the EU anti-trafficking Directive1. We, the undersigned non-governmental human rights organisations, welcome some progress that has been made in the revised Directive. It is positive that sanctions for...
The Human Resource Development Foundation, established in 1988, implements programmes to contribute to the solution of problems stemming from irregular population movements and to eliminate the factors that hinder social development. HRDF has expertise in implementing different programmes:
1- Reproductive/Sexual Health and Rights Programme: activities range from providing technical support on family planning counselling to prevention of STIs and HIV/AIDS and promoting sex workers' rights.
2- Irregular Migration: Activities range from providing psychosocial assistance to asylum seekers/refugees to combating human trafficking and promoting human rights of undocumented migrant workers.
3- Community Development: Establishing community centres in poor neighbourhoods of cities with special emphasis on empowerment of women.
Contact Details: Address: Yenicarsi Cad. No. 34 Beyoglu, Istanbul 34425, Turkey Tel: +90 212 293 1605 Fax: +90 212 293 1009 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Website: ikgv.org
Shakti Milan Samaj is a non-governmental, non-profitable organisation working on HIV/AIDS since its establishment. The organisation started its work since 2003 in a group but it was established legally in 2006. Since then it has been working to raise awareness against HIV/AIDS in carpet factories, schools, slum areas; performing street drama, providing counselling to the victims in cooperation with different organisations, providing basic services to HIV infected/affected children and women. The group believes that HIV/AIDS survivors should have the right to survive in dignity and live independently in the society. The group is taking the lead to change the attitude of society towards victims of HIV/AIDS, to fight against discrimination and to protect their rights.
Shakti Milan Samaj has 50 registered members and the process of taking membership is continuing. Among them more than 15 infected women have already received job opportunity and other members who are involved in the group are also building up and increasing confidence to do something. Similarly, Shakti Milan Samaj is also providing support to HIV infected women in basic health, treatment, income generation programme, and counselling. It is giving various skill developments training such as HIV/AIDS management training, counselling training, livelihood training, networking and advocacy training, school support for HIV infected women’s children, street drama, and nutrition support and so on in Kathmandu valley. It is also expanding its activities like awareness raising in other districts of Nepal as well.
Contact Details Address: Dhumbarahi Ward No: 4, Kathmandu, Nepal Phone: +977 1 4008564 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Website: http://www.shaktimilan.org.np
Nava Tara Kiswori Sanjal (NTKS) was established by adolescent girls from nine squatter communities in Kathmandu in 2005. Since its foundation, NTKS has organised and empowered adolescent girls in these communities and was formally registered by the Nepali Government in 2010. Programs and campaigns aimed at improving the life outcomes of girls in squatter communities include facilitating access to education and raising awareness of reproductive health, together with economic empowerment. NTKS cooperates with local, national and international non-government and governmental organisations to advocate against child marriage, domestic violence, sexual harassment and rape.
NTKS envisions educating and empowering girls living in squatter communities so they can assert their basic human rights and live with dignity and social justice.
NKTS seeks to ensure that the rights of children and adolescent girls in squatter communities are protected and promoted.
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The Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers in Indonesia (ATKI-Indonesia) is a self organisation of Indonesian Migrant Workers, and advocates migrant workers policies and regulations in destination countries and Indonesia. ATKI also provides direct assistance, counseling, legal aid referral services for migrant abuse and trafficking cases.
Contact Details:
Address: Jl. Mampang XIII, No. 03, rt03/rw03, Tegalparang, Mampang Prapatan, Mampang, Jakarta Selatan 12790, Indonesia
Tel/Fax: +62 21 7986 468
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Genera - Asociacion en Defensa de los Derechos de las Mujeres is an organisation based in Catalonia. Its work is aimed at defending and claiming rights from a gender perspective. Sex work, migration and trafficking in women are all in its fields of action. Direct intervention on sex work spaces, knowledge-building and community action are the strategic lines.
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The Human Resource Development Foundation, established in 1988, implements programmes to contribute to the solution of problems stemming from irregular population movements and to eliminate the factors that hinder social development. HRDF has expertise in implementing different programmes:
Shakti Milan Samaj is a non-governmental, non-profitable organisation working on HIV/AIDS since its establishment. The organisation started its work since 2003 in a group but it was established legally in 2006. Since then it has been working to raise awareness against HIV/AIDS in carpet factories, schools, slum areas; performing street drama, providing counselling to the victims in cooperation with different organisations, providing basic services to HIV infected/affected children and women. The group believes that HIV/AIDS survivors should have the right to survive in dignity and live independently in the society. The group is taking the lead to change the attitude of society towards victims of HIV/AIDS, to fight against discrimination and to protect their rights.
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