Human Rights
at home, abroad and on the way....
Human Rights
at home, abroad and on the way...
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 For the PDF version, please click here. 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...
Opinion by Maya Linstrum-Newman and Nadine Gloss • May 30, 2024 This...
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 Association for Action Against Violence and Trafficking in Human Beings – Open Gate is a member of GAATW in North Macedonia. In July 2022, Maya Linstrum-Newman from GAATW International Secretariat conducted this interview with Jasmina Dimishkovska-Rajkovska, the President of Open Gate, to learn more about the organisation’s history, current programmes, successes and challenges.
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Capital Humano y Social Alternativo (CHS Alternativo) is a member organisation of GAATW in Peru. In September 2022, Jennifer Janssen from the GAATW secretariat conducted an interview with Andrea Querol, Founder and President of CHS Alternativo, to expand our knowledge about the organisation's history, recent work, and context.
ASTRA - Anti-Trafficking Action is a member of GAATW in Serbia. In September 2022, Jennifer Janssen from the GAATW Secretariat conducted this interview with Marija Andjelkovic, President of ASTRA, to better understand the organisation’s history, current work, and context.
Human Resource Development Foundation (HRDF) is a member of GAATW based in Istanbul, Turkey. In October 2022, Jennifer Janssen from the GAATW secretariat sent a set of questions to Elif Ozer and Tuba Dundar, Deputy Executive Director, to better understand the organisation's history, current work and context. The answers were sent by email.
Comitato per i diritti civili delle prostitute aps (The Committee for the Civil Rights of Prostitutes - CDCP ApS) is an Italian organisation that was founded in 1983 with the goal of advocating for the recognition of the human, social, and labour rights of sex workers at the local, national, and international levels. It also advocates for the decriminalisation of all forms of sex work as well as the elimination of mandatory health tests for sex workers. CDCP ApS also provides support to underrepresented populations (migrant sex workers, MSM, LGBTIQ+, people living with HIV) in order to advocate for their social and legal rights and ensure equal access to health and social services. Over the past 40 years, CDCP ApS has organised many advocacy campaigns for the rights of sex workers.
Since 2000, CDCP ApS implements a social reintegration programme for victims of trafficking and exploitation in Trieste. It is a founding member of Tampep International, a member of the European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance, and of the Italian National Anti-Trafficking Network. It has worked on the promotion of health access for migrants and migrant sex workers and sits on the Technical AIDS Committee of the Italian Ministry of Health. It is one of three organisations in its region to implement the regional anti-trafficking project 'Il Friuli Venezia Giulia in rete contro la tratta' in Northeastern Italy.
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Via Zeffirino Pisoni 3, Trieste, Italy
Tel: +393477903003
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Website: https://www.lucciole.org/
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