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...
Legal Resources Center- Untuk Keadilan Jender Dan Hak Asasi Manusia (LRC-KJHAM) is a GAATW member in the city of Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Sumati Panikkar and Borislav Gerasimov from the GAATW-IS conducted this interview with Nur Laila Hafidhoh, Director, in October 2022 to better understand the organisation’s history, approach, and current programmes.
The Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center is a GAATW member in the United States. In November 2022, Borislav Gerasimov from the GAATW Secretariat conducted this interview with Mariah Grant, Research and Advocacy Director, to learn more about the organisation’s history, current programmes, challenges and priorities.
Mist is a community-based organisation created by a group of survivors of human trafficking who have organised themselves to combat human trafficking, promote the identification of other victims, and their protection and inclusion. This is done with the aim of allowing survivors to enhance their experience by helping other survivors, being active in the governance of the association and producing recommendations for a better access to rights and justice for victims. At least half of the board and staff are survivors.
Mist addresses human trafficking through a participative approach to promote identification and assistance to adult and child victims of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. It promotes empowerment and capacity building for survivors who want to be involved in policy-making or assistance programmes. Mist is a ressource center for victims and professionals.
Contact details:
Address: 74 rue de Turenne 75003, Paris, France
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Website: http://mist-association.org/
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Safe Horizon’s Anti-Trafficking Program is a member of GAATW in New York City, USA. Charlotte Clar and Borislav Gerasimov from the GAATW Secretariat conducted this interview with Anita Teekah, Senior Director of the Anti-Trafficking Program, in September 2022 to learn more about Safe Horizon’s history, context, and current work.
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La Strada Moldova is a member of GAATW based in Moldova. In August 2022, Jennifer Janssen from the GAATW Secretariat conducted this interview with Tatiana Fomina, Senior Analyst and legal counsellor at La Strada Moldova, to better understand the organisation’s history, current work, and context.
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