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...
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FDHRD (Forum for Development and Human Rights Dialogue) is a member of GAATW in Cairo, Egypt. In July 2022, our colleague Emilia interviewed Mr Saeed Abdel Hafez (Founder and Director), Salma Adel (Head of International Relations Unit), and Rawan Raouf (Head of Sustainable Development Unit), to better understand their work.
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LEFÖ – Information, Education and Support for Migrant Women is GAATW’s member in Austria. Maya Linstrum-Newman from the GAATW Secretariat conducted this interview with Isabella Chen from the LEFÖ-IBF (Intervention Centre for Trafficked Women and Girls) in July 2022 to better understand the organisation’s work and context.
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Liberty Shared is a member of GAATW based in Hong Kong. Jennifer Janssen and Borislav Gerasimov from the GAATW Secretariat conducted this interview with Duncan Jepson, Founder and Managing Director of Liberty Shared, in June 2022, to better understand the organisation’s history, current work, and context.
Fundación Serra-Schönthal is a non-profit whose founding purpose is a commitment in solidarity with women who engage in prostitution and/or are victims of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, as well as the rejection of structures that do not respect human rights, especially in situations of injustice and violation of women’s rights. The general interest of the Foundation is to provide social assistance to women victims of sexual exploitation, development cooperation, the defence of human rights and the promotion of volunteerism
Objectives:
1. To support projects for the comprehensive care of women, adolescents and girls involved in prostitution and/or who have been victims of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
2. Promote awareness-raising and education programmes, as well as advocacy campaigns and actions, to raise awareness of the causes of prostitution and trafficking, and the violation of women’s rights, and possible responses and alternatives.
3. Investigate new forms of prostitution and trafficking, including virtual prostitution.
Contact Details:
Address: Calle Cartagena, 116, 28002, Madrid, Spain
Tel: +34 660 37 55 22; +34 91 415 16 43
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Website: fundacionserraschonthal.org
Platform for Labour Action (PLA) is an Ugandan civil society organisation that was founded in 2000. PLA’s target groups are vulnerable, marginalised workers, majority of whom are women, youth and children. Currently, the organisation is focused on informing legal and policy frameworks for the vulnerable and marginalised workers to ensure their protection and enjoyment of human and workers’ rights as well as decent work; promoting human rights and accountability among communities and duty bearers on the rights of vulnerable and marginalised workers; strengthening social protection initiatives for the target groups through education, skilling, livelihood support; and research and knowledge management.
Learn more about PLA in our Featured Members of the Fortnight interview in English or Spanish
Contact Details:
Address: P.O Box 9714 Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256 393 260196; +256 414-253383
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Website: pla-uganda.org
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