'How can I announce or denounce oppression if I haven't penetrated into it?' (Paulo Freire) in other words...
How can we advocate for an injustice we do not understand?
We believe that to truly eliminate trafficking, we need to learn about it first. We encourage you to visit some of the websites, read some of the books and articles listed below and participate in by creatively responding and getting involved in the justice forum.
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Books and ArticlesHuman Rights Watch World Report 2011 This report tells of a whole manner of human right abuses through country profiles. Gender, sexual exploitation, discrimination, poverty etc can all be related to human trafficking. New Zealand is a signatory to the Bali process. This initiative brings participants together to work on issues of people smuggling, human trafficking and transnational issues within Asia-Pacific. 2010 Trafficking In Persons Report - U.S. Department of State The tenth annual Trafficking in Persons Report sheds light on modern-day slavery in 2009. The latest country specific report released by the State department of USA shows up to date information on human trafficking all around the world. Not for Sale Batstone exposes the alarming rise of one of the great moral crises of the day, human slavery. His well-written accounts of victims and survivors will inspire you to join the growing twenty-first century abolitionist movement. Ending Slavery: How we Free Today's Slaves Bales provides a guide for eliminating the plague of slavery that continues to this day, involving some 27 million slaves worldwide producing $13 billion in goods and services. Bales provides a thorough overview of slavery, including its history, its methods, the lives of its victims around the world and the conditions under which it flourishes; most importantly, Bales has put together guides to action at every level, from the individual to the community to the United Nations, in a six-point plan that includes protecting, arming and cloning "the liberators," enacting and enforcing effective antislavery legislation and, perhaps most important, helping freed slaves heal. The Road of Lost Innocence Somaly's personal candid story as a Cambodian little girl sold and trafficked for sex. Extremely insightful for people wanting to learn about the sex industry in Cambodia. |
FilmsHuman Trafficking Holly NBC "Children for Sale"
OrganisationsECPAT - End Child Prostitution and Trafficking IJM - International Justice Mission Hagar Cambodia Destiny Rescue Love 146 UN GIFT - the global initiative to fight human trafficking |
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