Action Aid
Geographic descriptors:
UK
Web: http://www.actionaid.org.uk/
Abstract:
Tesco;
keep your promise - Watch our short film telling the story of Gertruida Baartman, Tesco and her determination to fight for
her right to a fair wage.
ADRA
Geographic
descriptors: UK
Web:
http://adra.org.uk/
Abstract:
ADRA’s overall objectives are: the reduction of poverty; promotion of social
justice; and development of local partnerships that result in the empowerment of poor communities.
Anti Slavery
Geographic
descriptors: UK
Web:
http://www.antislavery.org/
Abstract:
Anti-Slavery International, founded in 1839, is the world's oldest international human rights organisation and the
only charity in the United Kingdom to work exclusively against slavery and related abuses.
Geographic
descriptors: USA
Web:
http://www.captivedaughters.org/
Abstract:
Captive Daughters is a non-profit organization committed to ending the exploitative
practice of sex trafficking, with a particular focus on girls and women.
Child Trafficking
Geographic
descriptors: Switzerland
Web:
http://www.childtrafficking.com/
Abstract:
Each day, more children are trafficked into prostitution, forced labour, child marriage
and other slavery-like conditions. Each day sees the growth of skills and experience of traffickers and those who purchase
trafficked persons
Child Trafficking
Geographic
descriptors: World
Web:
http://www.childtrafficking.org/
Abstract:
This site is hosted by the UNICEF
Innocenti Research Centre. It is dedicated to data collection, knowledge transfer and the development of methodologies related
to research on child trafficking. It is intended for international researchers, policy-makers and operational personnel involved
in counter child trafficking activities.
Coalition to Abolish Slavery
& Trafficking (CAST)
Geographic descriptors:
USA
Web: http://www.castla.org/
Abstract:
To assist persons trafficked for the purpose of forced labor and slavery-like practices
and to work toward ending all instances of such human rights violations.
ECPAT
Geographic
descriptors: UK
Web:
http://www.ecpat.org.uk/
Abstract:
ECPAT UK believes that
the sexual exploitation and abuse of children is a global outrage that requires urgent action in order to protect children
everywhere.
ECPAT UK is a leading UK children’s rights organisation campaigning to protect children from commercial sexual
exploitation.
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Geographic
descriptors: USA
Web: http://www.endabuse.org/
Abstract:
Approximately 800,000 people are trafficked across borders around the world each year,
with 14,500 to 17,500 trafficked across the U.S. border. Worldwide, four in five trafficking victims are women and girls,
and up to half are minors, the U.S. State Department’s 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report finds.
Federatie
Opvang
Geographic
descriptors: Netherlands
Web: http://www.fo-stvkennisnet.nl/leo/statpagina/show_pagina.asp?paginanr=11
Abstract:
The Federation of Shelters promotes the interests of homeless shelters and women’s shelters.
The Foundation against Trafficking in Women aims at preventing and combating trafficking in women.
Free a Child
Geographic
descriptors: USA
Web: http://www.freeachild.org/
Abstract:
Free A Child is a nonprofit organization based in Boulder, Colorado, with programs
in Nepal and the United States dedicated to preventing the exploitation and trafficking of individuals into the U.S. and global
sex trade.
Global Alliance
Against Trafficking in Women
Geographic descriptors: World
Web:
http://www.gaatw.org/
Abstract:
The Global Alliance
Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) is an Alliance of more than 80 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from all regions of
the world.
Global Rights
Geographic descriptors: USA
Global Rights is a human rights advocacy group that partners with local activists to challenge injustice and amplify
new voices within the global discourse. With offices in countries around the world, we help local activists create just societies
through proven strategies for effecting change.
Human
Rights Watch
Geographic
descriptors: USA
Web:
http://www.hrw.org/
Abstract:
Human Rights Watch is
dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.
We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from
inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice.
International
Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism IMADR
Geographic
descriptors: World
Web: http://www.imadr.org/
Abstract:
The International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) is an international non-profit, non-governmental
human rights organization devoted to eliminating discrimination and racism, forging international solidarity among discriminated
minorities and advancing the international human rights system
Jubilee
Campaign
Geographic
descriptors: UK
Web:
http://www.jubileecampaign.co.uk/
Abstract:
Jubilee Campaign is an effective human rights pressure group bringing lasting
change to children at risk and persecuted Christian families worldwide.
La Strada
Geographic descriptors: Belarus
Web:
http://www.lastrada.by/en/
Abstract:
La
Strada is a European network of non-governmental organisations whose aim is to raise awareness about trafficking in women
and bring this criminal activity to an end.
Lawyers for Human Rights and Legal Aid (LHRLA)
Geographic descriptors: Pakistan
Web:
http://www.lhrla.com/
Abstract:
People
are tortured and made to suffer on account of their religion, belief or ancestry; women are traded like commodities and children
are raped and sodomised. The state compounds problems by tactily condoning discriminatory legislation.
Mercy Corps
Geographic
descriptors: Uk
Web:
http://www.mercycorps.org.uk/
Abstract:
Mercy Corps is providing shelter
materials and other relief items for a new wave of displaced Darfurians and other African refugees flooding into Um Dukhun,
a Sudanese border town at the centre of an increasingly unstable region.
Michigan State University Libraries
Geographic descriptors:
UK
Web: http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/crimjust/human.htm
Abstract:
Trafficking in human beings (or human trafficking) involves the movement of people (mostly women and children) against
their will by means of force for the purpose of sexual or labor exploitation.
MTV EXIT
Geographic
descriptors: UK
Web: http://comps.mtv.tv/comps/exit/site.jhtml
Abstract:
Angelina Jolie (Lara Croft in Tomb Raider), a champion for justice and human rights, became involved in ‘Inhuman
Traffic’ in 2004 after hearing about the EXIT campaign and the filming of the documentary.
Not For Sale
Geographic
descriptors: World
Web:
http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/Default.aspx
Abstract:
27 million people are enslaved today. Not for sale
is a campaign of individuals, musicians, artists, people of faith, businesses, schools and sports teams united to stop it.
NSPCC
Geographic descriptors: UK
Web:
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/
Abstract:
Help for children and teenagers - Need advice or just want to talk?
Call ChildLine. Calls are free and confidential.
Help for adults - Worried about a child? Call the NSPCC Child Protection Helpline on 0808
800 5000.
Plan
Geographic descriptors:
USA
Web: http://www.planusa.org/
Abstract:
According
to UNICEF, close to 1.2 million children are trafficked every year. But this doesn't need to be the case.
Save the Children
Geographic descriptors:
UK
Web: http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/
Abstract:
We fight for children in the UK and around the world who suffer from poverty, disease,
injustice and violence, working with them to find lifelong answers to the problems they face.
Serving our World (SOW)
Geographic descriptors:
World
Web:
http://www.servingourworld.org/
Abstract:
By logging onto our site today, you have shown that
you have a heart to reach out and give to children who may never get the chance to say ‘Thank you’ in person.
On their behalf we would like to say ‘Thank you’.
The Body Shop Foundation
Geographic
descriptors: UK
Web:
http://www.thebodyshopfoundation.org/about.php?page_id=1§ion_id=1&sub_section=About+Us
Abstract:
The Body Shop Foundation supports innovative global projects working in the areas of human & civil rights and environmental
& animal protection.
The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women-International (CATW)
Geographic descriptors:
World
Web:
http://www.catwinternational.org/
Abstract:
The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women-International (CATW) is a non-governmental
organization that promotes women's human rights by working internationally to combat sexual exploitation in all its forms.
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund
Geographic
descriptors: World
Web: http://www.unfpa.org/gender/violence1.htm
Abstract:
Although slavery has been formally abolished from the world, the trade in human misery continues. Women, still considered
property in some places, may be sold into marriage.
UNICEF (UK)
Geographic
descriptors: World
Web: http://www.unicef.org/
Abstract:
Flood
crisis in Pakistan - Relief efforts begin to reach vulnerable children and families hit by cyclone floods.
United Nations
Geographic
descriptors: World
Web:
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/crime_cicp_signatures_trafficking.html
Abstract:
Protocol
to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention
Against Transnational Organized Crime.
Witness
Geographic
descriptors: UK
Web: http://www.witness.org/
Abstract:
WITNESS
uses video and online technologies to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. We empower people to transform
personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change.
World Vision
Geographic
descriptors: UK
Web: https://www.worldvision.org.uk/
Abstract:
World
Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities
to overcome poverty and injustice.
