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1. WHO issues guidelines on interviewing trafficked
women
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published
the WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Interviewing
Trafficked Women, which provides clear and practical guidelines
for ensuring that interviews are conducted in a way that will
not cause additional harm to the trafficked person. This report
is available as a PDF download.
As with other downloads on this page you will
need Adobe Acrobat software to read it. Adobe Acrobat is available for free, click to download.
2. EU Directive falters
The Working Party on Migration and Expulsion was expected to
discuss at its meeting on 21-22 October 2003, the proposal for
a Council Directive on the short-term residence permit issued
to victims of action to facilitate illegal immigration or trafficking
in human beings who co-operate with the competent authorities.
Anti-Slavery International understands that a proposal to take
out the one month reflection period was discussed at this meeting.
Anti-Slavery International believes that the reflection period,
while too short, is the only proposal of value in this draft Directive.
3. Migrant rights developments
On 29 September 2003, Kyrgyzstan became the 23rd state to ratify
the UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Their Families.
On a less positive note, on 16 October 2003, Irene Fernandez,
a migrant workers' rights activist in Malaysia and Director of
Tenaganita, was sentenced to a prison term of 12 months for "publishing
false news with malicious intent". This charge related to
a memorandum she wrote entitled Abuse, Torture and Dehumanized
Treatment of Migrant Workers in Detention Camps. The Court
in Malaysia has granted bail pending an appeal. The Memorandum
and updates on the trial can be found at http://www.tenaganita.net and http://www.december18.net.
4. Two reports produced on Israel
A report, Women as Commodities: Trafficking in women in Israel
2003, was jointly produced by Isha L'Isha, Hotline for Migrant
Workers and the Adva Center and is available as a PDF download (see above about Adobe Acrobat). If you have any questions regarding the
report please contact Isha L'Isha at ishahfc@netvision.net.il
The International Federation for Human Rights and the Euro-Mediterranean
Human Rights Network have produced a report called Migrant
Workers in Israel - A contemporary form of slavery (June 2003),
following a joint mission to Israel. For more information see
http://www.fidh.org/communiq/2003/il2508a.htm
5. UN Special Rapporteur to visit Brazil
The Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and
child pornography of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Juan
Miguel Petit, will visit Brazil (visiting the cities of Brasilia, Belém,
Salvador, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro) from 3 to 14 November 2003. A
report on this mission will be presented to the UN Commission on Human
Rights in March-April 2004. For further information go to http://www.unhchr.ch/children/rapporteur.htm
6. Conference information
Freedom Network Institute on Human Trafficking is providing training
entitled Human Trafficking: Basic tools for an effective response
on 8-9 January 2004 in Washington DC (USA). Training consists
of four modules: Dimensions of Trafficking; Identifying Trafficked
Persons; Providing Social Services; and Understanding the Legal
Framework. For more information and registration forms, please
contact: Joy Zarembka at joy@ips-dc.org
The African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against
Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) is holding a conference in
Nigeria from 23-27 March 2004, entitled Child Trafficking:
A challenge to child protection in Africa. See the PDF
download for more details (see above note about
Adobe Acrobat).
The International Labour Organization, in co-operation with Anti-Slavery
International and the Asian Migrant Centre, convened a meeting
in February 2003 in Hong Kong to examine the working conditions
of domestic workers in Asia. The meeting also analysed the usefulness
of international standards on forced labour and trafficking
for the protection of the rights of domestic workers and prepared
recommendations on future programmes which would address protection
and assistance issues. The conclusions from this meeting are
available as a PDF download (see above note about Adobe Acrobat).
A joint statement issued by six NGOs (KOK -- Germany, STOP NOW
-- Greece, On the Road -- Italy, STV -- Netherlands, Eaves Housing
-- UK and Anti-Slavery International -- UK) at the OSCE Human
Dimensions Implementation Meeting in Warsaw (October 2003)
on protection measures for trafficked persons in Western Europe
was released recently and can be accessed as a PDF
download (see above note about Adobe
Acrobat).
A report has been published from the conference held in Oslo on 5
September 2003 on Prostitution Control and Globalisation. The report
(English version) can be accessed from http://www.prosenteret.no
7. Job opportunity
The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, a Bangkok-based
international network, is currently looking for two programme
officers to work in its Resource and Training unit. Both the
positions start in January 2004. Application deadline: 20 November
2003. Details are available as a PDF download (see above note about Adobe Acrobat).
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