Commission on Human Rights. 2006. Integration of the Human Rights of Women and a Gender Perspective. Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Aspects of the Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Sigma Huda. Geneva: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

(Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights aspects of the victims of trafficking in persons especially women and children.)

Heyzer, Noeleen

Combating Trafficking in Women and Children: A Gender and Human Rights Framework

Plenary Address UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

The Human Rights Challenge of Globalization: Asia-Pacific-US:

The Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children

Honolulu, Hawaii

International Labour Organisation. 2005. First Hand Knowlegde. Voices Across the Mekong: Community Action Against Trafficking of Children and Women. Bangkok: International Labour Organisation.

(The views and stories of children and women, and the communities to which they belong, who explain their engagement in a program designed tohelp prevent trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation.)

International Organisation for Migration. 2002. Journeys of Jeopardy: A Review of Research on Trafficking in Women and Children in Europe. Geneva: International Organisation for Migration.

International Organisation for Migration. 2005. Data and Research on Human Trafficking: A Global Survey. Geneva: International Organisation for Migration

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Irin News 2007

Report on the trading of women and girls to pay opium debt.

For complete report click here

Irin news.org (reporting on UN activities)

January 2007 InternationalChild traffickers may be exploiting Mozambique's weak adoption laws to target orphaned children, to the growing concern of the government.

For further details please click here

Iselin, B. & Adams, M. 2003. Distinguishing Between Human Trafficking and People Smuggling. Bangkok: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Centre for East Asia and the Pacific.

Muntarbhorn, V. 2005. The Mekong Challenge. Employment and Protection of Migrant Workers in Thailand: Natinal Laws/Practices versus International Labour Standards. Bangkok: International Labour Organisation.

Pearson, E. 2005. The Mekong Challenge. Human Trafficking: Redefining Demand. Destination Factors in the Trafficking of Children and Young Women in the Mekong Sub-Region. Bangkok: Intenational Labour Organisation.

Phetsiriseng, I. 2003. Preliminary Assessment on Trafficking of Children and Women for Labour Exploitation in Lao PDR. Bangkok: International Labour Organisation / International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour.

UNANIMA

Sr Catherine Ferguson SNJM, the Co-ordinator of UNANIMA International visited Australia in 2007

UNANIMA is consortium of fifteen Religious Sisters Orders, three of which have Australian representatives, with direct access to the Economic and Social Council of the UN.  For more detailsclick here

For a powerpoint presentation of the work of UNANIMA click here

For a theological reflection powerpoint presentation click here

For a powerpoint presentation of the effects of sexual exploitation on women click here

United Nations XXX1 delegation 2002. Trafficking in Women and Children - Research Findings and Follow-up.  An in-deth research into trafficking in the Americas.  Excellent bibliography for research and Recommendations are relevant.

UN Committee on elimination of Discrimination against Women: press release:

Review of Colombia's Report on measures to prevent human trafficking.   Discussion of Law 905, which provided measures against trafficking and established standards of care for victims. Thanks to that new law, the Government had achieved significant progress in fighting crimes domestically and internationally, as it allowed perpetrators to be brought to justice without their victim’s consent.  For further details, click here

UNFPA, Consultative Meeting on Trafficking in Women and Children 2002

Trafficking in women, girls and boys.  Key issues for Population and Development Programmes.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. 2006. Guidelines on International Protection: The application of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees to victims of trafficking and persons at risk of being trafficked. Geneva: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

(Provides interpretative legal guidance for governments, legal practitioners, decision-makers and the judiciary carrying out refugee status determination in the field.)

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2006. Assistance for the Implementation of the ECOWAS Plan of Action Against Trafficking in Persons. New York: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2006. Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns. New York: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

( Provides useful statistics on trafficking routes.  Good visuals.)

Zimmerman, C. & Watts, C. 2003. WHO Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Interviewing Trafficked Women. Geneva: World Health Organisation, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Daphne Programme of the European Commission.

( Looks at the complex  circumstances of women who have been trafficked. Guidelines for sensitive and informed interviewing are given.)