Saturday, February 23, 2013

UNODC: The Global Report on Traffickig in Persons 2012

 The Global Report 2012 provides an overview of patterns and flows of trafficking in persons at global, regional and national levels, based on trafficking cases detected between 2007 and 2010 (or more recent). The report also includes a chapter on the worldwide response to trafficking in persons. The Country Profiles of the Global Report present a national level analysis for each of the 132 countries covered by this edition of the report.
Victims are trafficked around the world for sexual exploitation, forced labour, begging, petty crimes, removal of organs and for other exploitative purposes. Trafficking in persons is a truly global phenomenon: between 2007 and 2010, victims from at least 136 countries were detected in 118 countries worldwide. Because of this diffusion as well as the hidden nature of trafficking crimes, it is difficult to estimate the size of the problem.
Many countries have recently passed a legislation criminalizing trafficking in persons as a specific offence. However, definitions of human trafficking vary, as does the capacity to detect offenders and victims. Even though, there is a general increase in the number of prosecutions and convictions globally, the overall criminal justice response to trafficking in persons appears to remain very weak. 
Fuente: http://www.unodc.org/unodc/data-and-analysis/glotip.html


Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Will Lincoln win this week?



Made In A Free World
Lincoln PSA

Hello Gentiana,

My name is Justin Dillon. I'm with Made In A Free World, the organization that created Slavery Footprint, CALL + RESPONSE, and Chain Store Reaction.

You have helped awaken an entire generation to one of the greatest human rights abuses of our time. I'm reaching out to you with a new campaign that I'd love your help with.

Lincoln is up for an Academy Award because he moved Congress to act on slavery. We know there are more slaves today than at any other time in history, but Congress isn't stepping up. In fact, we spend more on the war on drugs in ONE week than we have fighting slavery over the past ten years.

It's time for Congress to say #ImWithLincoln.

We made this video to reconnect America to its most cherished ideal. Freedom. We need you to share this video and get everyone to tell Congress #ImWithLincoln.
Thank you for your continued support.

Let's get slavery out of our system.

Justin || Made In A Free World
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

13.03.13


Thank You: TVPA and VAWA Overwhelmingly Pass the Senate


 
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Great News:  The TVPA Overwhelmingly Passes the Senate!
You Made a Huge Difference!

February 13, 2013
Amendment number 21 to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which reauthorizes the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), passed overwhelmingly by 93 to 7 in the Senate. USCRI wants to thank you for contacting your Senators and urging them to support this provision, which strengthens efforts to prosecute traffickers, increases prevention measures, and provides adequate support for victims.
In a statement released yesterday, Senator Leahy said, "The United States remains a beacon of hope for so many who face human rights abuses. We know that young women and girls – often just 11, 12, or 13 years old – are being bought and sold. We know that workers are being held and forced into labor against their will. People in this country and millions around the world are counting on us."

The Senate also passed VAWA which is wonderful; but the work to reauthorize the trafficking provisions does not end here. The House of Representatives will need to pass it – we hope we can count on your help to advocate and support victims of trafficking throughout this process.

Thank you again for your support today and we look forward to continuing this work together.
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Lavinia Limon
President and CEO
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
 

Sunday, February 10, 2013

National Survey: Americans Prefer Illegal Immigrants Head Home


National Survey: Americans Prefer Illegal Immigrants Head Home
A CIS News, CIS Weekly and CIS Announce press release from the Center for Immigration Studies.
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New National Survey: Americans Prefer Illegal Immigrants Head Home
73 Percent Feel Very Strongly About This View

 
WASHINGTON, DC (February 7, 2013) – The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) today released a new report, Americans Prefer Illegal Immigrants Head Home: Results of a National Survey, based on polling conducted by Pulse Opinion Research. The poll found that of likely voters, 52 percent preferred that illegal immigrants in the United States return to their home countries versus 33 percent who preferred they be given legal status.
 
"Poll wording matters. Most post-election polls on immigration policy have given the public the false choice of conditional legalization or mass deportations.  This poll uses neutral wording that allows us to know the views of the American public," comments Dr. Steven Camarota, CIS Director of Research. "With border security and the enforcement of immigration laws being a key issue with legislators, the fact that 70 percent of those polled were not confident that immigration law would be enforced if there is a legalization and 69 percent believed providing legal status to illegals would encourage more illegal immigration is a good indicator of public sentiment."
 
The report can be found online at:http://cis.org/americans-prefer-illegal-immigrants-head-home-results-of-national-survey
 
Among the findings of this poll:
 
• Of likely voters, 52 percent responded that they preferred that illegal immigrants in the United States return to their home countries, compared to just 33 percent who would like them to be given legal status.
 
• There is an enormous gap in intensity between the two views on immigration. Of those who want illegal immigrants to head home, 73 percent indicated that they felt "very strongly" about their view, while just 35 percent of those who want illegal immigrants to get legal status said they felt very strongly about their view.
 
• One reason the public may prefer that illegals head home is a strong belief that efforts to enforce immigration laws have been inadequate — 64 percent said that enforcement of immigration laws has been "too little", while just 10 percent said that it had been too much, and 15 percent said it was "just right".
 
• When asked why there is a large illegal population in the country, voters overwhelming (71 percent) thought it was because we had not made a real effort to enforce our immigration laws. Only 18 percent said it was because we were not letting in enough immigrants legally.

• Another reason for skepticism about legalization is that most voters (69 percent) agreed with the statement that "giving legal status to illegal immigrants does not solve the problem because rewarding law breaking will only encourage more illegal immigration." Just 26 percent disagreed.
 
• When asked if they had confidence that immigration laws would be enforced in the event of a legalization, just 27 percent expressed confidence that there would be enforcement, while 70 percent indicated that they were not confident immigration law would be enforced.
 
• Enforcement remains politically very popular. Of likely voters, 53 percent indicated that they would be more likely to support a political party that supports enforcing immigration laws versus only 32 percent who said they would be more likely to support a party that supports legalization.
 
 

 
 

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Child Protection in Europe - Update #202


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Child Protection in Europe - Update #202

Newsletter n°2022013-02-06
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Bulgaria Bulgarian tobacco harvest relies on help from children

5 Feb 2013
'The Guardian' reports that for the children of Ribnovo, the winter marks a brief respite, when the tobacco crop in this Bulgarian village on the border with Greece needs no tending. Read More
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Russia Lawmaker backs cash payments for foster families

5 Feb 2013
'The Moscow Times' reports that Olga Batalina, first deputy head of the Duma Committee on Family, Women and Children has proposed one-time payouts for foster as well as adoptive families in a bid to reduce the number ... Read More
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UK £1m a week in child benefit paid to children living overseas

4 Feb 2013
'The Telegraph' reports that tens of thousands of children who live abroad but receive benefits claimed by immigrant families in Britain are costing British taxpayers more than £1  million a week, campaigners claimed. Read More
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UK Children targeted for online abuse

4 Feb 2013
'Evening Standard' reports that children are being groomed by paedophiles purely for online sexual abuse, experts have said. Read More
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International IPJJ Newsletter, January 2013

1 Feb 2013
Extract: In this edition the Panel Secretariat announces that a new page presenting some of the key dates in the IPJJ history has been created on the website. Read More
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Russia Kremlin plans NGO to monitor conditions of adopted Russians in U.S.

1 Feb 2013
'The Moscow Times' reports that the Kremlin plans to set up a non-governmental organization in the United States to monitor the fate of Russian children adopted by American families. Read More
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Europe European police arrest 103 in suspected human trafficking ring

31 Jan 2013
'CNN' reports that police in Europe arrested 103 people in 10 countries this week, all accused of smuggling in people on boats, freight trains and small hidden compartments in the floors of buses and trucks. Read More
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Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH passes reforms on human trafficking

31 Jan 2013
'SETimes' reports that a multi-agency task force in Bosnia and Herzegovina introduced a series of amendments that will harmonise legal codes on human trafficking in the country's four judicial districts, facilitating ... Read More
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Russia Russia cancels accord with U.S. on fighting drugs, human trafficking

30 Jan 2013
'Washington Post' reports that just days after the United States withdrew from a joint panel on civil society, Russia said that it was dropping out of an agreement that provided help from the United States in fighting... Read More
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South Eastern Europe Serbia ready to deal with migration issue, PM says

30 Jan 2013
'B92' reports that Serbian PM Ivica Dačić that Serbia was ready to fully commit to solving the problem of migrations both on the national and regional level. Read More
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European Union The European Commission & Childrens Rights: More can be done

29 Jan 2013
'Eurochild' reports on its website on the feedback and recommendations of the 7th EU Forum on the Rights of the Child. Read More
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Moldova Positive behaviour management strategies

5 Feb 2013
November 28-29, 2012, Chisinau, Moldova: Specialists at the centre for temporary placement of minors had the opportunity to learn about positive behavior management during a 2-day seminar held by Laura Ghica, from Ter... Read More
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Friday, February 1, 2013

Manual de abordaje, orientación y asistencia a víctimas de trata de personas con enfoque de género y derechos



Novedad editorial: Manual de abordaje, orientación y asistencia a víctimas de trata de personas con enfoque de género y derechos

 

 

Novedad editorial: Manual de abordaje, orientación y asistencia a víctimas de trata de personas con enfoque de género y derechos

Este manual es una herramienta para que funcionarios en el territorio colombiano cuenten con un instrumento de apoyo y orientación para la prestación de la asistencia, tanto en la etapa de emergencia o inmediata, como en la asistencia de reintegración o mediata a casos de trata de personas y para el seguimiento constante a los casos asistidos.

Este documento constituye además, un instrumento que permite establecer la relación que existe entre la trata de personas y la violencia basada en género y distinguir la trata de personas de otros delitos establecidos en el Código Penal colombiano.

 

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