Compilation of Reports from the Conference on ‘Trafficking of Human Beings and Migration: A Human Rights Approach’
- Document number
- 1018
- Date
- 2005
- Title
- Compilation of Reports from the Conference on ‘Trafficking of Human Beings and Migration: A Human Rights Approach’
- Author/publisher
- Anti-Slavery International
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
- Keywords
- Female Migrant Workers; Spain; Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes; UK; Haiti; the Dominican Republic; Reflection Period; Nigeria; Portuguese Migrant Workers; Portugal; Proposal for the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings; Labour exploitation, Domestic Labour; Sexual exploitation, Identification (of Victims), Protection, Victims of trafficking, Trafficked persons, Sex tourism, Pornography, Palermo protocol; Child trafficking; Best Interests Principle, Child Victims of Trafficking
- Summary
- “Hands Up for Freedom” is a development education project that Anti-Slavery International has been involved with, in partnership with four other non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Europe: CICA (Communità Internazionale di Capodarco) in Rome, IEPALA (Instituto de Estudios Políticos para América Latina y África) in Madrid, MLAL (Movimento Laici America Latina) Progetto Mondo in Verona and OIKOS in Lisbon. The project’s purpose is to create public awareness of contemporary forms of slavery and in particular of trafficking in human beings. This is an often misunderstood phenomenon that involves the exploitation of women, men and children, in every part of the world. “Hands Up for Freedom” is aimed at secondary school and university students, educators, trade unions representatives, employers, politicians and the public in general. In March 2005, Anti-Slavery International, CICA, IEPALA, MLAL Progetto Mondo and OIKOS took part in a two-day conference held at the Fundação Caolouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon, Portugal. We addressed the current trafficking and migration situation in our respective countries, actions taken by our governments and policies we would like implemented. We also invited our global partners to present papers on various topics relating to the conference theme, “Trafficking of Human Beings and Migration: A Human Rights Approach”. This report is a summary of information made available during the conference in Lisbon, provided by Belén Andrade (IEPALA), Chris Beddoe (ECPAT-UK), Emilia Ceolan (MLAL Progetto Mondo), Carmelo Garcia (IEPALA), Norma Muico (Anti-Slavery International), Vicky Nwogu (ILO/PATWA), Inácio Mota da Silva(Portuguese Caritas), José Leitão (Portuguese MP), Laura Zordan (CICA).
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