Gender and Development
Volume 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 28-37

Human rights or wrongs? The struggle for a rights-based response to trafficking in human beings (Article)

Jordan A.D.
  • a International Human Rights Law Group, 1200 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008, United States

Abstract

A unique opportunity for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and advocates to contribute to the development of a human rights-based response to the trafficking of human beings now exists. Many governments have signed a new international treaty on trafficking and are in the process of adopting domestic anti-trafficking laws. However, as explained in this article, most government officials are uninformed about the causes and consequences of trafficking, and the appropriate rights-based legal responses. NGOs can bring their expertise and a human rights framework to the debate by working with government officials to draft and implement new trafficking laws and policies. This article offers a brief introduction and guidance to some of the challenges that NGOs will face in their advocacy work.

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advocacy nongovernmental organization human rights international agreement

Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0036243489&doi=10.1080%2f13552070215891&partnerID=40&md5=00fbe5a8a873cb4eff84d63a83b5c182

DOI: 10.1080/13552070215891
ISSN: 13552074
Cited by: 52
Original Language: English