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Contemporary Forms of Slavery in Uruguay
March 14, 2022

Contemporary Forms of Slavery in Uruguay

In October 2004, President Vásquez’s Frente Amplio won the general election in Uruguay, ending more than 150 years of two-party …

Contemporary Forms of Slavery in Peru
March 14, 2022

Contemporary Forms of Slavery in Peru

In 2000, a corruption scandal ended Alberto Fujimori’s third term as President and brought in a transitional government which ruled …

Contemporary Forms of Slavery in Paraguay
March 14, 2022

Contemporary Forms of Slavery in Paraguay

The economic crisis which hit the southern cone in the late 1990s affected Paraguay particularly severely because of its large …

Contemporary Forms of Slavery in Argentina
March 14, 2022

Contemporary Forms of Slavery in Argentina

In the late 1990s, Argentina’s economy went into a sharp decline. Its currency was overvalued, growth was stagnating and its …

Contemporary Forms of Slavery in Brazil
March 14, 2022

Contemporary Forms of Slavery in Brazil

In October 2002, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was elected on a platform that emphasised economic growth, equity and …

Contemporary forms of slavery in Bolivia
March 14, 2022

Contemporary forms of slavery in Bolivia

Bolivia is the poorest county in South America, with two-thirds of the population living in poverty, the majority of whom …

March 13, 2022

Nowhere to Turn – Addressing Australian corporate abuses overseas

In recent years, some of Australia’s most prominent companies from ANZ to BHP have been implicated in serious human rights …

NGOs’ Statement on Protection Measures for Trafficked Persons in Western Europe
March 13, 2022

NGOs’ Statement on Protection Measures for Trafficked Persons in Western Europe

This document is a joint statement of non-governmental organisations in five European countries with long-term experience in assisting trafficked persons …

March 13, 2022

Measuring the Extent of Sex Trafficking in Cambodia

This paper presents the results of research conducted during the summer and fall of 2008 across the 24 provinces of …

NGO Networks: Building Capacity in a Changing World
March 12, 2022

NGO Networks: Building Capacity in a Changing World

The strengthening of indigenous NGO networks is an important element of the strategic framework used by the Office of Private …