Resources

August 5, 2017

Barbara Amaya’s Story

When I ran away, I was a walking target for traffickers and predators who look for damaged children: I had …

Bangladeshi Girls Sold as Wives in North India
August 5, 2017

Bangladeshi Girls Sold as Wives in North India

This article is based on the stories of 112 Bangladeshi girls and women taken mostly to Uttar Pradesh, India, and …

Bangkok, Thailand
August 5, 2017

Bangkok, Thailand

Located in the heart of Southeast Asia, Thailand is a source, transit and destination country for traffickers seeking higher profits …

Attitudes and Social Characteristics of Men Who Buy Sex in Scotland
August 5, 2017

Attitudes and Social Characteristics of Men Who Buy Sex in Scotland

We investigated attitudes, behaviors, and demographics of 110 men who bought sex in Scotland. Those men who most frequently used …

August 5, 2017

ASEAN Handbook on International Legal Cooperation in Trafficking in Persons Cases

The handbook aims to help improve cooperation between criminal justice officials who are involved in cross-border trafficking investigations. It was …

ASEAN and Trafficking in Persons: Using Data as a Tool to Combat Trafficking in Persons
August 5, 2017

ASEAN and Trafficking in Persons: Using Data as a Tool to Combat Trafficking in Persons

This report reflects the work of four national research teams, based in Phnom Penh, Jakarta, Manila and Bangkok, and two …

Antitrafficking Policies in Asia and the Russian Far East: A Comparative Perspective
August 5, 2017

Antitrafficking Policies in Asia and the Russian Far East: A Comparative Perspective

Russia is currently the largest source country for trafficked women. Increases in unemployment after the collapse of the Soviet Union, …

Anti-child Trafficking Legislation in Asia: A Six-country Review (Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand & Indonesia)
August 5, 2017

Anti-child Trafficking Legislation in Asia: A Six-country Review (Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand & Indonesia)

This paper compares the policies and legal frameworks of the listed countries and highlights inadequacies of the legal frameworks in …

An overview of human trafficking, especially child trafficking, in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea.
August 5, 2017

An overview of human trafficking, especially child trafficking, in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea.

This document acts as a summary from the 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report of trafficking in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and …

Anti-trafficking interventions in Nigeria and the principal-agent aid model
August 5, 2017

Anti-trafficking interventions in Nigeria and the principal-agent aid model

This article discusses funding for anti-trafficking efforts in Nigeria to date and its impact. Ultimately, it shows that certain areas …