Resources

August 1, 2017

Bangladesh Events of 2016

Bangladesh witnessed a spate of violent attacks against secular bloggers, academics, gay rights activists, foreigners, and members of religious minorities …

August 1, 2017

“No More”: Ending Sex Trafficking in Canada

When we accepted the honor of co-chairing this Task Force, we knew there was an issue, but we had no …

August 1, 2017

World Report: Japan

Japan is a strong democracy with rule of law and an active civil society. Basic freedoms of expression, association, and …

August 1, 2017

The Tragedy of Human Trafficking: Competing Theories and European Evidence

This paper explores an issue that is both domestic and international: whether legalization of prostitution leads to an increase in …

August 1, 2017

Human Rights Watch submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concerning Malaysia

This submission focuses on child marriage, marital rape, the situation of transgender persons, domestic workers, and education. It relates to …

August 1, 2017

Human Trafficking and Media Myths: Federal Funding, Communications Strategies, and Canadian Anti-Trafficking Programs

This article looks at debates over human trafficking by considering the linkages between federal funding, media myths, and non-governmental organization …

August 1, 2017

Sorting Victims From Workers: Forced Labour, Trafficking, and the Process of Jurisdiction

This paper builds on work on forced labour and human trafficking to argue for the value of geographical approaches to …

August 1, 2017

“I Was Sold”: Abuse and Exploitation of Migrant Domestic Workers in Oman

This research report focuses on migrant domestic workers in Oman, who are sometimes invited to work for Omani families and …

August 1, 2017

Sexual Exploitation and Shame in Vietnamese Culture

When WGBH Boston Public Radio’s investigative reporter Phillip Martin meets “Qui” and “Phong,” two Vietnamese teenage girls, they are laughing. You …

August 1, 2017

Human Trafficking: Trading in Shame

Phillip Martin travels to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to the home of a man whose 19-year old daughter was …