Documents [trafficking]

SWP Fact Sheet on Senate Anti-Trafficking Bill
Sex Workers Project
06/10/2008
PDF - 184K
Fact sheet on the reauthorization of the TVPRA.
NY Anti-Trafficking Network Letter to Senators
Sex Workers Project
06/09/2008
PDF - 140K
Letter advocating Senate Bill 3061 on the reauthorization of the TVPRA.
New York State Anti-Trafficking Law
NY Anti-Trafficking Network
12/12/2007
PDF - 232K
Fact sheet describing the New York State anti-trafficking law, which became effective November 1, 2007.
Testimony on NYS Anti-Trafficking Law
Sex Workers Project
12/11/2007
PDF - 268K
Testimony to NYS OTDA/DCJS Hearing, December 11, 2007.
The Conflation of Trafficking and Sex Work
Sex Workers Project
03/30/2007
PDF - 320K
The Conflation of Trafficking and Sex Work
Sex Workers Project
03/30/2007
PDF - 320K
NY Anti-Trafficking Network Legislative Priorities
NY Anti-Trafficking Network
03/19/2007
PDF - 101K
Priorities and suggestions for proposed NY state anti-trafficking legislation submitted by NY Anti-Trafficking Network.
Statement on Trafficking for Commission for the Status of Women
Sex Workers Project and Network of Sex Work Projects
02/22/2007
PDF - 56K
Statement highlighting SWP/NSWP
'Thank You' Letter to actress Julia Ormond
Sex Workers Project
01/16/2007
PDF - 253K
'Thank You' letter to Ormond for her well-informed discussion and documentary film on trafficking at an anti-trafficking event at NYU hosted by Vital Voices and the NYU Center for Global Affairs.
Civil Society Response to the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking
Partnering Organizations and SWP
12/06/2006
PDF - 95K
Response detailing the distinctions between sex work and trafficking and the connection between violence against sex workers and their criminalization.
NGO Response to the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking
Partnering Organizations and SWP
11/09/2006
PDF - 70K
Submitted by a group of NGO's who work on issues related to trafficking in persons highlighting the necessity of human rights perspectives and evidence-based research in reporting on trafficking
Testimony of Sapna Patel on Human Trafficking in NYC
Sex Workers Project
09/28/2006
PDF - 253K
New York City Council Hearing, September 28, 2006.
Comments on Report of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking
Sex Workers Project
09/01/2006
PDF - 271K
SWP comments to the Special Rapporteur on the notion of demand, conflation of sex work and trafficking and findings from Behind Closed Doors that highlight the experiences of migrant sex workers.
Testimony of Juhu Thukral, SWP Director, on NYS Anti-Trafficking Legislation
Sex Workers Project
02/02/2006
PDF - 48K
(NYS Senate Hearing, February 2, 2006)
Testimony of Juhu Thukral, SWP Director, on NYS Anti-Trafficking Legislation
Sex Workers Project
10/25/2005
PDF - 44K
(NYS Senate Hearing, October 25, 2005)
State Model Law on Protection for Victims of Human Trafficking
Freedom Network
06/01/2005
PDF - 1.4951171875MB
A tool for state legislators and advocates who are interested in developing state anti-trafficking laws that ensure the protection of the rights of trafficked persons.
Letter to Senator John Cornyn
Partnering Organizations and SWP
04/22/2005
PDF - 42K
Submitted by a group of NGO
Comments on Bill to End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act of 2005
Partnering Organizations and SWP
04/22/2005
PDF - 106K
Dissection of the 2005 Bill with comments and criticism from a group of NGO's who work on issues related to trafficking in persons.
Identification and Legal Advocacy for Trafficking Victims (2nd ed)
NYC Anti-Trafficking Network
03/01/2005
PDF - 207K
A manual to provide guidance to lawyers on issues that arise in the context of representing trafficking victims.
Fact Sheet: What is "demand" in the context of trafficking in persons?
Sex Workers Project
03/01/2005
PDF - 76K
A joint statement on the concept of 'demand' for trafficking by the Sex Workers Project, Network of Sex Work Projects and Prostitutes of New York.
Diagram of Trafficking Case
Sex Workers Project
10/22/2004
PDF - 60K
This graphic may be useful in explaining the relationships between the various parties in a trafficked person's case.
Diagrama del Caso Trafico (Español)
Sex Workers Project
10/22/2004
PDF - 60K
Este diagrama muestra las relaciones entre los varios participantes en el caso de una persona que ha sido traficada.
Fact Sheet: Funding Restrictions Under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003
Sex Workers Project
12/01/2003
PDF - 80K
Information about funding restrictions on organizations working on trafficking imposed by the TVPRA.
Morality in new policies addressing trafficking and sex work
Melissa Ditmore
06/22/2003
PDF - 92K
Presented at "Women Working to Make a Difference", IWPR's Seventh International Women's Policy Research Conference, June 2003
Fact Sheet: Rights of Trafficked Persons
Sex Workers Project
12/08/2002
PDF - 76K

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