http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/ ja Copyright 2011 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:06:19 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/local/the_human_rights_of_migrants_i/ http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/local/the_human_rights_of_migrants_i/ 04)Local level initiatives CategoryNews ThemeNews Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:06:19 +0000 http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/local/japan_must_satisfy_the_minimum/ http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/local/japan_must_satisfy_the_minimum/ 04)Local level initiatives CategoryNews ThemeNews Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:05:52 +0000 http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/advocacy/report_of_the_special_rapporte/ http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/advocacy/report_of_the_special_rapporte/ 02)International advocacy and standard-setting CategoryNews ThemeNews Thu, 07 Oct 2010 07:09:51 +0000 Government officials, representatives of inter-governmental agencies, trade unions and civil society groups gathered from around the world to discuss issues relating to "migration and development," at the 2nd Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), held October 27-30, 2008 in Manila, Philippines. http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/campaign/gfmdmanila2008/ http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/campaign/gfmdmanila2008/ 01)Campaign to mainstream the combat against human trafficking CategoryNews ThemeNews Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:21:29 +0000 For the occasion of the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit (July 7-9, 2008), IMADR, together with NGOs and scholars around the world, prepared a comprehensive proposal on exploitative migration and human trafficking. http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/campaign/2008g8_joint_proposal/ http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/campaign/2008g8_joint_proposal/ 01)Campaign to mainstream the combat against human trafficking CategoryNews ThemeNews Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:57:27 +0000 Latin American Base (IMADR-LAB) - Together with church organizations and women’s groups, IMADR-LAB organizes workshops, exploring global and local impacts of human trafficking and ways to address the problem. - Since January 2006, IMADR-LAB has been conducting research on trafficking in women in Argentina. It gathers and analyzes various data, and conducts research into past legal measures and other topics. The first stage was completed in September 2006. Asia Committee (IMADR-AC) - IMADR-AC joined the South Asia Regional Action Forum on Migration and Trafficking funded by the USAID’s South Asia Regional Initiative/Equity Support Program (SARI/Q), and forged connections with organizations in Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Main focuses of the South Asian Initiative are: ・ Development of a safe migration policy for South Asia ・ Development of a care and protection manual for victims of trafficking ・ Production of mass awareness toolkit on migration ・ Establishment of a monitoring mechanism for the SAARC convention on trafficking - IMADR-AC has encouraged its partners in South Asia to prepare a country status report, to be used to lobby the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons. - The SARI/Q project supported the following national activities facilitated by IMADR-AC on Sri Lankan migrants’ rights issues: ・ Community awareness raising of potential migrant workers ・ Campaign activities on migrants’ rights ・ Participation of Asia Committee representatives in South Asian programs on migration and trafficking issues ・ Round Table with Policy Makers in Sri Lanka on the UN High Level Dialogue on international migration and development ・ Assistance to migrant workers affected during the crisis in Lebanon Japan Committee (IMADR-JC) - As an active member of the Japan Network Against Trafficking in Persons (JNATIP), the Japan Committee of IMADR (IMADR-JC) is seeking the establishment of legal measures to protect the safety and human rights of trafficking victims, and is involved in actively lobbying the government, national Diet members and political parties. The introduction in June 2005 of ]]> http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/local/sectiondescription_3/04local_level_initiatives/ http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/local/sectiondescription_3/04local_level_initiatives/ 04)Local level initiatives SectionDescription SectionDescription Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:33:18 +0000 By defining human trafficking as “multiple discrimination accompanied by the worst form of gender violence,” IMADR has successfully mobilized activists with different views over prostitution. It has forged a worldwide network of contacts through the process of organizing international conferences and workshops on the “elimination of human trafficking” in Japan, South East Asia, South Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Swizerland. These include seminars in Tokyo, Bangkok, Colombo and Geneva, as well as workshops held on occasions such as the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre (2005) and Mumbai (2004), the Asia Social Forum, the World Conference Against Racism (Durban, 2001), the World Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995), and the UN Human Rights Sub-commission’s Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. It is through this process that IMADR succeeded in sharing with the OHCHR and other UN bodies, as well as with the NGO community, the view that human trafficking should be seen as exploitative migration. In particular, IMADR contributed to the UN level http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/education/sectiondescription_2/post_6/ http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/education/sectiondescription_2/post_6/ 03)Education, public information and network building SectionDescription SectionDescription Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:23:23 +0000 As an NGO in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, IMADR has been pressing for the necessity of human rights guarantees for trafficked persons especially women and children, at various United Nations forums such as the former Commission on Human Rights (replaced by the Human Rights Council in 2006) and Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (the present Human Rights Council Advisory Committee). To the same effect, IMADR tries to utilize the UN Special Rapporteur system, and has worked with Special Rapporteurs on trafficking in persons, violence against women, and the human rights of migrants. Based on discussions with various organizations working to address the issue, in 1998 IMADR submitted a working paper to the UN Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery that recommended the drawing up of an Optional Protocol to the 1949 UN Convention for the Suppression of the Trafficking in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others. This document was held in high esteem and formed the basis of an official document of the United Nations Sub-Committee on Human Rights (see Related Information). At the drafting stage of the Palermo Protocol (UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/advocacy/sectiondescription_1/post_5/ http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/advocacy/sectiondescription_1/post_5/ 02)International advocacy and standard-setting SectionDescription SectionDescription Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:21:42 +0000 At the World Social Forum that took place in January 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya, IMADR and its network NGOs launched the “Campaign Against Exploitative Migration and Human Trafficking: Towards Just and Sustainable Development.” This international campaign aims to “mainstream” the combat against exploitative migration, including trafficking in women and children. Specifically, the campaign plans to undertake the following activities with the involvement of a wide range of NGOs working not only in the field of anti-trafficking and migrants’ rights, but also in different issue areas such as conflict resolution, refugee protection, HIV/AIDS, village development and poverty eradication: 1. Share and accumulate experiences and projects which would lead to the elimination of human trafficking and sustainable migration through a series of international and regional meetings, as well as online communication and a jointly developed database; and 2. Compile together a report on global exploitative migration, analyzing the problems and proposing concrete solutions to them, and present it on occasions where migration policies are discussed internationally, including the 2008 G8 Summit in Japan. http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/campaign/sectiondescription/post_4/ http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/campaign/sectiondescription/post_4/ 01)Campaign to mainstream the combat against human trafficking SectionDescription SectionDescription Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:19:07 +0000 Seeing trafficking as an indication of multiple discrimination against minority women Human trafficking can be seen as a result of various forms of discrimination based on gender, poverty, racism, ethnic origin, nationality and so on, compiled and intertwined with one another. We need to consider the fact that a considerable portion of trafficked persons – especially women and children – belong to discriminated minority groups, and that racism in their destination countries often prevents them from seeking effective remedies for their exploitation and human rights violations. Bringing together activists with different views about prostitution When it comes to prostitution, there have been two different positions on the matter among activists; those who believe that "all prostitution is sexual exploitation and therefore a violation of women's human rights," and those who believe that "there should be a recognized right to sex work, and the issue of prostitution should be considered]]> http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/description/post_3/ http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/description/post_3/ Description Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:14:14 +0000 http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/education/new/ http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/education/new/ 03)Education, public information and network building CategoryNews ThemeNews Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:30:52 +0000 IMADR-JC Booklet Volume 11 (Nov. 2006) This book is a testimony of the journeys of six Filipino migrant women towards empowerment. In addition to sharing experiences of domestic violence and institutionalized racism, this work offers concrete proposals as to how we can create positive change in our society, communities and relationships with others, by re-examining the structure of the society we live in. http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/local/post_1/ http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/local/post_1/ 04)Local level initiatives CategoryNews Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:37:51 +0000 On the occasion of this year's G8 Summit Meeting held in Heiligendam, Germany, three of IMADR's officers based in Asia and Africa issued a statement on the responsibility of the G8 nations to respect the rights of migrants, including trafficked women and children. http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/advocacy/appeal_on_the_responsibility_o/ http://www.imadr.org/trafficking/advocacy/appeal_on_the_responsibility_o/ 02)International advocacy and standard-setting CategoryNews Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:25:34 +0000