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The Girls Prevention Program specifically targets middle and high school girls who demonstrate at risk behavior. The idea is to educate them on the seriousness of sexual exploitation that can lead to victimization. The 10-session curriculum is aimed at keeping the most vulnerable adolescent girls from sexual exploitation and prostitution. UAHT has also found it important to add the component...
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Human Trafficking is the buying and selling of people. It does not necessarily imply movement or transportation. It is Slavery.
Human trafficking is the second largest illegal business in the world with estimates of 30 billion dollars plus per year worldwide.
In the collective imagination, the term human trafficking most often conjures visions of exotic people from foreign countries being forced into...
Human trafficking is the second largest illegal business in the world with estimates of 30 billion dollars plus per year worldwide.
In the collective imagination, the term human trafficking most often conjures visions of exotic people from foreign countries being forced into...
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Introduction by Karen Lewis, Ending Violence Against Women Committee Co-Chair and AODVC Liaison
Following my article in the February 2015 Human Rights Team Bulletin regarding sexual abuse/harassment in the military, I happened to make friends with a survivor of sexual harassment in the military and hear her story. Since then, we've had a few conversations about this culture of acceptance...
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Colleen Gilbert (AWC Brussels) followed climate change, energy, and mental health issues at CSW59.
Climate Change and Gender Equality
Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and current Director of the Mary Robinson Foundation-Climate Justice believes that gender equality and climate justice are the most severe human rights issues of this century. She believes women must be participants and benefactors...
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Erica Higbie, UN Rep in NY and Chair of the Working Group on Girls Advocacy Committee, writes:
March 10
What inspired me
"We can only walk the last mile if we stand by the last girl." Ruchira Gupta on young prostitutes in India
"It is not a problem WHAT to do but HOW to get it done"
"The key now is...