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The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women-International (CATW) is a non-governmental organization that promotes women's human rights by working internationally to combat sexual exploitation in all its forms. Founded in 1988, CATW was the first international non-governmental organization to focus on human trafficking, especially sex trafficking of women and girls. CATW obtained Category II Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 1989.
 It is a fundamental human right to be free of sexual exploitation in all its forms. Women and girls have the right to sexual integrity and autonomy.
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A Conversation Among Men About Sex Trafficking
Author(s): CATW
Please join us on December 2, 2009, in New York City, for an evening of activism and art to commemorate International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.
Abolishing Prostitution: The Swedish Solution
Author(s): Rain and Thunder Collective (2008)
Read an interview with Gunilla Ekberg, Co-Executive Director of CATW, by Rain and Thunder, a grassroots publication created and distributed by a collective of radical feminist women.
Wanted
Author(s): CATW (Nov. 2008)
Click on the link to YouTube and watch "Wanted," a brief video by CATW about sex trafficking.
FOKUS Networking Conference Statement on Trafficking & Prostitution
Author(s): Various (Aug. 2008)
Read the statement by women’s rights organizations from 19 countries across 6 continents who met in South Africa in August 2008. They are working to address the issue of trafficking of women and children and prostitution, including the demand for women and children for the purposes of sexual exploitation.
CATW-Asia Pacific - Evaluation of Programs
Author(s): Faye G. Balanon and Teresita V. Barrameda (June 2007)
This evaluation, published by Kvinnefronten/Women’s Front of Norway, was carried out to document the good practices, lessons learned, immediate impact, challenges and recommendations of the programs of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women – Asia Pacific’s (CATW-AP) in addressing
trafficking and prostitution. The evaluators sought to
determine how CATW-AP, through its programs and services, has contributed in changing people’s lives, especially the lives of women and girl children.
Take Action: Join CATW in Urging HBO to Stop Promoting Sex Trafficking and Prostitution
Author(s): CATW (September 2008)
CATW is calling on the American television network HBO to stop airing shows like Cathouse, which promote sex trafficking and prostitution. Learn more about our campaign and join us by writing HBO in protest (see our sample letter).
JOINT STATEMENT / DECLARACIÓN CONJUNTA - The Vienna Forum Must Deliver More Than Mere Rhetoric / El Foro De Viena Debe Ser Más Que Mera Retórica
Author(s): CATW, Equality Now, European Women's Lobby (Feb. 2008)
The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW), Equality Now, The European Women’s Lobby, and grassroots groups from around the world, all working to end trafficking in women and girls, are jointly calling on governments to use the Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking (13-15 February 2008) organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as a venue to generate significant political will and commit resources to ending the scourge of human trafficking.
The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW), Equality Now, The European Women’s Lobby y grupos de base alrededor del mundo, todos trabajando para acabar con la trata de mujeres y niñas, hacen conjuntamente un llamado a los gobiernos para hacer del Foro de Viena contra la Trata de Personas (13 – 15 de Febrero de 2008), organizado por la Oficina de Naciones Unidas contra las Drogas y el Delito (UNODC), un punto de encuentro para generar una significativa voluntad política y comprometer recursos para poner fin al azote de la trata de personas.
UN Commission on the Status of Women--Oral Statement on Eradicating Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Author(s): CATW (Feb. 2008)
Commercial sexual exploitation of women and girls of all ages, including prostitution, pornography, the Internet bride industry, and sex tourism, is one of the most devastating, and escalating practices of gender-based violence assaulting the human rights and dignity of women and girls. No society that purports to uphold gender equality should tolerate and accept the sexual commodification of women and girls.
“Successfully Prosecuting Sex Traffickers” - Testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, United States
Author(s): Dorchen A. Leidholdt (Nov. 2007)
This testimony, by founding Board Member Dorchen Leidholdt, highlights concerns with the current anti-trafficking criminal provision in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), and advocates for a crucial amendment to this provision in the TVPA reauthorization legislation.
Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights aspects of the victims of trafficking in persons, especially women and children
Author(s): Sigma Huda, Special Rapporteur (2007)
This report covers the period January-December 2006, and outlines the Special Rapporteur’s activities during the reporting period. It also covers a thematic study on forced marriages in the context of trafficking in persons. In this section, the Special Rapporteur defines what amounts to a forced marriage and lists different forms of existing forced marriages as reported to her in the different replies to a questionnaire on forced marriages that the Special Rapporteur sent to Governments, international organizations and non-governmental organizations.
"Press for Change" - A guide for journalists reporting on the prostitution and trafficking of women
Author(s): Julie Bindel (2006)
This is a press pack for journalists with an interest in stories which involve trafficking of women for the purposes of prostitution. The pack was originally developed as part of a joint project coordinated by the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) and the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) entitled Promoting Preventative Measures to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings for Sexual Exploitation.
The Links between Prostitution and Sex Trafficking: A Briefing Handbook
Author(s): Grainne Healy & Monica O’Connor (2006)
This handbook seeks to explore the links between prostitution and trafficking, focusing on gender equality and the issue of demand. It was initially developed for the 13 countries participating in the joint Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) and the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) Project on Promoting Preventative Measures to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings for Sexual Exploitation: A Swedish and United States Governmental and Non-Governmental Organisation Partnership. This handbook may be used as a resource for any NGO or governmental authority that is interested in addressing the gaps in anti-trafficking programmes: the links between prostitution and trafficking, the importance of programmes and policies that are based on gender equality, the legal status of the sex industry, and the male demand for prostitution that promotes sex trafficking.
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