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Human Rights Watch Work on Trafficking of Women and Girls Universal Periodic Review of Guatemala Human Rights Watch's Submission to the Human Rights Council The country continues to face high levels of violence associated with both electoral politics and common crime. Guatemala’s weak and corrupt law enforcement institutions have proven incapable of containing the powerful organized crime groups that, among other things, are believed responsible for continuing attacks on human rights defenders. May 5, 2008 Written Statement Printer friendly version Exported and Exposed Abuses against Sri Lankan Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates
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Download PDF, 905 KB, 133 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Middle East: Sri Lankan Domestic Workers Face Abuse Labor Laws Leave Migrant Women Exposed Sri Lankan domestic workers face serious abuses, including violence, harassment and exploitation when they migrate to work in the Middle East, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch said the governments of Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates should do more to protect women from labor exploitation and violence when they migrate to the Middle East, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. November 13, 2007 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version International Trafficking in Persons: Taking Action to Eliminate Modern Day Slavery Written Statement for the Record Human Rights Watch appreciates the committee’s attention to the pressing and disturbing problem of international trafficking in persons. In consideration of the upcoming review of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (TVPRA), we would like to share some key findings and recommendations that we believe are central to effective prevention and response. October 18, 2007 Written Statement Printer friendly version Violence against Child Domestic Workers Violence against Child Domestic Workers Physical Abuse Sexual Harassment and Assault Psychological Abuse Forced Labor Trafficking Recommendations February 20, 2007 Background Briefing Printer friendly version Domestic Workers Abused Worldwide Report Spotlights Violence and Slavelike Conditions in 12 Countries Domestic workers face a wide range of grave abuses and labor exploitation, including physical and sexual abuse, forced confinement, non-payment of wages, denial of food and health care and excessive working hours with no rest days, Human Rights Watch said in a new report today. July 26, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Swept Under the Rug Abuses against Domestic Workers Around the World
HRW Index No.: C1807 July 26, 2006 Report Download PDF, 470 KB, 95 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Singapore: Domestic Workers Suffer Grave Abuses Migrant Women Face Debt Burden and Exploitation Women migrant domestic workers in Singapore suffer grave abuses including physical and sexual violence, food deprivation, and confinement in the workplace, said Human Rights Watch in a new report released today. December 7, 2005 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Malaysia: Protect Rights of Migrants, Refugees, and Trafficking Victims Letter to the Prime Minister of Malaysia Human Rights Watch urges policy reforms that protect the human rights of migrants, refugees, and trafficking victims in Malaysia. We are grateful to have had the opportunity to meet with officials from the Home Ministry in recent months and look forward to an ongoing dialogue about our areas of concern. May 19, 2005 Letter Printer friendly version Malaysia: Mass Expulsion Puts Migrants at Risk The Malaysian government’s plan to begin arresting and deporting hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrant workers in the coming weeks may result in widespread rights abuses. Refugees and victims of human trafficking may be caught up in the sweeps and deported instead of receiving protection. November 23, 2004 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version U.S.: Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking and Slavery Human Rights Watch Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Wendy Patten, HRW's U.S. Advocacy Director, testifies to the U.S. Senate about Human Rights Watch's work on Human trafficking worldwide and makes suggestions as to how the U.S. government can better prosecute traffickers and protect victims of trafficking in the United States. July 7, 2004 Testimony Printer friendly version Trafficking in Women and Girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina Additional Documents Human Rights Watch submitted a number of requests to the U.S. government for documents relating to trafficking in persons in Bosnia pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Two years after our initial request, we obtained a limited number of documents. June 14, 2004 Background Briefing Printer friendly version Trapped by Inequality Bhutanese Refugee Women in Nepal Bhutanese refugee women in Nepal encounter gender-based violence and systematic discrimination in access to aid.This 77-page report examines the uneven response of UNHCR and the government of Nepal to rape, domestic violence, sexual and physical assault, and trafficking of girls and women from refugee camps. These problems persist despite reforms UNHCR introduced after internal investigations uncovered “sexual exploitation” of refugee women and girls by aid workers in Nepal and West Africa in 2002. The Human Rights Watch report shows how Nepal’s laws constrain the prosecution of gender-based violence. Specific domestic violence legislation does not exist in Nepal. A 35-day statute of limitations and burdensome medical reporting procedures prevent rape victims from filing complaints with the police and pressing criminal charges. The same obstacles have prevented any prosecution of aid workers and Nepalese government employees accused of “sexual exploitation” in October 2002. HRW Index No.: C1508 September 24, 2003 Report Download PDF Purchase online Letter to Colin Powell on the Trafficking in Persons Report 2003 We write to share some concerns about the U.S. State Department's third annual Trafficking in Persons Report. The Trafficking Report has the potential to become a powerful tool to address trafficking worldwide. However, persistent shortcomings seriously undermine its effectiveness. We urge the State Department to remedy those shortcomings in future reports. June 27, 2003 Letter U.S. State Department Trafficking Report Undercut by Lack of Analysis The U.S. State Department's third annual trafficking in persons report fails to meaningfully evaluate governments' efforts to combat trafficking in persons, Human Rights Watch said today. June 11, 2003 Press Release Printer friendly version West Africa: Stop Trafficking in Child Labor Child labor on cocoa farms 'tip of the iceberg' West African governments are failing to address a rampant traffic in child labor that could worsen with the region’s growing AIDS crisis, Human Rights Watch charged in a new report released today. April 1, 2003 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Borderline Slavery Child Trafficking In Togo West African governments are failing to address a rampant traffic in child labor that could worsen with the region’s growing AIDS crisis, Human Rights Watch charged in a new report released today. The 79-page report, “Borderline Slavery: Child Trafficking in Togo,” highlights Togo as a case study of trafficking in the region. The report documents how children as young as three years old are exploited as domestic and agricultural workers in several countries. HRW Index No.: A1508 April 1, 2003 Report Download PDF Purchase online Children’s testimony from Borderline Slavery: Child Trafficking in Togo All names have been changed to protect the identity of the witnesses. Children's testimonies of child trafficking in Togo. April 1, 2003 Testimony Printer friendly version Photos from Borderline Slavery: Child Trafficking in Togo Child trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of a child for the purposes of sexual or labor exploitation, forced labor, or slavery. It is a human rights tragedy estimated to involve thousands of children in West Africa and over a million children worldwide. April 1, 2003 Graphic Uganda: Child Abductions Skyrocket in North Children are being abducted in record numbers in northern Uganda by the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. The children are subjected to brutal treatment as soldiers, laborers and sexual slaves. March 28, 2003 Press Release Printer friendly version | |  | |
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