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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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Take Action: Join CATW in Urging HBO to Stop Promoting Sex Trafficking and Prostitution
Author(s): CATW (April 2008)
CATW is calling on the 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), or coming to our protest in NYC on April 24th.
Press Release: CATW Protests HBO’s Reality Show Cathouse, Set In A Brothel
Author(s): CATW (April 21, 2008)
On April 24, 2008, the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW), will hold a picket line protest from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm in front of the corporate offices of HBO, located at 1100 6th Avenue at 42nd Street in New York City, protesting its reality series Cathouse set in a brothel. CATW’s campaign will address HBO's effort to erase the harm of prostitution.
CATW Representatives Go to Bangladesh to Visit Sigma Huda
Author(s): Janice Raymond, CATW (Feb. 2008)
After trying to obtain visas to Bangladesh beginning in August, 2007, Dorchen Leidholdt and Janice Raymond were finally able to go to Dhaka from February 6-10, 2008. Our goals were to visit Sigma Huda in prison, meet with the US Embassy in Dhaka, and appeal to Bangladeshi authorities on Sigma’s behalf. This report is the result of our fact-finding mission and our efforts to urge relevant officials, on humanitarian grounds, to provide Sigma with much-needed medical monitoring and treatment and to move her out of the prison back to a specialized hospital and ultimately to her home.
Summary on the Arrest and Detention of Sigma Huda in Bangladesh
Author(s): CATW (Feb. 2008)
A compilation of information about the arrest and detention of Sigma Huda, human rights lawyer and UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking, as well as information about her deteriorating health condition.
Rapport sur La situation de la rapporteure spéciale sur la Traite de l’ONU, Sigma Huda
Author(s): Janice Raymond, CATW (fev. 2008)
Après avoir essayé depuis avril 2007 d’obtenir des visas pour nous rendre au Bangladesh nous avons finalement pu nous rendre à Dhaka entre le 6 et le 10 février 2008. Nous avions pour buts de voir Sigma Huda dans sa prison, de rencontrer un
responsable de l’ambassade des USA, et d’en appeler aux autorités bangladeshi au sujet de Sigma. Ce rapport fait le point sur notre mission d’information et sur les efforts que nous
avons menés auprès des autorités impliquées. Nous leur avons demandé de donner à Sigma, pour raisons humanitaires, la surveillance médicale et les soins dont elle a besoin de façon urgente, qu’on la laisse sortir de la prison pour l’installer dans un
hôpital spécialisé et lui permettre ensuite de rentrer chez elle.
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.
PRESS RELEASE - Two new co-executive directors will lead CATW
Author(s): CATW (June 2007)
Two new co-executive directors will lead the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women International (CATW) beginning in July, 2007. CATW will also establish two international secretariats in New York, USA and Brussels, Belgium.
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.
“Not For Sale”: A new film
Author(s): Marie Vermeiren
“Not For Sale” is a DVD filmed by Marie Vermeiren and produced by the joint CATW-EWL project on prevention of trafficking. This compelling DVD features five survivors of prostitution, as well as the UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking, Ministers of the European Parliament and representatives from CATW and EWL. Speakers discuss prostitution as violence against women, the links between prostitution and trafficking, and arguments against State decriminalization and legalization of prostitution, as well as the male demand for prostitution that promotes trafficking. Support CATW and order your copy today.
"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.
Statement on the 2nd Annual Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Aspects of Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Sigma Huda
Author(s): Various (Sept. 2006)
The 125 NGOs and groups signing this statement wish to commend the Special Rapporteur, Sigma Huda, on her second annual thematic report. Among the signers of this statement are organizations that provide services to victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation, or who themselves are survivors of trafficking and prostitution and who represent women who have been victims/survivors.
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.
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 (2006)
This report covers the period January-December 2005. Section I outlines the Special Rapporteur’s activities during this reporting period. Section II is devoted to a thematic study on the relationship between trafficking and the demand for commercial sexual exploitation. Section III contains the Special Rapporteur’s conclusions and recommendations.
What Happens When Prostitution Becomes Work? An Update on Legalisation of Prostitution in Australia
Author(s): Mary Sullivan, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, Australia (2005)
The Victorian State Government, despite more and more evidence that legalisation has failed to achieve any of its aims, continues in its belief that prostitution can be regulated
like any other industry. Victoria’s legitimisation of prostitution created a prostitution culture throughout the State and made it acceptable for Victorian men to purchase women for sexual gratification.
Legalisation has offered nothing for women caught up in this system of exploitation. Legitimising prostitution as work has simply worked to normalise the violence and sexual abuse that they experience on a daily basis. Victoria must not be seen as a model for other countries attempting to deal with the escalating
trade in women and children for sex. Legalised prostitution is government-sanctioned abuse of women and violates their right to equality and safety.
The Case Against the Legalization of Prostitution
Author(s): Various (2004)
A special issue of Violence Against Women (Sage Publications) addressing the case against the legalization of prostitution with focus on the demand for prostitution.
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