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E Bulletin 4 p2021 ok RENATE Vigil for Feast of St. Bakhita 2021
E-Bulletin No.4 – 1st February 2021.
’Climate change is one of the causes of poverty and forced migration, which make people vulnerable to human trafficking…’’
The stark headline of the January 2021 issue of STOP Trafficking anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter sets out the theme of this month’s edition of the Newsletter, which not only informs about the consequences of climate change on the most vulnerable but also highlights the distinctions between refugees who are displaced due to natural disasters created by climate change and all other refugees. Under current international refugee agreements, people displaced by environmental disasters do not qualify for international aid or protection under the 1951 Refugee Convention…thereby rendering them vulnerable to traffickers.
Read about the story of Dahia, sold by traffickers into prostitution in Somalia.
The Newsletter cites several country narratives from the Annual Trafficking in Persons Report (2020) linking human trafficking and natural disasters (Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Vanuatu).
Under the heading of Advocacy, there is a comprehensive feature on vulnerabilities after a natural disaster, including reference to refugee camps and labour trafficking.
And finally, ACTION and what can be done, features on the closing pages of the Newsletter.
A MUST read!
To access the Newsletter: https://sistersagainsttrafficking.org/stop-trafficking-newsletter/
Child Victims of Trafficking and Migration Policies, is the central theme of the December edition of the Newsletter. The publication exposes the reality whereby countries signed up to the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, promising to protect the best interests of the child, may not in fact, be fully living up to their obligations in this regard.
This newsletter holds a spotlight up to France specifically and explores topics such as Isolated minors without protection; Migration policies creating insecurity; how separated families can expose minors to exploitation; difficulties in accessing education; cases where the duty to protect minors is not adhered to; the imprisonment -not protection- of exploited minors and how difficult it is for minors who are victims of trafficking, to access protection.
To read the Newsletter: http://contrelatraite.org/exploitation_enfants