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CIAO DATE: 09/03
Volume 8, Number 2, June 2003
Full Issue (PDF, 44 pages, 443 Kb)
From The Editors (PDF, 1 page, 22 Kb)
Focus
The United States’ Effort to Combat Trafficking in Persons (PDF, 4 pages, 55 Kb) , John R. Miller, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking In Persons, U. S. Department of State
The State Department heads a sweeping government effort to rescue victims and prosecute traffickers, both in the United States and in other nations.
U.S. Human Service Agencies Respond to Trafficking (PDF, 4 pages, 52 Kb) , Wade F. Horn, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. agencies work to build a safety net for victims of trafficking.
Commentary
U.S. Sends Strong Message to Those Who Traffic in Human Lives (PDF, 4 pages, 44 Kb) , John Gittelsohn, Special Correspondent
A federal jury returns a guilty verdict against the owner of an American Samoa garment factory in the largest U.S. human trafficking case ever prosecuted.
Saving the Victims, One by One (PDF, 4 pages, 58 Kb) , An Interview with Marco Gramegna, Director, Counter-Trafficking Service, International Organization for Migration
The International Organization for Migration and local affiliates work in projects all over the globe to liberate victims of trafficking from their plight.
Freeing the Fishing Children of Ghana (PDF, 2 pages, 36 Kb) , Dr. Ernest Taylor, IOM Project Director in Accra, Ghana
A first-person account of efforts to assist victims of child labor in Africa.
European Alliance Combats Human Trafficking (PDF, 6 pages, 70 Kb) , An Interview with General Ferenc Banfi and Liaison Officer Zan Jovanovski at the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative Center
Law enforcement agencies in Southeastern Europe adopt an unprecedented level of cross-border cooperation to combat trafficking in persons.
Preventing Victimization in Moldova (PDF, 4 pages, 56 Kb) , Jana Costachi, Director, the Center for Prevention of Trafficking in Women
A nongovernmental organization works to prevent trafficking and protect potential victims in a country that has become one of the greatest sources of women trafficked to the brothels of Europe.
Additional Resources
Developing Countries Take a Stand Against Trafficking (PDF, 3 pages, 45 Kb) , From the third annual Trafficking in Persons Report by the U.S. State Department
An account of "best practices" demonstrates the creative actions taken by many developing countries to combat human trafficking.
Trafficking in Persons or Alien Smuggling? (PDF, 2 pages, 36 Kb) , The Protection Project, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
An explanation of the legal distinctions between trafficking in persons and migrant smuggling.
Bibliography (PDF, 3 pages, 52 Kb)
Books, documents, and articles on media issues.
Internet Sites (PDF, 2 pages, 34 Kb)
A list of Internet sites offering further information on global media.