Monthly archives: July, 2019

TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT JUNE 2019

Each instance of human trafficking takes a common toll; each crime is an affront to the basic ideals of human dignity, inflicting grievous harm on individuals, as well as on their families and communities. Yet, if it were possible to hold human trafficking up to a light like a prism, each facet would reflect a …

Intimate partner violence against women is an essential factor in the determination of child custody, say women’s rights experts

The Platform of undersigned United Nations and regional independent mechanisms on violence against women and women’s rights1 voiced its concern over patterns across various jurisdictions of the world that ignore intimate partner violence against women in determining child custody cases. These patterns reveal underlying discriminatory gender bias and harmful gender stereotypes against women. Ignoring intimate …