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Introduction to GS Position Papers on Power Point format:
The priorities for ministry and mission of the 29th Congregational Chapter of the Sisters of the Good
Shepherd (2009) were expanded in 2012 into six position Papers using the topics of Trafficking /
Migration / Economic Justice / Prostitution / Girl-child / Ecology. The Position Papers were prepared by
the Good Shepherd International Justice Peace Office (GSIJPO) and approved by the CGS Congregational
Leadership Team (CLT).
The text of the Position Papers can be found on the International website at:
< http://www.buonpastoreint.org/jp-en/recursos/good-shepherd-congregational-material->
in French: <http://www.buonpastoreint.org/jp-fr/resources/matriel-de-la-congrgation-du-bon-pasteur->
in Spanish: <http://www.buonpastoreint.org/jp-es/recursos/good-shepherd-congregational-material->
This text has been put into Power Point Format (in English) as a flexible way of sharing with all GS People.
This Power Point format is a template that you can take and adapt, re-do, and use for your context and needs.
You can change images to better express your context; you can simplify language if it helps.
You can be creative and use the Position Papers in many ways:
Discussion of GS mission in light of today’s realties
Review of local realities and priorities:
A foundation for chapter renewal and ministerial planning
A basis for setting province priorities
The ground work for Unit formation
Direction for GS ministry development and evaluation
Orientation for co-workers and partners in ministry
A starting point for local mission and ministry statements, policies & practices
Guidelines for advocacy actions
A framework for social analysis
Etcetera…
This power point includes 2 sections
1.
slides #3 to #25
A Power Point version of the GS Position Paper on Trafficking
2. slides # 27 to # 39
A basic “What is trafficking” overview
3. slides # 40 to # 70
Some further images of Trafficking
You can change and adapt this
for appropriate use and training on
your local level.
RESOURCE TOOL
FOLLOWING the GOOD SHEPHERD CONGREGATIONAL CHAPTER of 2009
Good Shepherd Position Paper
on the
Trafficking of Women and Girls
“Inspired
by the creative audacity of
St. Mary Euphrasia,
her prophetic and radical response
to the needs of her time…”
Prepared by the Int JP Office,
Approved by the CLT, 2011
The 25th Chapter, 1985
“urged new responses in relation to Social Justice…”
and declared that
justice is integral to our mission of reconciliation…
“You are called to be so many Good Shepherds” SME
Good Shepherd Position on the
Trafficking of Women and Girls
GS Direction, stated at the 29th Congregational Chapter, July 2009, excerpt:
We commit ourselves...
to respond to the anguish of the world calling us to the margins…
by taking courageous steps to use our international resources
effectively, to network and …
by working zealously with women and children, especially those who are trafficked…
Human Trafficking
- comprises the fastest growing criminal industry in the world;
- is a debasement of the human person;
- is grotesque injustice;
- is a form of gender discrimination and global gender-based violence;
- is a violation of their dignity and human rights.
- Is a global form of exploitation
Good Shepherd stands with persons
who condemn this phenomena
we work to eradicate
trafficking
and support the human
rights of women and girls
Human Trafficking is supported by
Structures and systems which:
- give
- increase
extreme poverty
- support
patriarchal hierarchies, &
priority to economic profit.
GS’s response:
express solidarity with those who have suffered victimization.
listen to the experiences of such persons
and develop holistic programs to serve their needs.
increase our capacity to understand the dynamics of trafficking
so as to support women and girls in healing and
toward self-empowerment through
-social supports,
-personal growth opportunities, and
-employable skills leading to
secure income.
GS Policy
Trafficking in human persons is
-A debasement of the human person that violates human rights
-An injustice related to the dynamics of globalization - economic systems that
increase poverty; patriarchal systems that discriminate
Work in Anti-trafficking requires:
-A life in solidarity with victims of human trafficking
-The ability to listen to and learn from those who have suffered under human
trafficking
-Constant learning in the field, so as to provide better service
-Development of service capacity to respond to complex needs
-Advocacy to influence change in systems and structures that leave persons
vulnerable
GS Advocacy
GS policy includes advocacy actions that will influence change in systems and respond adequately to those who have been
victimized. Such actions include:
Lobby (speak) for implementation of human rights legislation
Publically address gender discrimination, economic injustice and
Violence against Women
Speak for adequate public resources for anti-Trafficking programs
Urge states to enact measures to stop trafficking, including the censure of male
demand for prostituted sex
Make policy links between trafficking and other areas of social injustice
Speak publically against the social acceptance of the prostitution of women
Encourage prevention initiatives
Work within collaborative networks to end trafficking
Support and use Human Rights tools:
-20102 Global Plan of Action,
-2000 Palermo Protocol,
-CEDAW
-1949 Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of
the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others
Advocacy and Lobbying Actions together – tools of GS mission
We support policies that will prevent and eradicate trafficking in women
and girls by addressing
gender discrimination,
economic injustice, and
violence against women.
We raise our voice in favor of policies and programs, adequately funded,
that ameliorate the chronic
socio-economic,
political and
legal disadvantages of women and girls.
We urge States to demonstrate the political will
to develop effective tools
to protect trafficking victims,
prosecute traffickers,
and censure the male demand for prostituted sex.
(UNDOC NGO statement, 2008)
GS mission addresses root causes:
links between trafficking and public polices related to:
-economic justice;
-violence vs. women;
-discrimination of the girl child;
-inadequate migration support; &
-social acceptance of the prostitution of
women and girls.
GS mission has a role in developing participation and leadership
in networks and/or campaigns
to end to trafficking &
promote full empowerment
of women and girls.
MDG
"Whereas
prostitution
and the accompanying evil of the
traffic in persons
for the purpose of prostitution are incompatible
with the dignity and worth of the human person
and endanger the welfare of the individual, the
family and the community…” 1949 UN convention
It is critical that GS:
-Ensure anti-trafficking training in our
- formation,
- ongoing formation, and
- the professional development of ourselves,
our staff, and co-workers.
Increase awareness of legal and social issues of
trafficking (international and local)
as well effective intervention
& advocacy approaches.
It is critical that GS:
Develop our service capacity
Welcome
those who have been trafficked
Develop environments and
programs that offer needed
services and genuine opportunities.
It is critical that GS:
Encourage Prevention
- promotion of economic justice,
- develop local income generation
- support of adequate migration
-policies.
It is critical that GS:
Contribute to and lead in policy formation through participation
at regional and international conferences,
by articulating our position,
by participating in campaigns,
and demonstrating leadership.
It is critical that GS:
- Increase awareness of legal tools
- Speak in favor
of effective local and international
anti-trafficking legislation.
it is critical that GS:
Expand our capacity through:
-responsive program development
-participation in local networks
-activity in effective advocacy initiatives
-collaboration with the work of the GSIJPO.
it is critical that GS:
-Amplify its voice in Support of the implementation of
International Human Rights tools :
-The 2010 United Nations Global Plan of
Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons;
- The 2000 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and
Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially
Women and Children (Palermo Protocol) of the
Convention against Transnational Organized
Crime;
- The 1949 Convention for the Suppression of
the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of
the Prostitution of Others;
- CEDAW and the CRC
(with Its Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution
and Child Pornography)
it is critical that GS:
Contribute National NGO reports through
CEDAW
CRC
UPR
GS has an NGO representative,
part time, at the UN in Vienna on
issues related to trafficking in
persons, since august 2012.
The United Nations in Vienna is the only
entity focusing on the criminal justice element
of trafficking crimes,
under the Office of Drugs and Crime, UNODC.
The work to combat human trafficking and the smuggling of
migrants is based on
the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized
Crime and its protocols on trafficking in persons
(The Palermo Protocol) and migrant smuggling.
Marie Hélène HALLIGON
Email: [email protected]
Blog: http://marieheleneh.wordpress.com
This power point was prepared November 2012
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Part 2.
slides # 27 to # 39
A basic “What is trafficking” overview
The following gives a basic overview of trafficking –
it is not intended to be comprehensive information on trafficking
You can use this information to make your own slide show.
Adapt what is here for your own needs and circumstances.
Many of these next slides have been taken or adapted from work compiled by:
The Welfare services
of the Good Shepherd Sisters in Malaysia
Thanks!
What is Human Trafficking?
A crime that
exploits
the way it is done is by:
• Threat or force
• Coercion
• Abduction
• Deception
• Fraud
• Abuse of power
•Abuse of another's
vulnerability
• Promises of better
things – payments,
job, circumstances
Criminal
actions
include
The things done are:
-Recruitment
-Threat or Force
-Transport
-Movement
-Harboring
(concealing)
-Receiving a
person
PURPOSE
the reason it is
done
To exploit a human person through
• Prostitution
• Commercial sex
acts
• Sexual
exploitation
• Forced labor
• Slavery,
servitude or
similar
practices
• Removal of
organs
Human Trafficking happens because
People who live in Poverty are desperate for a chance at a new life
People who migrate without social protection are vulnerable
They listen to promises that they don’t even believe
People hope for better circumstance
Society tolerates the prostitution of women
Society places low value on women and girls
Many women and girls have no experience of dignity and worth
Society does not enact laws that criminalize traffickers, pimps and purchaser
Laws that are in place are not implemented
The global economy makes trafficking profitable…
Things happening to eradicate Human Trafficking are
International Attention
International agreements through UN Conventions
Education
Poverty Eradication and Social Protection Programs
National laws to criminalize traffickers pimps and
purchaser
NGOs working on Prevention and Protection
Documentation of migration realities
What can we do ?
We are a group
with a mission
What will we do?
Work for
Gender
Equality
Eliminate
Poverty
Improve laws
Change Social Attitudes
Work Against
Trafficking,
Sex Trafficking
& Prostitution
Stop the
Demand
Support
Women’s
Human Rights
You can think of 4- Ps to assess your effectiveness on anti-trafficking efforts
Prevention Activities
Awareness-raising and education
Empowerment of potential victims about
Activities to prevent exploitation of migrants and other vulnerable
groups.
Protection Activities
Programs, Resources, Outreach
Assisting victims in obtaining their rights, Healing trauma & Ensuring
their safety.
Prosecution Activities
Support for proper law enforcement
Identifying, arresting, and criminally prosecuting perpetrators of
trafficking.
Partnership Activities
Joining, Forming, and Participating in networks and coalitions that will
strengthen efforts of all groups.
The full cycle of trafficking for sexual exploitation requires attention
Criminal network:
- Recruiters
- Traffickers
- Suppliers
- Pimps
Sex Trafficking
Supply:
Bodies of
Vulnerable
women and
children
Prostitution
Society & Government- Legalized prostitution
- Male privilege
- Economy
- Tolerance of prostitution
Purchasers:
Those who demand
availability to buy
adult/child sex acts
Other resources include:
The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW)
http://www.catwinternational.org/about/index.php
The Coalition Against
Trafficking in Women
(CATW)
is a non-governmental organization that
promotes women's human rights.
It works internationally to combat sexual
exploitation in all its forms, especially
prostitution and trafficking
in women and children, in particular girls.
Other resources include:
https://www.unodc.org/unodc/index.html?ref=menutop
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html
the only United Nations entity focusing on the criminal justice element,
the work that UNODC does to combat human trafficking and the
smuggling of migrants is underpinned by the
United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime and its
protocols on trafficking in persons and migrant smuggling.
https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/treaties/CTOC/index.html
Other resources include:
US Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/
And its annual TIP report ,including all countries in all regions
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/index.htm
Links to resources include:
-Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, 2009
http://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/Global_Report_on_TIP.pdf
-Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially
Women and Children (Palermo Protocol) of the Convention against
Transnational Organized Crime, 2000
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/protocoltraffic.htm
-The 1949 Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the
Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others;
http://cil.nus.edu.sg/rp/il/pdf/1949%20Convention%20for%20the%20Suppression%20of%20Pe
rsons-pdf.pdf
-CEDAW
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cedaw.htm
-CRC
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/crc.htm
Additional images follow:
Part 3. slides # 41 to # 70
Slides that can be used and adapted
for further development and training on the local level
Economy
Feminized Poverty traps women
in multiple layers of discrimination
and hinders their ability to claim their rights.
Artist Mona Mark (New York, NY)
created this image for the Coalition
Against Trafficking in Women.
Fourth World Conference on Women,
Beijing, 1995.
No Spiritual Person can be a silent supporter of our
economic system, which excludes the Poor
Migration
&
Displacement
Developed countries profit from migrants,
exploiting many aspects of their need and vulnerability
Abandoned Refugee Camp, Europe
Demand for
prostituted sex
Trafficking is the demand
for prostituted sex.
The NGO UNANIMA has a campaign to Stop The Demand
Materials are available in a variety of languages
http://www.unanima-international.org/eng/what-we-do/campaigns/stop-the-demand
“Men are the buyers,
sex workers are goods
and
the brothel owner is the
vendor”
A Thorn in the Heart: Cambodian Men who Buy Sex, July 2012,
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Social attitudes
and apathy
Tolerance of Violence
Against women
Male Privilege
&
Gender Inequality
render all women
in society
to
vulnerability
to
violence
&
victimization
The Prostitution
of women and
girls is a form of
violence against
women – it is a
human rights
Violation
Violence against women is one of
the most widespread violations of
human rights.
Another world is possible
The STAR, Tuesday, 18 October 2011
One who removes a mountain begins….
by carrying away small stones.
Hear the Cry….