A regular digest of information and research related to human trafficking into and within the UK. Produced by the Research and Development Unit, on behalf of The Salvation Armyâs Anti-Trafficking Co-ordinator.
Contents 1. Research, reports and journal articles 1.1 Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group latest report 1.2 ACPO report into commercial cultivation of cannabis 1.3 Review of violence, health and trafficking 1.4 Young personâs guide to sexual violence and the law 1.5 IPPR report into the UKâs response to human trafficking 1.6 Report into the links between advertisements for sexual services and trafficking for sexual exploitation 1.7 COMPAS report into the experiences of undocumented migrant children in the UK 1.8 Toolkit: uncovering hidden migrant worker maltreatment 1.9 US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report 2. Political and legislative 2.1 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) 2.2 Report on the internal review of human trafficking legislation 2.3 PICUM report into âdouble violenceâ against undocumented women in Europe 2.4 Parliamentary questions 3. Campaigns 3.1 More than Gold human trafficking campaign
1. Research, reports and journal articles Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group latest report, April 2012 âAll Change: Preventing Trafficking in the UKâ: follow-up report to ATMGâs âWrong Kind of Victimâ report (June 2010), covering prevention measures in the UK, including, amongst other issues, awareness raising and education initiatives, reducing demand, assisted voluntary return programmes, trafficking of children and devolved policies. http://www.antislavery.org/includes/documents/c m_docs/2012/a/atmg_all_change_prevention.pdf 1.2 ACPO report into commercial cultivation of cannabis, April 2012 Publication of the third ânational problem profileâ into the cultivation of cannabis which shows an increasing number of farms being detected. http://www.acpo.police.uk/documents/crime/2012 /20120430CBACCofCPP.pdf 1.3 Review of violence, health and trafficking, May 2012 Journal article by a team of health researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Kings College London, âPrevalence and Risk of Violence and the Physical,
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The Salvation Armyâs ALOVE âCut it Outâ campaign Stop the Traffik and UN: GIFT box Anti-Slavery International Slavery-Free London Stop the Traffik: Make Taxis Traffik-Free Stop the Traffik: Easter Egg campaign LexisNexis introduces Human Trafficking Awareness Index
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news Trafficking of children Trafficking and the Olympics Northern Ireland Policy development in Scotland âFour face jail after first conviction under new âslaveryâ lawsâ 4.6 âCash seized from convicted sex traffickerâ 4.7 âForced labour trafficking gangs face tougher sentencesâ 4.8 âGangmaster licensing plan prompts exploitation fearsâ 4.9 âSix people charged with trafficking of Indian womanâ 4.10 âTwo-fifths of UK trafficking victims are male, survey revealsâ 4.11 âPeople trafficking investigation leads to six arrests in Leicesterâ
Mental and Sexual Health Problems Associated with Human Trafficking: Systematic Reviewâ, PLOS Medicine. http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi %2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001224 1.4 Young personâs guide to sexual violence and the law, June 2012 âYour rights, your body, your lifeâ: legal guide for young people who have experienced sexual violence, commissioned by The Havens and written by legal practitioners from Rights of Women. http://www.thehavens.co.uk/docs/guide_to_sexual _violence.pdf 1.5 IPPR report into the UKâs response to human trafficking, July 2012 âThe UKâs response to human trafficking: fit for purpose?â: report which focuses on the Olympics as an opportunity for the UK to reassess its anti-trafficking strategy. http://www.ippr.org/publication/55/9382/the-uksresponse-to-human-trafficking-fit-for-purpose 1.6 Report into the links between advertisements for sexual services and trafficking for sexual exploitation âReading between the linesâ: report, commissioned by Mary Honeyball MEP, exploring the connections between
This bulletin covers material produced during the period 27 March â 28 July 2012 although it should be noted that, due to space limitations, not all relevant material may have been included. The bulletin includes links to material and sources and is provided by way of information. The information included is not necessarily endorsed or supported by The Salvation Army.