Christmas Message from Ruth Dearnley, STOP THE TRAFFIK CEO
Christmas Message from Ruth Dearnley, STOP THE TRAFFIK CEO Dear friends A GIFT BOX ISN’T JUST FOR CHRISTMAS There’s so much to tell you and thank you for what you have helped us achieve through your words, actions and donations. GIFT box The past year has been full of many surprises for STOP THE TRAFFIK. … Read more
The Business of Trafficking: Risks and Rewards
It’s an old cliché for businesses to talk about people being “our greatest assets”. Many a Human Resources department will wax lyrical on this point, to win the best recruits and, in turn, the highest profit margins. Whether or not you buy into the cliché, there’s one area in which it holds true… Human trafficking. According … Read more
Beyond the GIFT Box: A Volunteer’s Perspective
Recently, STOP THE TRAFFIK UK hosted ‘Beyond the GIFT box’ – an event to say a big thank you to all the amazing volunteers who helped make our GIFT box project such a success over the summer. One volunteer, freelance journalist Lizzy Millar, was inspired to write about her experience. The Glamour-less Reality of Slavery … Read more
Let’s put them out of business
People don’t get out of bed to traffik other people. They get out of bed to make money. And so whilst various factors such as poverty and inequality undoubtedly make an individual more vulnerable to being trafficked, the primary cause of human trafficking is the fact that there are people out there willing to exploit … Read more
Going for Gold in the Fight against Trafficking
The Olympic Games are now in full swing and GIFT box is creating a stir on the streets of London! Whilst Team GB has been doing us proud, STOP THE TRAFFIK has also had some winning results. Amongst the crowds, our fantastic teams of volunteers have been engaging with members of the public from all … Read more
Volunteer with STOP THE TRAFFIK at the Olympics!
VOLUNTEER AT THE OLYMPICS Olympic fever is officially underway… Up and down the country emails are flooding into inboxes delivering the exciting news: “You have been selected to be a torch-bearer during next year’s Olympic Games!” Excitingly, STOP THE TRAFFIK’s trustee, Duncan Parker, is one of the deserving (and incredibly lucky) 8,000 who will carry … Read more
Steve Chalke on BBC Radio 2 with Chris Evans
“One of my roles in life is to work as the United Nations Special Advisor on Human Trafficking. Human trafficking – the buying and selling people – is as profitable as it is degrading. Now the world’s second largest, fastest growing and most lucrative form of crime, only the illegal sale of arms is more … Read more
STOP THE TRAFFIK walking like Egyptians!
STOP THE TRAFFIK have just returned from a trip to Egypt. We were invited to take part in a conference in Luxor called End Trafficking Now. The conference lasted 3 days and included: – a live debate in Luxor temple recorded for BBC World Service (which was incidentally frustrating and left me grinding my teeth) … Read more
Global News 18/11/2010
US Last week in New York, the UN launched a fund which will provide legal, humanitarian and financial aid to victims of human trafficking. Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-Moon summed up the plight faced by trafficking victims quite neatly: “Many victims end up stranded, friendless… and may not ask for help because they … Read more
Oasis Youth Theatre continue to WOW Audiences & the UN!
All England winners Lord’s Hill OASIS YOUTH THEATRE wowed the audience at their performance of One Million to…STOP THE TRAFFIK in London’s Oasis centre on Monday night in front of UN representative Sandra Kozeschnik and Iman Sidky of the Suzanne Mubarak International Women’s International Peace Movement! Directed by Mark Wheeler, the play profiles the issue of human … Read more
Newsround 18/06/10
US Media Coverage of human trafficking admonished Examining the role of the media in exposing human trafficking, UN Diplomats and researchers urged journalists not to dwell on the sensationalist and salacious details of sex trafficking when reporting on the fight against human trafficking. A senior fellow for Investigative Journalism says “when I met my first … Read more
News Weekly 11/06/10
UN Calls for a STOP TO TRAFFIKING as Pinoy Victims reach 80,000 With 80,000 victims in the Philippines, the UN pushes for immediate solutions to deal with the “trafficking chain.” This marks the global celebration of International Migrant Workers’ Day. Philippines is the 3rd largest source of migrants after China and India, with over 8 … Read more
Global Newsround 21/05/2010
ONLINE PROTEST MAKES CHOCOLATE GIANT CUT ITS DEFORESTATION FOOTPRINT STOP THE TRAFFIK thinks the Greenpeace campaign -that has seen Nestlé succumb to eco-friendly palm oil- is a great illustration of what community action can achieve through the power of new media campaigns by NGOs, which can galvanise multinationals in a way that was not possible … Read more
Global News Summary 20.4.2010
UN human trafficking expert fact finding in Egypt The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons is in Egypt from the 11th to the 21st of April examining all forms of human trafficking in the country, especially that of women and children. This is the first fact finding mission of this kind to take place … Read more
We The People’s Film Festival, UK
On 24 November 2008, STOP THE TRAFFIK is pleased to announce the opening of the ‘We The Peoples’ Film Festival, taking place at selected venues around London. The festival will be promoting the work of the United Nations, and other international development agencies, focussing on the three pillars of freedom: freedom from want, freedom … Read more
So what happened last week at Stop the Traffik?
Interview with NielsInterview with AntonieHere are two interviews reviewing last week’s historic UN conference, where your 1.5 million signatures were revealed. The first is from Antonie, who talks about the Event, and the Global Fund: Interview with Antonie The second interview is with Niels from Stop the Traffik, who discusses the inspiration of the Youth Forum that was held … Read more
