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Coalition Against Trafficking in Women

March 06, 2023

The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) is an international non-governmental organization opposing human trafficking, prostitution, and other forms of commercial sex.[1]

Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
Founded1988
Websitecatwinternational.org

Views

CATW is rooted in a feminist point of view.[2][3] Its definition of "trafficking" includes all forms of prostitution of women or children. CATW opposes a distinction between "forced" and "voluntary" prostitution, as it sees all forms of prostitution as a violation of the dignity of women and violence against them.[3][4] In this regard, it is strongly opposed to the perspectives of the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women and the sex workers' rights movement.[5] Aside from prostitution, CATW is opposed to "pornography, sex tourism, and mail-order bride selling".[6] On its website, CATW categorizes sexual exploitation as including sexual harassment, rape, incest, and battery. CATW was set up in 1988 by feminists.[7]

The coalition's proposed solution to the problem of human trafficking and sexual exploitation is to decriminalize the selling of sexual acts, while criminalizing the buying of sexual acts, pimping, brothel-keeping, and trafficking. This approach, sometimes referred to as the "Swedish Model" or "Nordic Model", has been implemented in Sweden, Norway, Iceland, France, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Israel,[8] partly as a result of lobbying by CATW-affiliated activists in those countries. CATW views these laws as successful in combating prostitution and human trafficking, and lobbies for the replication of such legislation elsewhere. However, the efficacy of the "Nordic Model" has been challenged by organizations such as Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization, all of which instead "support the full decriminalization of sex work."[9]

CATW also claims to "reject state policies and practices that channel women into conditions of sexual exploitation", and to "provide education and employment opportunities that enhance women's worth and status".[6]

History

CATW was founded 1988 as the outcome of a conference titled, "First Global Conference Against Trafficking in Women",[10][11] organized by several American feminist groups, including Women Against Pornography and WHISPER.[12] The leaders of CATW, such as founder Dorchen Leidholdt and co-chair (as of 2007) Norma Ramos, were originally leaders of Women Against Pornography.[12][13]

CATW was the first international non-governmental organization (NGO) working against trafficking,[14] and gained consultative status with ECOSOC (UN) in 1989. The CATW has influenced anti-sex industry and anti-trafficking legislation in places all over the world, including the Philippines, Venezuela, Bangladesh, Japan, Sweden, and the United States.[6]

Involvement

In 2008, the Coalition supported the campaign to defeat San Francisco's Proposition K, which was a proposition that called for the full decriminalization of prostitution.[15] CATW also encouraged its followers to get television network HBO to stop airing shows like Cathouse, which it claims promote sex trafficking and prostitution.[16] In 2008, CATW held a discussion at the New York City Bar Association on the laws in Sweden and the US governing prostitution and human trafficking, entitled, "Abolishing Sex Slavery: From Stockholm to Hunts Point".[17]

Structure

The organization consists of regional networks and affiliated groups. It is an umbrella organization that is directed by the regional networks. The organization has what it describes as "national coalitions" in countries including the Philippines, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Chile, Canada, Norway, France, Spain, and Greece.[18]

After the "Conference on Women Empowering Women: A Human Rights Conference on Trafficking in Asian Women" held in Manila, Philippines, in April 1993,[19] CATW created an Asia Pacific chapter.[11] The Australian branch of CATW is also part of the Asia Pacific chapter. The Australian branch is for women only. Other branches can be found in Africa, Europe, Norway, Northern Norway, Latin America, and the Caribbean islands.[6]

Tactics

CATW is an organization subscribing to a "low-risk activism", meaning it claims to use tactics that typically do not disrupt the public or otherwise lead to disobedience. It tends to pursue objectives by fund-raising, to provide safe houses for victims and to purchase other resources. It schedules and attends meetings with the targets of their lobbying efforts (mainly countries which it regards as having lax or no human trafficking laws) and politicians, to submit resolutions and enact legislation against sexual exploitation and other forms of human trafficking. It also publicizes its efforts via its website, and various human rights and anti-human trafficking organizations.[6]

CATW lobbies students and communities all over the globe. It stages "training" sessions for educators, law enforcement and government officials, and community leaders, and testifies before national congresses, parliaments, law reform commissions, and regional and United Nations committees.[6][20]

Campaigns, programs, and projects

The following is a list and brief description of some of CATW's global campaigns:[6][21]

  • Measures to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings - addresses perceived gaps in current anti-trafficking programs and policies, with a focus on gender equality, demand, and the links between prostitution and trafficking (some participating countries include Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic)
  • The Prevention Project - multi-tiered project to prevent sex trafficking and sexual exploitation by developing standard practices (some participating countries include Italy, Nigeria, Mali, Mexico, the Republic of Georgia)
  • Project to Curb Male Demand for Prostitution (some participating countries include the Baltic Countries, India, the Philippines)
  • Human Rights Documentation Project - conducts training sessions that instruct women's organizations in what the organization describes as "feminist research methods"

See also

References

  1. ^ "CATW - Coalition Against Trafficking in Women". European Commission. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ . dev-ials.sas.ac.uk. Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. 8 February 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b Valadier, Charlotte (December 2018). "Migration and Sex Work through a Gender Perspective". Contexto Internacional. 40 (3): 501–524. doi:10.1590/s0102-8529.2018400300005. ISSN 0102-8529.
  4. ^ Santos, Boaventura de Sousa; Gomes, Conceição; Duarte, Madalena (1 October 2010). "The Sexual Trafficking of Women: Representations of Illegality and Victimisation". RCCS Annual Review. A selection from the Portuguese journal Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais (2). doi:10.4000/rccsar.247. ISSN 1647-3175.
  5. ^ Wijers, Marjan (30 April 2015). "Purity, Victimhood and Agency: Fifteen years of the UN Trafficking Protocol". Anti-Trafficking Review (4). doi:10.14197/atr.20121544.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g . Coalition Against Trafficking in Women. Archived from the original on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  7. ^ "Coalition Against Trafficking in Women" (PDF). www.innovations.harvard.edu. Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  8. ^ . www.jafnretti.is. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  9. ^ Kohn, Sebastian (2 June 2017). "The False Promise of "End Demand" Laws". Open Society Foundations. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  10. ^ Suchland, Jennifer (2015). Economies of Violence: Transnational Feminism, Postsocialism, and the Politics of Sex Trafficking. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-7528-9.
  11. ^ a b "Evaluation of Coalition Against Trafficking in Women - Asia Pacific - The Philippines". NoradDev. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  12. ^ a b Baker, Carrie N. (2018). Fighting the U.S. Youth Sex Trade: Gender, Race, and Politics. Cambridge University Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-316-51022-3.
  13. ^ Leidholdt, Dorchen (2004). . Coalition Against Trafficking in Women. Archived from the original on 2007-12-20.
  14. ^ "Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) | Cultures of Resistance". culturesofresistance.org. Cultures of Resistance. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  15. ^ Yeung, Bernice (October 20, 2008). "Prop. K: Untested Theories Drive Prostitution Debate | San Francisco Public Press". sfpublicpress.org. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  16. ^ Yerman, Marcia G. (22 April 2008). "Protest Scheduled at HBO Corporate Offices". HuffPost. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  17. ^ Bernstein, Elizabeth (2019). Brokered Subjects: Sex, Trafficking, and the Politics of Freedom. University of Chicago Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-226-57380-9.
  18. ^ "Coalition Against Trafficking in Women - End Slavery Now". endslaverynow.org. End Slavery Now. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  19. ^ Corrêa, Sonia; Reichmann, Rebecca Lynn; Francisco, Gigi; Reichmann, Rebecca (1994). Population and Reproductive Rights: Feminist Perspectives from the South. Zed Books. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-85649-284-3.
  20. ^ Bahun, Dr Sanja; Rajan, Dr V. G. Julie (2015). Violence and Gender in the Globalized World: The Intimate and the Extimate. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 194–200. ISBN 978-1-4724-5374-7.
  21. ^ "Coalition Against Trafficking in Women". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

External links

  • Coalition Against Trafficking in Women: Official Site
  • No On K: Say No to ALL Human Trafficking
  • Prostitution Research & Education
  • Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition

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The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women CATW is an international non governmental organization opposing human trafficking prostitution and other forms of commercial sex 1 Coalition Against Trafficking in WomenFounded1988Websitecatwinternational wbr org Contents 1 Views 2 History 3 Involvement 4 Structure 5 Tactics 6 Campaigns programs and projects 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksViews EditCATW is rooted in a feminist point of view 2 3 Its definition of trafficking includes all forms of prostitution of women or children CATW opposes a distinction between forced and voluntary prostitution as it sees all forms of prostitution as a violation of the dignity of women and violence against them 3 4 In this regard it is strongly opposed to the perspectives of the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women and the sex workers rights movement 5 Aside from prostitution CATW is opposed to pornography sex tourism and mail order bride selling 6 On its website CATW categorizes sexual exploitation as including sexual harassment rape incest and battery CATW was set up in 1988 by feminists 7 The coalition s proposed solution to the problem of human trafficking and sexual exploitation is to decriminalize the selling of sexual acts while criminalizing the buying of sexual acts pimping brothel keeping and trafficking This approach sometimes referred to as the Swedish Model or Nordic Model has been implemented in Sweden Norway Iceland France Northern Ireland Ireland and Israel 8 partly as a result of lobbying by CATW affiliated activists in those countries CATW views these laws as successful in combating prostitution and human trafficking and lobbies for the replication of such legislation elsewhere However the efficacy of the Nordic Model has been challenged by organizations such as Human Rights Watch Amnesty International UNAIDS and the World Health Organization all of which instead support the full decriminalization of sex work 9 CATW also claims to reject state policies and practices that channel women into conditions of sexual exploitation and to provide education and employment opportunities that enhance women s worth and status 6 History EditCATW was founded 1988 as the outcome of a conference titled First Global Conference Against Trafficking in Women 10 11 organized by several American feminist groups including Women Against Pornography and WHISPER 12 The leaders of CATW such as founder Dorchen Leidholdt and co chair as of 2007 Norma Ramos were originally leaders of Women Against Pornography 12 13 CATW was the first international non governmental organization NGO working against trafficking 14 and gained consultative status with ECOSOC UN in 1989 The CATW has influenced anti sex industry and anti trafficking legislation in places all over the world including the Philippines Venezuela Bangladesh Japan Sweden and the United States 6 Involvement EditIn 2008 the Coalition supported the campaign to defeat San Francisco s Proposition K which was a proposition that called for the full decriminalization of prostitution 15 CATW also encouraged its followers to get television network HBO to stop airing shows like Cathouse which it claims promote sex trafficking and prostitution 16 In 2008 CATW held a discussion at the New York City Bar Association on the laws in Sweden and the US governing prostitution and human trafficking entitled Abolishing Sex Slavery From Stockholm to Hunts Point 17 Structure EditThe organization consists of regional networks and affiliated groups It is an umbrella organization that is directed by the regional networks The organization has what it describes as national coalitions in countries including the Philippines Bangladesh Indonesia Thailand Venezuela Puerto Rico Chile Canada Norway France Spain and Greece 18 After the Conference on Women Empowering Women A Human Rights Conference on Trafficking in Asian Women held in Manila Philippines in April 1993 19 CATW created an Asia Pacific chapter 11 The Australian branch of CATW is also part of the Asia Pacific chapter The Australian branch is for women only Other branches can be found in Africa Europe Norway Northern Norway Latin America and the Caribbean islands 6 Tactics EditCATW is an organization subscribing to a low risk activism meaning it claims to use tactics that typically do not disrupt the public or otherwise lead to disobedience It tends to pursue objectives by fund raising to provide safe houses for victims and to purchase other resources It schedules and attends meetings with the targets of their lobbying efforts mainly countries which it regards as having lax or no human trafficking laws and politicians to submit resolutions and enact legislation against sexual exploitation and other forms of human trafficking It also publicizes its efforts via its website and various human rights and anti human trafficking organizations 6 CATW lobbies students and communities all over the globe It stages training sessions for educators law enforcement and government officials and community leaders and testifies before national congresses parliaments law reform commissions and regional and United Nations committees 6 20 Campaigns programs and projects EditThe following is a list and brief description of some of CATW s global campaigns 6 21 Measures to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings addresses perceived gaps in current anti trafficking programs and policies with a focus on gender equality demand and the links between prostitution and trafficking some participating countries include Albania Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic The Prevention Project multi tiered project to prevent sex trafficking and sexual exploitation by developing standard practices some participating countries include Italy Nigeria Mali Mexico the Republic of Georgia Project to Curb Male Demand for Prostitution some participating countries include the Baltic Countries India the Philippines Human Rights Documentation Project conducts training sessions that instruct women s organizations in what the organization describes as feminist research methods See also EditHuman Trafficking International Day of No Prostitution ProstitutionReferences Edit CATW Coalition Against Trafficking in Women European Commission Retrieved 29 December 2019 Coalition Against Trafficking in Women dev ials sas ac uk Institute of Advanced Legal Studies 8 February 2019 Archived from the original on 29 December 2019 Retrieved 29 December 2019 a b Valadier Charlotte December 2018 Migration and Sex Work through a Gender Perspective Contexto Internacional 40 3 501 524 doi 10 1590 s0102 8529 2018400300005 ISSN 0102 8529 Santos Boaventura de Sousa Gomes Conceicao Duarte Madalena 1 October 2010 The Sexual Trafficking of Women Representations of Illegality and Victimisation RCCS Annual Review A selection from the Portuguese journal Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais 2 doi 10 4000 rccsar 247 ISSN 1647 3175 Wijers Marjan 30 April 2015 Purity Victimhood and Agency Fifteen years of the UN Trafficking Protocol Anti Trafficking Review 4 doi 10 14197 atr 20121544 a b c d e f g An introduction to CATW Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Archived from the original on 2010 06 14 Retrieved 2010 06 22 Coalition Against Trafficking in Women PDF www innovations harvard edu Harvard Kennedy School Retrieved 29 December 2019 A new law makes purchase of sex illegal in Iceland www jafnretti is 21 April 2009 Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 Retrieved 25 November 2018 Kohn Sebastian 2 June 2017 The False Promise of End Demand Laws Open Society Foundations Retrieved 14 December 2022 Suchland Jennifer 2015 Economies of Violence Transnational Feminism Postsocialism and the Politics of Sex Trafficking Duke University Press ISBN 978 0 8223 7528 9 a b Evaluation of Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Asia Pacific The Philippines NoradDev 23 January 2009 Retrieved 29 December 2019 a b Baker Carrie N 2018 Fighting the U S Youth Sex Trade Gender Race and Politics Cambridge University Press p 77 ISBN 978 1 316 51022 3 Leidholdt Dorchen 2004 Demand and the Debate Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Archived from the original on 2007 12 20 Coalition Against Trafficking in Women CATW Cultures of Resistance culturesofresistance org Cultures of Resistance Retrieved 29 December 2019 Yeung Bernice October 20 2008 Prop K Untested Theories Drive Prostitution Debate San Francisco Public Press sfpublicpress org Retrieved 29 December 2019 Yerman Marcia G 22 April 2008 Protest Scheduled at HBO Corporate Offices HuffPost Retrieved 29 December 2019 Bernstein Elizabeth 2019 Brokered Subjects Sex Trafficking and the Politics of Freedom University of Chicago Press p 59 ISBN 978 0 226 57380 9 Coalition Against Trafficking in Women End Slavery Now endslaverynow org End Slavery Now Retrieved 29 December 2019 Correa Sonia Reichmann Rebecca Lynn Francisco Gigi Reichmann Rebecca 1994 Population and Reproductive Rights Feminist Perspectives from the South Zed Books p 117 ISBN 978 1 85649 284 3 Bahun Dr Sanja Rajan Dr V G Julie 2015 Violence and Gender in the Globalized World The Intimate and the Extimate Ashgate Publishing Ltd pp 194 200 ISBN 978 1 4724 5374 7 Coalition Against Trafficking in Women www guidestar org Retrieved 29 December 2019 External links EditCoalition Against Trafficking in Women Official Site No On K Say No to ALL Human Trafficking Prostitution Research amp Education Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coalition Against Trafficking in Women amp oldid 1127397048, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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