Resources for developing legislation on sex trafficking of women and girls

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Ariadne Network and La Strada Moldova, Trafficking in Human Beings in South-Eastern and Eastern Europe: Problems and Prospects; available in English.

Caribbean Community Secretariat, CARICOM Model Legislation on Domestic Violence, 2006; available in English.

Carole Ageng'o, Harmful Traditional Practices in Europe: Judicial Interventions, 2009; available in English.

Center for Women Policy Studies, Model Provisions for State Anti-Trafficking Laws, 2005; available in English.

Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, Good Practices: Targeting the Demand for Prostitution and Trafficking, 2006; available in English.

Council of Europe Secretariats of the Directorate General of Legal Affairs and the Directorate General of Human Rights, Criminal Law Reform on Trafficking in Human Beings in South-Eastern Europe: Pilot project in Romania and Moldova, 2003; available in English.

Danish Red Cross, Good Practices in Response to Trafficking in Human Beings: Cooperation Between Civil Society and Law Enforcement in Europe, 2005; available in English.

Dina Francesca Haynes, (Not) Found Chained to a Bed in a Brothel: Conceptual, Legal, and Procedural Failures to Fulfill the Promise of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, 2007; available in English.

ECPAT International, Combating the Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes: A Training Guide, 2006; available in English.

ECPAT International, Distilling Elements of Good Practice: The Action Programme against Trafficking in Minors for Sexual Purposes, 2007; available in English.

ECPAT International, Extraterritorial Laws: Why They Are Not Really Working And How They Can Be Strengthened, 2008; available in English; available in English.

ECPAT International, Monitoring State Progress to Protect Children & Young People from Trafficking for Sexual Purposes, 2010; available in English.

ECPAT International, Strengthening Laws Addressing Child Sexual Exploitation, 2008; available in English.

European Conference on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Brussels Declaration on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, 2002; available in English.

European Council, Council Framework Decision on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, 2002; available in English.

European Council, Proposal for a Comprehensive Plan to Combat Illegal Immigration and Trafficking of Human Beings, 2002; available in English.

European Union, Directive 2011/36/EU, 2011; available in English.

Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P and Polaris Project, Maximizing Restitution Awards for Labor and Sex Trafficking Victims: A Guide for Federal Prosecutors and Pro Bono Attorneys, 2013; available in English.

Global Rights, Combating Human Trafficking in the Americas: A Guide to International Advocacy, 2007; available in English.

Global Rights, Promoting Women's Human Rights: A Resource Guide for Litigating International Law in Domestic Courts, 2006; available in English.

Global Rights, State Model Law on Protection for Victims of Human Trafficking, 2005; available in English.

Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Combating Trafficking In Persons: A Handbook for Parliamentarians, 2009; available in English.

International Centre for Migration Policy Development, Anti-trafficking Training Material for Judges and Prosecutors in EU Member States and Accession and Candidate Countries, 2006; available in English.

International Centre for Migration Policy Development, Guidelines for the Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive National Anti-Trafficking Response, 2006; available in English.

International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, A Form of Slavery: Trafficking in Women in OSCE Member States, 2000; available in English.

International Human Rights Law Group, Annotated Guide to the Complete UN Trafficking Protocol, 2002; available in English.

IOM/US State Department, Handbook on Performance Indicators for Counter-Trafficking Projects, 2009; available in English.

Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, The Protection Project, 1994; available in English.

Moldova: Law on Preventing and Combating Violence in the Family, 2007; available in English.

Monica O'Connor and Grainne Healy, Links Between Prostitution and Sex Trafficking: A Briefing Handbook, 2006; available in English.

Mohamed Mattar, United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Good Practices in Legislation on Violence against Women, Legal Approaches to Trafficking as a Form of Violence against Women, 2008; available in English.

Morissanda Kouyaté, Harmful Traditional Practices Against Women And Legislation, 2009; available in English.

National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women, Toolkit To End Violence Against Women, 2001; available in English.

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings in the OSCE Area: Co-ordination and Reporting Mechanisms, 2008; available in English.

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, National Referral Mechanisms: Joining Efforts to Protect the Rights of Trafficked Persons, A Practical Handbook, 2004; available in English.

OSCE, Trafficking in Human Beings: Identification of Potential and Presumed Victims, A Community Policing Approach, 2011; available in English

Polaris Project, Model Comprehensive State Legislation to Combat Trafficking in Persons, 2006; available in English.

Rowena V. Guanzon, Laws on Violence Against Women in the Phillipines, 2008; available in English.

Shelah S. Bloom, Violence Against Women and Girls: A Compendium of Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators, 2008; available in English.

The Protection Project, Reporting on the Status of Trafficking in Women in Accordance with Article 6 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: Guidelines on the Interpretation of the Text of Article 6 of the Convention, 2012; available in English

UNICEF, The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violence against the Girl Child: Situation Paper for the Pacific Islands Region, 2006; available in English.

United Kingdom Home Office; Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, Stopping Traffic: Exploring the Extent of, and Responses to, Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation in the UK, 2000; available in English.

United Nations, The UN Secretary-General’s Database on Violence against Women, 2009; available in English.

United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, Good Practices in Legislation on Violence Against Women, 2008; available in English.

United Nations, Expert Group Meeting on Trafficking in Women and Girls, 2002; available in English.

United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking, 2002.

United Nations, UN Handbook for National Action Plans on Violence Against Women, 2012; available in English

United States Department of State, Trafficking in Persons Report, 2009; available in English.

UNODC, Anti-Human Trafficking Manual for Criminal Justice Practitioners, 2009; available in Arabic (Introduction; Module 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14); English; Mandarin (introduction; module 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) and Russian (Introduction; Module 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14).

UNODC, Compendium of Best Practices on Anti-Human Trafficking by Law Enforcement Agencies, 2007; available in English.

UNODC, Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, 2009; available in English.

UNODC, Model Law against Trafficking in Persons, 2009; available in English.

UNODC, Toolkit to Combat Trafficking in Persons, 2008; available in English.

UNODC, Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns, 2006; available in English.

UNODC Regional Office for South Asia, Compendium of Best Practices on Anti-Human Trafficking by Non-Governmental Organizations, 2008; available in English.

USAID, A Call to Act: Engaging Religious Leaders and Communities in Addressing Gender-based Violence and HIV, 2009; available in English.

USAID, Tackling the Demand that Fosters Human Trafficking, 2011; available in English

USAID, Toolkit: Responding to Gender-based Violence: A Focus on Policy Change, 2006; available in English.