“Reality: 79 per cent of all detected human trafficking victims are women and children,” UN
Young women in Colombia forced into sexual exploitation. Credit: UNICEF/Donna DeCesare
ROME, March 27, 2017 (IPS) - For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history. Slavery is, nevertheless, far from being just a chapter of the past—it still there, with estimated 21 million victims of forced labour and extreme exploitation around the world–nearly the equivalent to of the combined population of Scandinavian countries.
According to the UN report 2016 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, issued in late-December, victims of trafficking are found in 106 of 193 countries. Many of these are in conflict areas, where the crimes are not prosecuted. Women and children are among the main victims.
IFPRI – International Food Policy Research Institute
http://www.ifpri.org/publication/2017-global-food-policy-report
Direct Link to Full 148-Page 2017 Report:
http://www.ifpri.org/publication/2017-global-food-policy-report
Direct Link to 24-Page 2017 Report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Link to Full 2017 Report: http://www.civicus.org/index.php/state-of-civil-society-report-2017
http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/inspire/en/
Also Via SVRI – Sexual Violence Research Initiative
Direct Link to Full 108-Page 2016 Publication - English:
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/207717/1/9789241565356-eng.pdf?ua=1
Direct Link to Full 363-Page World Bank Publication:
