Europe Records Biggest Rise in Slavery Due to Vulnerable Migrants - Global Index
London, Aug 10, 2017(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The European Union recorded the largest increase in slavery of any world region in 2017, with the arrival of more than 100,000 migrants, many of them extremely vulnerable to exploitation, analysts said on Thursday………Globally there are 21 million people in forced labour, including children, in a business worth $150 billion a year, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO)……..
GLOBAL SLAVERY INDEX
The Global Slavery Index provides a map, country by country, of the estimated prevalence of modern slavery, together with information about the steps each government has taken to respond to this issue. This information allows an objective comparison and assessment of both the problem and adequacy of the response in 167 countries.
Full UN Resolution: Protection of the Family: Role of the Family in Supporting the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights of Older Persons
Click to: http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/dpage_e.aspx?si=A/HRC/35/L.21 and go to right side column (Documents) and click on UN official language translation of choice.
UN Resolution Does Not Provide Diverse Definitions of Family & Rights of Older Persons beyond Stereotypes
By Bridget Sleap, Senior Policy Advisor-HelpAge International
Direct Link to Full 652-Page 2017 Report: http://www.iwgia.org/iwgia_files_publications_files/0760_THE_INDIGENOUS_ORLD_2017_eb.pdf
http://www.ipsnews.net/2017/05/the-very-survival-of-africas-indigenous-peoples-seriously-threatened/
THE INDIGENOUS WORLD REPORT – CHALLENGES FACING INDIGENOUS CULTURES IN AFRICA & GLOBAL – INDIGENOUS WOMEN
By Baher Kamal
ROME, May 3 2017 (IPS) - The cultures and very survival of indigenous peoples in Africa are seriously threatened. They are ignored, neglected and fall victims of land grabbing and land dispossession caused by extractive industries, agribusiness and other forms of business operations.
These are some of the key findings of a major report “The Indigenous World 2017,” on the state of indigenous peoples worldwide, issued on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf
UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/IPeoples/SRIndigenousPeoples/Pages/SRIPeoplesIndex.aspx
INDIGENOUS WOMEN’S FUND - http://www.internationalfunders.org/documents/IndigenousWomensFund-FIMI.pdf
INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS WOMEN’S FORUM – FIMI - http://www.fimi-iiwf.org/
Direct Link to Full 33-Page 2017 Official UN Format Report:
http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/N1708433.pdf
Link to 27-Page 2017 Report with Photos: http://www.un.org/en/events/elimination-of-sexual-violence-in-conflict/pdf/1494280398.pdf
