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Friends of Maiti Nepal
As seen in THE DAY MY GOD DIED, Maiti Nepal has helped to rescue and rehabilitate numerous Nepalese girls who had been trafficked to work in the child sex industry. Created by the Friends of Maiti Nepal, a non-profit organization supporting and raising awareness of Maiti Nepal’s work, this site features background on Maiti’s programs and the latest news in the fight against child sex slavery. Friends of Maiti Nepal supports Maiti Nepal and Sanlaap in Calcutta.
Witness
This non-profit organization works with partner groups around the world to use video technology to expose human rights abuses, and provided the spy camera technology used to film the brothels in THE DAY MY GOD DIED. View other video exposes and footage in the archive, including The Price of Youth, Andrew Levine’s initial short film on child sex trafficking.
International Justice Mission
As seen in THE DAY MY GOD DIED, IJM ‘s casework efforts have focused on rescuing girls from commercial sexual exploitation and releasing children. Find out more about IJM’s methods and missions: read case studies and learn how IJM works to rescue victims of sex trafficking, including Jyoti, who was interviewed in the film.
The Daywalka Foundation
A counter-trafficking organization based in the United States with offices in Nepal and India, Daywalka works with a variety of partners, including Maiti Nepal and Sanlaap, to abolish the illegal sex trade through law enforcement, capacity building and local culturally sensitive solutions. Find out more about its prevention programs.
Reebok Human Rights Foundation
The Reebok Human Rights Foundation awards grants to various human rights advocates internationally, including Maili Lama, an interviewee in THE DAY MY GOD DIED. Read more about Lama’s work, as well as the work of other awardees.
Women’s Rehabilitation Center Nepal
Since 1991, WOREC has been working to support human rights in Nepal. Read more about WOREC programs and get facts on trafficking and migration, child and youth development, women’s health and more.
Oxfam: Nepal Programme Information
Read about efforts to boost the status of women in Nepal, such as the Women’s Skills Creation Center, and how empowering women can lead to lower HIV/AIDS rates and greater self-reliance.
Sex Trafficking
Tara: A Fleshtrade Odyssey
By Matthew S. Friedman
(Vikas Publishing, 1997)
USAID health technical advisor and THE DAY MY GOD interviewee Matthew Friedman tells the story of Tara, a young Calcutta girl kidnapped and forced into sex slavery at a notorious brothel.
U.S. Department of State: Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Find out more about U.S. efforts to combat trafficking: read about the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 and get fact sheets on child sex slavery.
Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women
Based in Thailand, this international human rights network works to advocate the incorporation of human rights standards in all anti-trafficking initiatives. Browse publications and online resources and find out about their activities.
2000 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime
This United Nations protocol declares that “effective action to prevent and combat trafficking… requires a comprehensive international approach,” including protection of internationally recognized human rights.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Trafficking
Read guidelines and recommended principles on preventing trafficking and protecting human rights.
Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST)
CAST “provides comprehensive services to trafficked persons who need shelter, food, medical and mental health care, legal services, ESL training and jobs.” Browse the site and get facts and statistics on trafficking.
Human Rights Watch
HRW is dedicated to protecting human rights worldwide by investigating and exposing abuses. Read more about global issues such as children’s rights, HIV/AIDS and women’s rights, and browse info by country.
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
CATW works internationally to combat sexual exploitation in all its forms. Browse the Factbook for facts and known cases on global sexual exploitation.
PBS: Wide Angle: Dying to Leave
What drives the global boom in illicit human smuggling and trafficking? View a photo essay, read reports and use an interactive map to compare trafficking trouble spots around the world.
New York Times Magazine: The Girls Next Door
Peter Landesman’s January 2004 article examines the global reach of sex trafficking, including the tens of thousands of victims in the United States.
HIV/AIDS
PBS: FRONTLINE/World: The Sex Workers
FRONTLINE/World travels to Kamthipura, the Bombay red-light district seen in THE DAY MY GOD DIED, to investigate what has quickly become the center of India’s AIDS epidemic. Read interviews and view an interactive map on the global spread of HIV/AIDS.
UNAIDS
UNAIDS, the joint United Nations program on HIV/AIDS, supports global actions on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Get more information and statistics by region, geographical area or country.
BBC News: The Global Spread of AIDS
Get a global picture of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, including regional views and maps and predictions and estimates for the future.
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