Human Trafficking Series begins this Monday

Humans for Sale
Humans for Sale

The Law School’s Human Trafficking Series begins this Monday, April 11, when Ms. Reena Bajowala introduces the topic with a talk at lunch time in Room I on “Humans for Sale — and Redemption.”   One week later, on April 18, Professors Mohamed Mattar,  Tom Ginsburg, and Todd Henderson will discuss “Human Trafficking:  Global Problems, Global Solutions.”  On April 21, Professor Charlotte Walker will lecture on “Directing Traffic:  The Migration Patterns and Consequences of Human Trafficking.”  The series concludes on April 22, when Professor Maria Woltjen and some of her students discuss “Immigration, Asylum, and Sanctuary?  A Case Study of Human Trafficking in China.”

The Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA), together with its co-sponsors, the Christian Legal Society, the Human Rights Law Society, the Pan-Asian Student Association (School of Social Service Administration), and the U of C chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, designed this series to provide information on various aspects of human trafficking and practical ways that students can help victims.   For more information, check apalsa.uchicago.edu and our full schedule PDF.

Research Resources

John Cerone, “Human Trafficking,” Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (MPEPIL).

Country Reports (The Protection Project).

Global Report on Trafficking in Persons (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), 2009)(PDF).

Human Trafficking (Polaris Project).

Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking:  Commentary (United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2010)(PDF).

Sex Trafficking, Human Rights and Social Justice (Tiantian Zheng ed., London; New York: Routledge, 2010).

Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially in Women and Children (United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights).

Trafficking in Persons Report (U.S. Department of State).

Trafficking Reports (Anti-Slavery International).