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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryResearching the inner workings of the International Criminal CourtTo understand legal approaches to sexualised violence against women, we must understand the law-making processes...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryToo Black for Canada, too white for Congo: re-searching in a (dis)placed bodyI am here. You are here. We are here. The academy’s knowledge production machine depends on Black silence. I, You,...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaverySpeak to survivors, but don’t forget their advocatesPost-conflict research has focused increasingly on the narratives of survivors, but asking what makes their support...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaverySpeaking about violence in Sierra LeoneHow do you ethically ask a former female child soldier or wartime sexual violence survivor about their experience?
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryResearch, relationships and reciprocity in Northern UgandaA relational and participatory approach to research can help address the ethical challenges facing researchers...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryIt’s time for the anti-trafficking sector to stand up for decriminalisation of sex workUK politicians want to prevent trafficking by criminalising the clients of sex workers. The anti-trafficking sector...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryResearch as more than extraction? Knowledge production and gender-based violence in African conflictsResearching gender-based violence in African conflicts is ethically treacherous. A new series looks at how...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryHow ‘evidence-based’ anti-trafficking campaigns make facts and mismeasure freedomSensational, sexualised imagery is often held up as the greatest sin of anti-trafficking awareness campaigns, but...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryThe sadism of anti-trafficking and the erasure of racial slaveryThis debate has failed to engage with the enduring structure of racial slavery. As representations of African...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryThe wastefulness of human trafficking awareness campaignsThere is no evidence that public awareness campaigns help victims of human trafficking. Instead of continuing to...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryCutting corners to make a compelling story: trafficking awareness campaigns as fake news and alternative factsAnti-trafficking awareness campaigns share many features with fake news and alternative facts. While the latter are...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryBeyond parachutes and self-appointed saviours: grounding campaigns against human trafficking in lived experiencesPublic awareness campaigns targeting human trafficking can be messy and imperfect, but we also see positive examples...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryMore than catch phrases and click bait: mutual learning as a tactic for combating the exploitation of migrantsAnti-trafficking campaigns are more concerned with generating clicks than with taking effective action against...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryTargeting vulnerable communities: public awareness of human trafficking must align with policies directly benefiting all victims and survivorsPublic awareness campaigns have lots to say about sex trafficking, but often fail to reach communities directly...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryBeyond survival: lessons from domestic worker organising campaigns against human trafficking and labour exploitationAnti-trafficking campaigns can help to tip the scales towards justice, but they will only succeed if they are...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryGetting through the front door: public awareness campaigns as an essential first step in the fight against human traffickingCampaigns to raise public awareness have limitations, but they are also constantly being refined and improved. They...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryMarketing mass hysteria: anti-trafficking awareness campaigns go rogueEfforts to raise awareness about human trafficking contribute to a save and rescue rhetoric that helps little, yet...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryCampaign culture matters: Bringing together awareness and evidenceIt can be hard to say what works, but we need an enduring commitment to empowerment and self-liberation rather than...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryLinking information and action in the fight against human traffickingPublic awareness campaigns targeting human trafficking must link comprehensive information with a well-researched...
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