You are invited to an NGO Roundtable with Ms Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children
The Special Rapporteur on Trafficking is an independent expert appointed by the United Nations to study and formulate recommendations to prevent and or combat trafficking and protect the human rights of its victims. The UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking is conducting a formal mission in Australia from 17 – 29 November 2011.
The Roundtable is an opportunity to share with the Special Rapporteur current developments on trafficking in persons in Australia, including:
- Prevention strategies
- Human rights protections
- Protection gaps
- Legislative reform
- Best practice models
Time 4pm – 6pm
Date Friday 18 November 2011
Location Level 3, 645 Harris St (corner Mary Ann St), Ultimo
RSVP by 10 November 2011 to antislavery@uts.edu.au.
Information about the Special Rapporteur and her work is available at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Trafficking/Pages/TraffickingIndex.aspx
View PDF invitation at www.humanrights.gov.au/pdf/sex_discrim/Special_Rapporteur_NGO_Roundtable.pdf
Jointly hosted by Anti-Slavery Australia, University of Technology Sydney and the Australian Human Rights Commission
And supported by ACRATH, Scarlet Alliance, Salvation Army, World Vision and Australian Red Cross
Source: Human Rights Commission Australia
Photo Credit: Human Rights Commission Australia
