Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women

GAATW sees the phenomenon of human trafficking as intrinsically embedded in the context of migration for the purpose of labour.

Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women

Response to call for input for the report on “Human Rights of Migrants” by the Secretary-General of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) is an international network of over 100 NGOs in all regions of the world, which advocates for the rights of migrants and trafficked persons. Member organisations provide direct assistance to trafficked persons, migrants, sex workers, and other people in need of support; carry out awareness campaigns; conduct trainings; and engage in policy advocacy at the national and regional levels. The International Secretariat of GAATW is based in Bangkok, Thailand, and supports its members through research, international advocacy, capacity building, and information and knowledge exchange.

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Response to call for input for the report on “Human Rights of Migrants” by the Secretary-General of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) is an international network of over 100 NGOs in all regions of the world, which advocates for the rights of migrants and trafficked persons. Member organisations provide direct assistance to trafficked persons, migrants, sex workers, and other people in need of support; carry out awareness campaigns; conduct trainings; and engage in policy advocacy at the national and regional levels. The International Secretariat of GAATW is based in Bangkok, Thailand, and supports its members through research, international advocacy, capacity building, and information and knowledge exchange.

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A Message of Solidarity for our Friends in Nepal

Given the recent events happening in the city of Kathmandu, Nepal, GAATW Secretariat sends a message of Solidarity for our Friends

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A Message of Solidarity for our Friends in Nepal

Given the recent events happening in the city of Kathmandu, Nepal, GAATW Secretariat sends a message of Solidarity for our Friends

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More than 200 Organisations: Inhumane Deportation Rules Should be Rejected

On 11 March 2025, the European Commission presented a new proposal for a Return Regulation to replace the current Return Directive. Behind the euphemistic name, the proposal outlines coercive, traumatising, and rights-violating measures premised on an imperative of increasing deportation rates. Instead of focusing on protection, housing, healthcare and education, the Regulation is premised on punitive policies, detention centres, deportation and enforcement. 

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More than 200 Organisations: Inhumane Deportation Rules Should be Rejected

On 11 March 2025, the European Commission presented a new proposal for a Return Regulation to replace the current Return Directive. Behind the euphemistic name, the proposal outlines coercive, traumatising, and rights-violating measures premised on an imperative of increasing deportation rates. Instead of focusing on protection, housing, healthcare and education, the Regulation is premised on punitive policies, detention centres, deportation and enforcement. 

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