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Promoting Human Dignity to Prevent Trafficking and Addiction:
60 Years of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (
Resolution
Building upon the framework of human rights legislation and mechanisms of the United Nations and among governments over the last 60 years to prevent conflict and promote peace and prosperity among and within nations;
Convinced that sustainable solutions to the most pervasive of human rights violations; denying women and girls’ equality, security, self esteem and their right to enjoy fundamental freedoms depends upon recognition of the inherent dignity and worth of all members of the human family;
Knowing that human trafficking, sexual exploitation, domestic violence and all forms of abuse constitute an unacceptable violence against women and children, damages society and is irreconcilable with a culture rooted in the dignity and value of the human being;
Recognizing that it is the shared task of the United Nations, governments and all civil society, especially women themselves to be committed to the internationally agreed upon goals (including the Millennium Development Goals, Security Council Resolution:1325, more……) that provide a framework for action and educational tools;
Are convinced that human rights education can be a valuable tool to prevent violence, oppression and injustice as it constructs an awareness of human family and the link to individual and collective responsibilities. Where communities and governments mobilize to seek solutions to end suffering and injustice, the long sought culture of peace and prosperity can be realized.
We therefore:
1) Recommend that international legal procedures for victims protection be implemented and those guilty of heinous crimes be brought to justice with a view to eliminate impunity
2) Recommend that hotlines be put in place wherever possible, in liaison with the local medical and judiciary structure, in order to offer assistance to victims and to report trafficking
3) Recommend the establishment of a European data base on crime, similar to the Italian model and that of the 2008 report of the Secretary General on Women and Violence which is devoted to the subject of databases
4) Recommend governments to improve living conditions of especially the poor and rural populations so that these do not need to depend on trafficking their own family members in order to obtain food, medical care or any other basic need of life.
5) Recommend that governments commit themselves to fight corruption and organized crime by funding research into its root causes and seek greater collaboration with civil society actors.
6) Recommend that civil society actors and the media promote a global awareness about the realities of violence against women and children.
7) Recommend a UN and government fund be made available for the promotion and circulation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) to be included in the curriculum and distributed in schools and, when possible introduced by trained youth leaders.
8) Recommend that parameters for the practical building of a “Culture of Peace” including a human rights education component that would be available to all educational institutions as well as financial enterprises-and commit ourselves to assist in this endeavor.
9) Commit to address the overseas communities of the countries were victims of human trafficking originate, knowing their customs and culture and knowing the living circumstances in the countries of destination, so that they can contribute to formulation of strategies and programs that would eradicate human trafficking
10) Commit to support UN/governmental mechanisms like CEDAW, the UNODC Global Programme against Trafficking in Human Beings (GPAT), the Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council as well as non-governmental organizations who raise awareness, strengthen commitment, mobilize resources and implement projects on the local, regional and international level to fight against trafficking and other forms of abuse.
Finally, we commit as individual women and active members of non-governmental organizations, according to our own circumstances and capacities, to foster the awareness of our families, neighborhoods, local communities and society at large to such violations of basic human rights for all, report any infringement to the competent authorities and assist victims.
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