International Standard for Counter-Trafficking in Disasters & Humanitarian Crises
The International Standard for Counter-Trafficking in Disasters and
Humanitarian Crises provides a comprehensive, operational framework to
prevent and respond to human trafficking risks across all phases of
humanitarian action. developed by Freedom in Disasters in collaboration
with global partners, the standard translates existing international legal
frameworks and humanitarian guidance into practical , field-ready
requirements. it outlines core principles, minimum standards, and sectorspecific actions to support coordinated, survivor-centred, and rightsbased responses in diverse crisis contexts, including disasters, conflict, displacement, and recovery.
Best Practices: Human Trafficking in Disaster Zones
Keynote Remarks to the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for DemocraticGovernance and InnovationWashington, DCMay 24, 2010 Best Practices Human Trafficking in Disaster Zones (CdeBaca, 2010)
Anti-Trafficking in Humanitarian Responses
Between October 2017 and June 2018, the Global Protection Cluster Anti-Trafficking Task Team conducted semi-structured interviews with Protection Cluster Coordinators, and where possible, with Child Protection (CP) and/or Gender Based Violence (GBV) Areas of…
Anti-Trafficking in Humanitarian Action
Vulnerable populations in emergency contexts are at risk of being trafficked. Trafficking prevention and response, however, have either remained unaddressed within the humanitarian cluster system, or not been addressed in a comprehensive manner, nor been perceived, in…
Addressing Human Trafficking and Exploitation in Times of Crisis
Although human trafficking has gathered momentum and several international organizations have developed approaches to address it, the phenomenon remains a serious crime, with grave human rights concerns, that is largely overlooked in crisis situations. In addition,…
Risks of child trafficking and forced child marriage in aftermath of earthquake: Morocco 2023
Following reports of a social media campaign encouraging Moroccan men to marry young girls to ‘save’ them in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that took place on September 8 th 2023, we at FiD researched whether evidence of trafficking could be found. We did…
What is the Link between Natural Disasters and Human Trafficking and Slavery?
A popular supposition is that natural disasters generate immediate criminal activity by human traffickers. There is little evidence to support this idea. It is clear that natural disasters can dramatically increase vulnerability, which then increases the probability…
Shaking up the Grounds for Human Trafficking on Hispaniola
The migration of Haitian women to the Dominican Republic is part of the so-called “feminization of migrations” caused by changes in labour markets as well as the precarious situation of women and their families in the neighbouring country of origin. The sequel to the…
Natural Disaster and Vulnerability to Trafficking of Women and Girls in India
Disasters seldom restrain to administrative and political boundaries and derecognizes international borders. These borders become the most vulnerable areas where laws are practically inapplicable uniformly across the international borders. Women moving out in search…
Combating Trafficking in South-East Asia
During the past decade, trafficking has become an issue of growing concern in South-East Asia. It has been conservatively estimated that at least 200-225,000 women and children from South-East Asia are trafficked annually, a figure representing nearly one-third of the…