The Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) announces the publication of awareness-raising leaflets and posters on trafficking in women.  This effort has been funded by the National Machinery for Women's Rights.

MIGS recognizes that trafficking in human beings is a large- scale human rights violation which can take diverse forms including trafficking for sexual exploitation, and forced labour.

The leaflets aim to inform and raise awareness among students, policy makers and government officials, as well as the general public about trafficking in women and specifically questions relating to the following:

a. What is human trafficking and when does it occur?

b. How many women are victims of trafficking worldwide?

c. Why are women vulnerable to human trafficking ? 

d. Don't women choose to take these risks?

e. What lives do trafficked women have ?

f. What be done to prevent and combat human trafficking ?

g. Where to seek more information about trafficking in human beings in Cyprus.

The posters and leaflets may be downloaded at the following web links:

http://www.medinstgenderstudies.org/Downloads/traffickingLeaflet_en.pdf, 

http://www.medinstgenderstudies.org/Downloads/traffickingposter_en_A4_1.pdf

If you wish to view the posters and leaflets in Greek please visit the following web links:

http://www.medinstgenderstudies.org/Downloads/traffickingposter_gr_A41.pdf

http://www.medinstgenderstudies.org/Downloads/traffickingLeaflet_gf_pdf.pdf

Please be informed that MIGS is currently conducting a project titled "Mapping the Realities of Trafficking in Women in Cyprus", also funded by the National Machinery for Women's Rights.  It is expected that a report will be issued by the end of 2006.

For more information please contact Josie Christodoulou at josie@medinstgenderstudies.org.