It’s shocking: Between 500,000 to 2 million people, mostly women and children, are trafficked every year according to a UN study on violence against women.

There is an urgent need to eradicate trafficking, a form of violence against women and girls, often including rape and physical abuse.

• What are some of the best practices in preventing trafficking?
• How do we protect victims from further abuse and violence?

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and Women Watch forum on violence against women. We are hosting a dialogue for those affected, interested or working on violence against women. Become a conversation starter and tell us what’s on your mind.

Women should not be subjects to abuse. Children should not be exploited. Submit your story and let the world know how we can end this human rights violation.

You can help generate an important dialogue that can be shared worldwide. We are looking for opinion pieces, videos, photo-essays, stories, research-findings, and best practices. You can also leave a comment at the bottom of this text.

Why we are doing it

The international community has just finished Violence Against Women Awareness month (October), and the challenges are still there. At least one in three women experiences some form of violence in their lifetime according to the UN Secretary-General’s In-Depth Study on Violence against Women.

Trafficking occurs both for sex-work and non-sex work. According to Globalrights.org, “Trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transporting, providing or obtaining, by any means, any person for labor or services involving forced labor, slavery or servitude in any industry…”

Stay tuned for a summary of this conversation. If you missed the first week of the violence against women conversation, it is not too late to join. We’re getting closer,  and your incredible work is a big part of why.