Africa: Agenda call for writers on Trafficking
Agenda intends to publish a journal in December 2006 focussing on the topic of human trafficking. While we, as a feminist media project, will mainly focus on the trafficking of women and girl-children, the content of the journal should portray that also men and boys are affected by this crime.
Africa: Agenda call for writers on Trafficking
Agenda intends to publish a journal in December 2006 focussing on the topic of human trafficking. While we, as a feminist media project, will mainly focus on the trafficking of women and girl-children, the content of the journal should portray that also men and boys are affected by this crime.
Although many women and girl-children are trafficked for purposes of sexual exploitation (prostitution, mail order brides, pornography, etc.), this issue should work against the common misconception that people are only trafficked for sexual reasons. Common motives for trafficking people include sales of organs for transplants and traditional medicines, drug dealing, child labour, sweatshops/forced labour, adoptions, begging, etc.
We are particularly seeking writers from the African continent, but also from other parts of the South. The journal wants to give a voice in particular to writers of colour.
Contributions should cover one or more of the following key areas:
- Sexual exploitation
- Illegal sweatshops
- Child labour
- Sales of body parts for transplants or traditional medicines
- Trafficking of Babies for adoption
- Abduction of children for begging and drug-dealing
- Trafficking of girl-children and young women as brides
- Debt bondage
- International/national law and law enforcement
- Relationship between human trafficking and poverty
- What NGOs do to stop trafficking, e.g. the global coalition of NGOs called the War Against Trafficking Alliance or The
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW)
- How patriarchal values and socialisation foster trafficking (commodification of sex)
- National and international legislation and its implementation
- (Barriers to) reintegration of human trafficking victims
- Case studies
Contributions need to be written in English language, and in a style accessible to a wider audience. Please submit show of interest, overviews or abstracts to [email][email protected]
All submissions must contain the following:
• Specify the specific key area (as identified above) you would like to write on
• Provide a 200-300 word overview/abstract
• Provide full contact details: your name, institution/organisation, telephone, email and the country in which you reside/country of origin
Deadline: Please submit by 1 July 2006.
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