Anti-trafficking

Anti-trafficking Laws

Anti-trafficking Laws

In 2005, the Canadian government enacted criminal laws against human trafficking. To this day, despite amendments, these anti-trafficking laws lack a substantive basis in empirical evidence and often have the effect of harming those in marginalized positions—such as...

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SWAN Vancouver speaks to House of Commons Committee

SWAN Vancouver speaks to House of Commons Committee

On Monday May 15, 2023, SWAN Vancouver spoke to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women for its study on human trafficking. Executive Director Angela made the following presentation:Download a PDF of SWAN's brief here >Summary"Most...

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Intro to the Harms of Anti-Trafficking

Intro to the Harms of Anti-Trafficking

How can an anti-trafficking campaign cause harm? While often well-intended, anti-trafficking campaigns carry a host of problems: They contribute to an unfounded moral panic in society They utilize sensational narratives and inflated, debunked statistics They...

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Think again

Think again

Think Again is a social media campaign that challenges people to think critically about their involvement with mainstream anti-trafficking campaigns. The images in this campaign highlight how anti-trafficking campaigns may be incompatible

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