From the U.N. Study: "The Conventions on Slavery of 1926 and 1956 can be used to address some grave traditional abuses against women such as debt bondage, transfer of widows as new spouses, transfer and exploitation of young people (whether or not parents or guardians are paid), non-consensual marriage against dowry payments to parents, guardians or others...Such abuses need to be treated in the present study."

The organizations below address these and other issues of religion and traditions and the status of women based on instruments against slavery. Click on the title of an organizations to view an abstract of their work and how to contact them. Click on the Reference Documents to read the Instruments Related to Slavery. Click on the news and research buttons to check and see if there is additional information on A2: Conventions Related to Slavery.

Women's NGO'S
European Women’s Lobby (EWL)
UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva
UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York
Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
WOMANKIND Worldwide

Human Rights NGO'S
Rights and Democracy–Droits et Democratie
Human Strategies for Human Rights (HSHR)
MiraMed Institute
UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Geneva
UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, New York

Religions & Associations
International Justice Mission (IJM)
The Interreligious Center on Public Life (ICPL)

Academic Institutions

Civil Society

Governments
Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

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