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11/15/04: Factual Aspect FE.1: Prostitution & Slavery; FE.2: Rape & Sexual Abuse

NEW UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN
The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) congratulates Sigma Huda on her recent appointment to the post of UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Women. Sigma has been a longtime advocate against violence against women.
Working with the Bangladeshi Women Lawyers Association, the institute on Law and Development and the Bangladesh Society for the Enforcement of Human Rights, Sigma Huda has fought against trafficking and sexual exploitation, particularly of women and girls, from Bangladesh to India. In recognition of her work against trafficking, she was appointed to the National Council for Women in Development in Bangladesh by the Prime Minister.

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