Human Trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and the Sex Sector
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20016
Room 603
Sponsored by the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and the Center for Health and Gender Equity
9:00-9:15am: Welcome
Ann Jordan, Director, Program on Human Trafficking and Forced Labor, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Serra Sippel, Executive Director, Center for Health and Gender Equity (pictured above, center)
9:15-10:30am: Anti-Prostitution Policies and Human Rights
Human Rights Framework: Serra Sippel
Legal Framework and US Policy: Ann Jordan
Legal Challenges to US Anti-Prostitution Policy: Zoe Hudson, Open Society Institute
Moderator: Martina Vandenberg, Jenner and Block
10:30-10:45am: Coffee Break
Video: Cambodia's New Anti-Trafficking Law: Sex Workers Speak Out
10:45-11:30am: The Impact of Anti-Trafficking and Anti-Prostitution Campaigns on Sex Workers in Cambodia
Sara Bradford, Asia Pacific Network of Sex Work Projects
Moderator: Christina Arnold, Executive Director, Prevent Human Trafficking
11:30am-12:15pm: Sanghamitra: A Journey Towards Social and Economic Empowerment
Dr. Shilpa Merchant, Population Services International and the Sanghamitra Project
Moderator: Sneha Barot, Senior Public Policy Associate, Guttmacher Institute
12:15-1:00pm: Lunch
Video: Taking the Pledge
Video: Compelled to Act: The Theatre of Sex Workers in Mali
1:00-1:45: DANAYA SO: Bringing Hope to Women and their Families
Sylvia Mollet: DANAYA SO (pictured above, right)
Moderator: Pauline Muchina, Ph.D., Senior Partnership Advisor, UNAIDS
1:45-2:30 pm: The Government of Brazil and Sex Workers Colloborate to Address HIV/AIDS
Gabriela Leite, President, Davida (pictured above, left)
Moderator: Elizabeth Bernstein, Professor, Barnard College and Columbia University