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Short Summary
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Digital Dangers: Information & Communication
Technologies and Trafficking in Women (English, Spanish and French)
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Maltzahn, K. |
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June 2005 |
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APC Women's Networking Support Programme (WNSP)
Genderit.org website |
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Short Summary |
This paper seeks to explore the possible relationships
between trafficking women and Information and Communication Technologies
(ICTs) with a view to advancing understanding of these complex issues.
The first section of this publication lays the foundation for discussing
ICTs and trafficking and defines these terms. It asks what we know
about how ICTs (both old and new) are and can be used both in the
trafficking of women and in counter-trafficking efforts. The examples
were provided by activists and advocates around the world who are
working on trafficking, ICTs or on both issues. The paper goes on
to explore three pivotal and at times controversial questions in relation
to the role of ICTs and trafficking: Does the role of ICTs matter
or is it a fashionable distraction from serious counter-trafficking
work? Can we talk of trafficking in images or does trafficking only
apply to people? Is consideration of privacy in relation to ICTs contrary
to counter-trafficking work or an essential part of a broader movement
to create safety and freedom for individuals and communities? Finally,
the publication proposes a shift in the current focus on how traffickers
and others perpetuate violence in technological terms, to addressing
the cultural values and political systems that allow such violence.
The paper is also available in Spanish:
http://www.genderit.org/en/index.shtml?w=r&x=91632
and in French: http://www.awid.org/publications/OccasionalPapers/spotlight6_fr.pdf
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