The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Australia will be hosting a film screening in Melbourne of the acclaimed 2008 US documentary 'The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality and Relationships'.

The screening will be followed by a debriefing, panel discussion and question time.

Click here for the event details and register your interest as spaces are limited: catwaustralia@gmail.com

The UN Special Rapporteur for trafficking has released her report to the 10th Session of the Human Rights Council. The report provides a glogal perspective of the trafficking phenomena, the legal and policy framework for combatting trafficking and a number of important recommendations. Click here to view the report.

Children as young as 13, many of whom are wards of the State, are being prostituted on the streets of Melbourne. This situation was exposed in a recent newspaper report (1 March 2009). Click here to access the full story .

In a historic decision, the High Court of Australia has rejected the appeal of Wei Tang against her conviction for holding women in sexual slavery in a brothel in Brunswick Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria. This landmark decision has seen a redefinition of slavery in Australia, and will form an important precedent. To read more details of this case, follow this link to the recent transcript from The Law Report.

The Australian Government Office for Women has recently released a report entitled "Trafficking of women for sexual purposes". Click here to download the report from the Office for Women website.

A new bibliograpy of recommended reading on prostitution, pornography, trafficking and related issues...