| The vast majority of uniformed service members and civilian contractors serve honorably. Yet they are being tainted by the minority of peacekeepers who purchase sex with trafficked women and girls and by the even smaller group who actively engage in the grave human rights abuse of human trafficking -- whether for forced labor or prostitution. When peacekeepers commit or facilitate human rights abuses, they prolong deployments and undermine missions. This initiative engages the policy community, both raising awareness about the links between all forms of human trafficking and peacekeeping operations and advocating for the comprehensive implementation of policies adopted by the Department of Defense, NATO, and the United Nations in 2004.
Public Commentaries/Appearances
Resources
Events
Publications
Policy Developments
- Public Commentary: Sarah E. Mendelson appeared on CNN on December 17, 2007 to discuss UN abuses in Haiti. To watch the video, please click here.
- Public Commentary: Sarah E. Mendelson provided a comment on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (Revised Interim Rule), Combating Trafficking in Persons, on October 16, 2007.
- Public Commentary: Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted by Caroline Moorehead in an article on October 11, 2007 for New York Review of Books, Volume 54, No. 15 entitled, "Women and Children For Sale."
- Public Commentary: Sarah E. Mendelson's report Barracks and Brothels was quoted by Martina Vandenberg when she testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law. The hearing, entitled "Legal Options to Stop Human Trafficking," was held on March 26, 2007. To read the testimonies, please click here.
- Public Commentary: Sarah E. Mendelson and Martina E. Vandenberg provided comments on the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, Combating Trafficking in Persons, on January 26, 2007 and August 22, 2005.
- Presentation: Sarah E. Mendelson sspoke at the Council of Foreign Relations' Symposium on Human Trafficking: A Day of Learning on May 3, 2006. (Audio and transcript available)
- Public Commentary: Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in "Trafficking Cop" from The Star Ledger, January 15, 2006, on the role that Congressman Chris Smith has played in combating human trafficking.
- Public Commentary: Sarah E. Mendelson was quoted in, "Military Takes Aim at Prostitution" from Family News in Focus, January 11, 2006, on the need to step-up implementation of the Department of Defense's policies on combating trafficking.
- Presentation: On June 8, 2005, Sarah Mendelson addressed the World Affairs Council in San Francisco on the links between human trafficking and peacekeeping. Click here to read more
- Presentation: "Combating Human Trafficking: Achieving Zero Tolerance," Statement of Dr. Sarah E. Mendelson, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, before the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International Operations, 9 March 2005. Click here to read more
- Presentation: "Implementation of DOD Policy with Regard to Trafficking in Humans," Statement of Dr. Sarah E. Mendelson, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, before the House Armed Services Committee, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 21 September 2004.
- Event: CSIS and Refugees International co-hosted a roundtable discussion, "Human Trafficking and Peacekeeping Operations: Research Findings and Legislative Responses" on November 17, 2005. The speakers were Dr. Sarah E. Mendelson, Sarah Martin, Martina Vandenberg, and Maureen Walsh. Click here to listen to the audio from the event.
- Event: On October 7, 2005, Russia and Eurasia Program of CSIS, in partnership with Vital Voices Global Partnership, hosted a seminar, "Human Trafficking and Peacekeeping Operations." The speaker was Dr. Helga Konrad, an OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. Click here to learn more about the event
- Event: An Alliance Against the Traffic in Humans."
- Publication: Sarah Mendelson was quoted in a March 8, 2007 article by Rati Bishnoi on InsideDefense.com, "New Policy Calls for Anti-Human Trafficking Plans in Post-Conflict Ops."
- Publication: Read Cam Simpson's December 27, 2005 article from the Chicago Tribune's Washington Bureau, "U.S. Stalls on Human Trafficking", regarding Sarah Mendelson's work on human trafficking and peacekeeping operations and related developments in the Pentagon.
- Publication: Read an article discussing CSIS' November 17, 2005 event on Human Trafficking: "House considers human trafficking bill covering overseas federal employees" by Lisa Burgess, Stars and Stripes (Mideast Edition), Saturday, Novemeber 19, 2005.
 - Publication: Barracks and Brothels: Peacekeepers and Human Trafficking in the Balkans (Sarah E. Mendelson, CSIS Press, 2005). Click here to read the report and/or purchase report
- Publication: "Canadian Solution to a Peacekeeping Sex Scandal," Globe and Mail (Canada), Sarah E. Mendelson May 27, 2004.
- Policy Development: At the Istanbul summit in June 2004, NATO released its policy on human trafficking. See NATO
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