Check out this report...'Wrong Kind of Victim? One year on: an analysis of UK measures to protect trafficked persons'

In Dec 2008 the UK ratified the Council of Europe on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings - the first international treaty obliging states to adopt minimum standards to assist trafficked persons and protect their rights. In April 2009, the Convention came into force, but what has changed as a result of it?

A recent report published in June 2010 by The Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group investigates how our government is addressing trafficking in the UK. Read the summary report.

The Cultural Pass Campaign

As part of our outreach work for the Anneli Project at Leeds Women’s Aid, LAST has been approaching local businesses to see if they can help us support trafficked women in Leeds.

These women have been prostituted for no personal payment, tortured, and psychologically conditioned to believe that they are only worth as much as the money they generate for their pimps and traffickers. They have now found solace at the Anneli Project and are currently
being counselled and cared for by committed professionals.

However, they have no access to positive cultural experiences which can show them that life
in the UK isn’t all about fear and exploitation.

We managed to secure a year's supply of regular passes to local arts programs including:

• Opera North
• Seven Arts Centre
• Hyde Park Picture House
• The Carriageworks
• Lush - free products

We would like to take this opportunity to thank them all for helping us to make this campaign such a success.