The Protection Project. Dr. Laura Lederer, with Johns Hopkins University, has developed an interactive database on U.S. and international legislation protecting women and children from commercial sexual exploitation. The database includes a comparative analysis of laws and penalties, situation reports on each country, maps, case studies, and victim testimonials. This brochure, targeted to potential victims, describes the tactics criminal groups use to coerce and traffic women, the risks of trafficking, what women can do to protect themselves against illegitimate groups, what are victims' rights in the U.S., and how women can get help while in the United States. The brochure has recently been distributed to 27 U.S. embassies in 24 different languages.
Plans are underway to disseminate the brochure to more U.S. embassies.
Federal Law Enforcement Training. INL funded four federal law enforcement agencies to conduct specialized training to combat violence against women and children in Russia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Tajikistan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Ghana, Namibia, South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Swaziland, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Panama. Conference to Combat Child Pornography on the Internet. INL provided some funding for the conference. Working with the U.S. embassy, UNDP will select a local non-governmental organization to manage the center.