CATHERINE
GROENENDIJK-NABUKWASI
SOUTH SUDAN

MOSES BINOGA
UGANDA

As Founder of Confident Children out of Conflict (CCC), Catherine Groenendijk-Nabukwasi is a pioneer in the fight against child trafficking in South Sudan. Ms. Groenendijk- Nabukwasi established CCC in 2007 as a drop-in center for girls vulnerable to sex trafficking, at a time when no other organizations were serving that population. Between 2010 and 2013, Ms. Groenendijk-Nabukwasi raised funds to build a shelter, which provides full-time residential care for 40 girls, ages 3 to 18, as well as food, health care, scholarships, educational support and mentoring, recreational activities, and counseling. The children learn trades, such as making handicrafts, cooking and farming as a means for income generation, and develop skills in conflict mitigation, stress and anger management, and cultivating self-confidence.
CCC also ensures 600 vulnerable boys and girls in the impoverished communities of Juba attend school by paying tuition and providing basic necessities, including books, uniforms, and shoes. CCC provides outreach services to 10 schools and raises community awareness about child protection and gender-based violence. CCC also supports survivors of trafficking and sexual and gender-based violence displaced by the current civil conflict. In addition, Ms. Groenendijk-Nabukwasi has consistently engaged the Government of the Republic of South Sudan on justice for children, specifically on the issue of human trafficking.

Moses Binoga, Coordinator of the Ugandan National Counter Human Trafficking Taskforce, has worked tirelessly to bring together the government-led taskforce and the civil society coalition against human trafficking into one coordinated effort to better identify and assist trafficking victims at home and abroad. With Mr. Binoga at the helm, the national taskforce has conducted training programs, created public awareness materials, held pre-departure information briefings for intending migrants, drafted guidelines on victim care for investigators, and is designing a national database in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration for sex and labor trafficking statistics. Due to his urging, the government has substantially increased its emphasis on prosecuting trafficking offenses.
Mr. Binoga is a strong voice on behalf of victims and has brought attention to their stories, often featured in Uganda’s leading national papers. He regularly deals directly with victims and answers their calls for assistance while also effectively coordinating assistance between officials and NGOs. Additionally, he proactively engages diplomatic missions in Uganda to establish agreements to prevent Ugandans from being subjected to human trafficking abroad.

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PAROSHA CHANDRAN
UNITED KINGDOM

TONY MADDOX
UNITED STATES

Parosha Chandran, an extraordinarily dedicated human rights barrister, has spent the last 18 years shaping the development of national and international law and policy on human trafficking in the United Kingdom and globally. With a rare multidisciplinary perspective, she has set critical legal precedents to protect the rights of trafficking victims.
Ms. Chandran has appealed cases in which victims were punished as criminals for crimes committed as a result of being subjected to trafficking; enabled trafficking victims to seek redress by taking civil action against the police for having failed to investigate the alleged crimes; and brought forward a case where the court established the right to refugee status for victims of human trafficking. Ms. Chandran’s cases often have exposed legal protection gaps, which have led to legislative or policy reforms.
As one of the world’s leading practitioners in the field, Ms. Chandran is recognized as a global expert on human trafficking by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the Council of Europe. She works closely with NGOs and has a strong commitment to pro bono work. Ms. Chandran is the co-founder of the Trafficking Law and Policy Forum, an educational think tank based in London with a diverse membership.

Tony Maddox is the Executive Vice President and Managing Director of CNN International (CNNi) and creator of the CNN Freedom Project, the longest-running awareness and investigative campaign on modern slavery on a global news channel. CNNi launched the CNN Freedom Project in 201 to shine a spotlight on modern slavery, amplify the voices of survivors, highlight effective prevention and victim assistance efforts, and investigate the criminal enterprises involved. Mr. Maddox’s personal conviction that combating trafficking is a shared responsibility was the catalyst for the concept behind the Freedom Project. Due to his dedication and relentless advocacy, what began as a yearlong project became a much longer commitment. The Freedom Project is celebrating its fifth year of production, and is one of the most successful and highly visible programming initiatives on CNNi.
Under Mr. Maddox’s leadership, CNNi has enlisted dozens of correspondents and crews around the world, and has published more than 400 investigative stories on modern slavery. Various NGOs report that Freedom Project stories have led to more than 1,000 survivors receiving assistance, sparked more than $24 million in donations to anti-trafficking organizations globally, contributed to changing laws and corporate policies, and inspired new NGOs and grassroots campaigns around the world. CNNi currently reaches more than 291 million households and hotel rooms worldwide.

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Some Chinese factories subject internal migrants to forced labor, at times compelling them to work in the presence of hazardous chemicals without proper  safety equipment.

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The Department of State prepared this Report using information from
U.S. embassies, government officials, nongovernmental and international organizations, published reports, news articles, academic studies, research trips to every region of the world, and information submitted to tipreport@ state.gov. This email address provides a means by which organizations and individuals can share information with the Department of State on government progress in addressing trafficking.
U.S. diplomatic posts and domestic agencies reported on the trafficking situation and governmental action to fight trafficking based on thorough research that included meetings with a wide variety of government officials, local and international NGO representatives, officials of international organizations, journalists, academics, and survivors. U.S. missions overseas are dedicated to covering human trafficking issues. The 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report covers government efforts undertaken from April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015.