“YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO GET HELP IF YOU’VE BEEN ABUSED, NEGLECTED OR TREATED BADLY.”
- Article 39 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
On this week’s Inside Human Trafficking in Canada episode, we venture into a form of human trafficking that is often disguised and yet normalized for many. Episode 5 focuses on forced marriage, which is commonly seen as a union of love between two consenting individuals. The institution of marriage, however, can be used as a legalized tool to manipulate and exploit one or both individuals, becoming a gateway for human trafficking.
Deepa Mattoo joins us to discuss the human trafficking of young people for the purpose of forced marriage, providing examples, signs of this form of trafficking, and solutions for how we can help end this problem.
Deepa Mattoo is the Executive Director of the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic as well as an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. Deepa’s work is focused on ending gender-based violence, including forced marriage. Deepa has appeared before parliamentary committees and United Nations civil society meetings, commissions, and courts on human rights issues and has provided education to those working with forced marriage survivors, racialized non-status women, and immigration law clients within the context of gender-based violence.
To learn more about the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, visit: https://schliferclinic.com
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Special thanks to our audio producers: Daniel Chavez from Sisepuede Productions (https://www.sisepuedeproductions.ca/) and Darshan Dorka from Nexstanza; as well as Prophix Software (https://www.prophix.com/) for providing financial support to YTGA.
