http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2009/index.htm
Offers country by country reports on forced labor involving migrants, children and women. Also includes sections on child soldiers, sex trafficking, and involuntary domestic servitude. From the State Department.
http://www.childabusecommission.com/rpt/
Lengthy, multi-volume report on the abuse of Irish children in residential church-run schools for poor, orphaned or delinquent youth. Covers incidents from the 1930s to the 1990s when the schools were closed. From the Commission created by the Irish government.
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12561
Press release announcing the public availability of the 2008 sexual assault reports for the military. A total of 2,908 sexual assaults involving members of the military were reported, an 8% increase from the previous year. 38% of the cases resulted in court-martial actions. From the Department of Defense.
http://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/Global_Report_on_TIP.pdf
Presents data on legislative and enforcement activity by the countries of the world in attempting to prevent trafficking in persons for sexual and labor purposes. From the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/06-1595
Unanimous ruling of the Supreme Court that antiretaliation provisions protect employees, even if they are responding to questions during an internal investigation by the employer. Davidson, though not filing a sexual harassment case against a manager, was fired after providing corroborating information about the manager's behavior toward her. From Findlaw.com.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs09/hosb0209.pdf
Official statistics on homicides, firearms violations and sexual assaults and other forms of partner or family abuse. Reports there were 773 homicides in England and Wales in 2007/08. From the British Home Office.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cshti08.htm
Reports on 1,229 alleged incidents of human trafficking received between January 2007 and September 2008. Sex trafficking accounted for 83% of the cases with 12% related to labor trafficking. Includes demographic characteristics of victim including citizenship status. From the Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/docs/STDTrendsFactSheet.pdf
Presents a summary of recent trends in the incidence of different types of sexually transmittied diseases. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats07/toc.htm
Reports that incidents of sexually transmitted diseases exceeded 1.4 million in 2007. Chlamydia and gonorrhea were the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases, and there was a 15.2% increase in syphilis from 2006 to 2007. Women continue to bear a disproportionate burden of the long-term health consequences of STDs. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/files/ISTTF_Final_Report.pdf
Final report on how technology can alleviate safety risks, such as sexual solicitation, bullying, online harassment, and exposure to illegal or problematic content, associated with visits to social network sites in the U.S. From the Multi-State Working Group on Social Networking, comprising 50 state Attorneys-General and Harvard Law School.
Presents the required annual reports the Military Academy, the Naval Academy and the Air Force Academy about sexual violence and harassment incidents and policies implemented in response. From the Department of Defense.
