Click here to go The Protection Project Web site. The Protection Project is a human rights research program based at the Foreign Policy Institute. Concerned with the promotion of human rights values throughout the world, The Protection Project particularly focuses on the protection of human security, especially women’s and children’s rights; fostering civil society and NGO development through capacity building and coalition building; enhancement of the rule of law by encouraging citizen participation in the political process; advancement of human rights education; and elimination of trafficking in persons. The project’s activities include raising public awareness; developing curricula in a number of disciplines, including human rights in Islam and international trafficking in persons; establishing partnerships with universities and NGOs; and organizing seminar series, workshops and conferences. The Protection Project monitors and reports on violation of internationally recognized human rights through field research and published findings and recommendations. Recent reports include Human Rights Report on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children; International Child Sex Tourism: Scope of the Problem and Comparative Case Studies; and Comparative Approaches to Combating Trafficking in Persons: An International and Comparative Perspective. The Protection Project cooperates with governments to build their capacity in legislating against human rights violations. Its staff has given congressional testimony on trafficking in persons before Congress and has advised the U.S. government on adoption of the 2000 Trafficking Victims Protection Act and its amendments in 2003 and 2005, as well as foreign countries on drafting anti-trafficking legislation. The project also supports and leads the drafting of regional and national action plans against trafficking in persons and trains government officials on drafting and implementing anti-trafficking legislation. | 
