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Government, Intergovernmental, and Nonprofit Country Reports
Nonprofits and government agencies concerned about human trafficking put out reports often with overviews for every country. These can be a great place to start, to discover the basic framework of what is happening in a country, the most relevant laws and policies, the most recent developments, and important context that shapes how trafficking occurs and is resisted in each place. These details can be used to do further research, especially when seeking keywords to use.
- US Department of Homeland Security -- Countering Human Trafficking: Year in Review 2022US-centric, but provides country reports as well as information about US response that might provide ideas for specific policy areas and responses that could be found elsewhere
- Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2022 -- UNODCRegional and country profiles, with special intent to bring in research from academia as well as agency research
Research, Reports, and Advocacy from Nonprofits
- The Anti Trafficking Monitoring GroupUK-based, with special focus on work for victims of trafficking
Search Multiple Agencies and Producers of Policy Information
- Policy File Index This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
Find reports on public policy topics from major think tanks, research organizations, and advocacy groups including the Hoover Institution, International Monetary Fund, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, RAND Corporation, and the World Bank. Covers 1990-current.
- JSTOR Security StudiesA full-text collection of journals, ebooks, and research reports in the field of security studies. Subcollections on defense spending, military technology, and warfare, for example. Narrow to "research reports" for policy reports.
- Think Tank Search Engine - Harvard Kennedy SchoolUsing a specialized Google search engine, directly search the web sites of hundreds of think tanks.
- Specialized Policy Searches - Findpolicy.orgDirectly search the web sites of specific collections of think tanks based on geographic focus or special topics.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowFactiva's indexed news content allows you to narrow a keyword search with great specificity. Use the government and politics section to find think tank, research organization, and journalistic commentary on issues of government and politics.
Narrowing Your Factiva Search
Subject > Political/General News > National/Public Security > Armed Forces
OR
Subject > Political/General News > National/Public Security > State Security Measures/Policies
Also try any of the following
Source > By Type > Government and Politics
Source > By Region > ...
Region > ...
For example, to find documents from the last three months having to do with Pakistan's military, you might use the following filters (see the yellow-orange boxes)
[image content: a screenshot of Factiva showing filters for Pakistan, subjects of State Security Measures and Armed Forces, and news filters to Pakistan]
