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The International Bureau was founded on a conference held by several women's organizations in London in 1899. It was an international sister-association to the British National Vigilance Association, who had been questioned by the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene (AMSH) for combatting prostitution as such more than helping the victims of sex trafficking and women's rights.
The International Agreement for the suppression of the White Slave Traffic (also known as the White Slave convention) [1] is a series of anti–human trafficking treaties, specifically aimed at the illegal trade of white people, the first of which was first negotiated in Paris in 1904. It was one of the first multilateral treaties to address ...
The 1921 Convention ensure that protection from trafficking and sexual exploitation on the international level. The Article 6 states that "The High Contracting Parties agree, in case they have not already taken licensing and supervision of employment agencies and offices, to prescribe such regulations as are required to ensure the protection of women and children seeking employment in another ...
Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell CBE (14 July 1868 – 12 July 1926) was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist.She spent much of her life exploring and mapping the Middle East, and became highly influential to British imperial policy-making as an Arabist due to her knowledge and contacts built up through extensive travels.
Nationally, 43% of traffic stops are for speeding, 24% for broken equipment, and 9% for suspected criminal activity. [19] 730 police killings from 2017 to 2022 started with traffic stops. [20] 7% of killings by police started with a traffic stop. Two thirds of killings by police started with no crime or a nonviolent crime.
Ikbal Hanim, a Circassian woman who was the first wife of Abbas II of Egypt between 1895 and 1920.. From the Middle Ages until the 20th-century, Circassian women were a major target for sexual slavery in the harems of the Islamic Middle East.
History of women in the United Kingdom Cover of WSPU's The Suffragette, 25 April 1913 Gender Inequality Index Value 0.098 (2021) Rank 27th out of 191 Global Gender Gap Index Value 0.775 (2021) Rank 23rd Part of a series on Women in society Society Women's history (legal rights) Woman Animal advocacy Business Female entrepreneurs Gender representation on corporate boards of directors Diversity ...
1920: Irish War of Independence. 410 policemen (RIC, DMP and Harbour Police) are killed during the conflict. Ulster Special Constabulary founded as a quasi-military reserve special constable police force. 1921: An R33 airship is used to support traffic control around Ascot and Epsom Downs racecourses. [29] 1922