Human Trafficking Unveiled: Insights from the Frontlines | A dialogue with Tatiana Kotlyarenko Expert on Human trafficking

DevelopmentAid Dialogues

Guest Description: Tatiana Kotlyarenko, Expert on GBV and Human Trafficking
Episode sneak peak: In the latest DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, Tatiana Kotlyarenko, a human rights defender, discusses the complexities of human trafficking with Hisham Allam. She emphasizes that trafficking involves organized crime and corruption, complicating efforts to combat it. Kotlyarenko shares her experience evacuating at-risk individuals from Afghanistan, highlighting the importance of international solidarity.

She dispels myths about trafficking, noting its evolution to include domestic and online exploitation, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kotlyarenko stresses the need for parental vigilance and the role of educational institutions in prevention. She also highlights technology’s role, citing projects like Racknet and Thorne, which use tech to protect children from trafficking.

Kotlyarenko’s journey from Ivy League education to grassroots activism underscores the need for a holistic approach that combines academic knowledge with practical experience to develop effective human rights policies.
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Chapter

1. Human Trafficking Unveiled: Insights from the Frontlines | A dialogue with Tatiana Kotlyarenko Expert on Human trafficking (00:00:00)

2. What inspired you to devote your career to this sector? (00:00:55)

3. Approaches in addressing human trafficking, exploitations, gender violence (00:03:22)

4. Helping trafficking survivors (00:04:10)

5. Ways of dealing with traumatized, survivors of human trafficking, whether they are children or adults? (00:06:58)

6. Ethical survivor inclusion (00:11:32)

7. How survivor perspectives shape the understanding and response to human trafficking (00:13:58)

8. How can we effectively address the nexus between conflict related sexual violence and human trafficking to protect the most vulnerable populations? (00:17:22)

9. Growing numbers of human trafficking of Ukrainian (00:18:13)

10. What are some common challenges you have encountered in combating home trafficking and how do you differ across different contexts? (00:24:09)

11. Experience in evacuating people from Afghanistan (00:25:32)

12. Misconceptions or myths about human trafficking (00:28:02)

13. How can I protect my kids from online? (00:29:51)