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Gupta began her career as a journalist, then moved onto the ], where she worked with the governments of Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Kosovo, and the Philippines. She supported some of these countries to develop National Action Plans and laws against ]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Trust Women |url=http://www.trustwomenconf.com/profile/ruchira-gupta/|publisher=]}}</ref> She has written two manuals with ] and ]. Also, Gupta served as a ] contact in October 2000 for the first-ever gathering of ] and ]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Press Release|url=http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2000/20001018.note5634.doc.html|publisher=]}}</ref> Gupta began her career as a journalist, then moved onto the ], where she worked with the governments of Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Kosovo, and the Philippines. She supported some of these countries to develop National Action Plans and laws against ]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Trust Women |url=http://www.trustwomenconf.com/profile/ruchira-gupta/|publisher=]}}</ref> She has written two manuals with ] and ]. Also, Gupta served as a ] contact in October 2000 for the first-ever gathering of ] and ]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Press Release|url=http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2000/20001018.note5634.doc.html|publisher=]}}</ref>


Her publications on trafficking include: a) Trafficking Responses in Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia: Needs, Capacity assessment and Recommendations b) Trafficking in the Asia and Near East region: Problem analysis and Proposed framework for response; Kosovo plan of action to counter trafficking in persons; c) Manual for law-enforcement officers to confront Demand for Human trafficking.; d) Manual for prosecutors to confront human trafficking Her publications on trafficking include: a) Trafficking Responses in Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia: Needs, Capacity assessment and Recommendations b) Trafficking in the Asia and Near East region: Problem analysis and Proposed framework for response; Kosovo plan of action to counter trafficking in persons; c) Manual for law-enforcement officers to confront Demand for Human trafficking.; d) Manual for prosecutors to confront human trafficking.


== Recognition and awards == == Activism Career ==
After completing her documentary, ''The Selling of Innocents'', Ruchira transition to full-time advocate for the women in prostitution. She founded Apne Aap and has traveled the world over advocating on their behalf. She has addressed the UN General Assembly three times. <ref>{{cite web|title=Speech Text|url=http://www.un.org/ga/president/63/interactive/ht/apneape.pdf|publisher=]}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Speech Text|url=http://www.un.org/ga/president/62/ThematicDebates/humantrafficking/ebook.pdf|publisher=]}}</ref>

She has testified before the US Senate, advocating for the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, 2000 and lobbied with other activists at the United Nations for the U.N. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons. This resulted in the first U.N. effort to address trafficking demand. <ref>{{cite web|title=Affiliations |url=http://rosecollar.org/affiliations/|publisher=]}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Ruchira Gupta |url=http://www.halftheskymovement.org/pages/ruchira-gupta|publisher=]}}</ref>

== Recognition and Awards ==
In 2009, Gupta was the recipient of the Clinton Global Citizen Award for Commitment to Leadership in Civil Society by the ], established by ], former President of the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Citizen Awards 2009 |url=http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/ourmeetings/2009/meeting_annual_GCAwards.asp?Section=OurMeetings&PageTitle=Global%20Citizen%20Awards|publisher=]}}</ref> In 2010, she was chosen to serve as a member of the organization's leadership program, known as ]. President Clinton created the program to recognize and educate the next generation of global leaders and prepare them to effectively address and take action on the world's most pressing issues. Young leaders chosen from throughout the world included corporate executives, public servants, social entrepreneurs, and NGO managers from among the public, private, and civil sectors. In 2009, Gupta was the recipient of the Clinton Global Citizen Award for Commitment to Leadership in Civil Society by the ], established by ], former President of the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Citizen Awards 2009 |url=http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/ourmeetings/2009/meeting_annual_GCAwards.asp?Section=OurMeetings&PageTitle=Global%20Citizen%20Awards|publisher=]}}</ref> In 2010, she was chosen to serve as a member of the organization's leadership program, known as ]. President Clinton created the program to recognize and educate the next generation of global leaders and prepare them to effectively address and take action on the world's most pressing issues. Young leaders chosen from throughout the world included corporate executives, public servants, social entrepreneurs, and NGO managers from among the public, private, and civil sectors.


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* Saffron Warriors - Series 3 of ], ], UK, 2003 on Nazi style Hindu fundamentalism in India * Saffron Warriors - Series 3 of ], ], UK, 2003 on Nazi style Hindu fundamentalism in India
* Rape for Profit. (Life in the Mumbai Brothel): News Night, BBC-1999 * Rape for Profit. (Life in the Mumbai Brothel): News Night, BBC-1999
* Kali’s smile: Radio 4, BBC documentary on role of Gods and goddesses in Indian popular culture. 1998 * Kali’s Smile: Radio 4, BBC documentary on role of Gods and goddesses in Indian popular culture. 1998
* Shiva's wedding: Radio 4, BBC documentary on role of Gods and goddesses in Indian popular culture. 1998 * Shiva's wedding: Radio 4, BBC documentary on role of Gods and goddesses in Indian popular culture. 1998
* The Selling of Innocents. (On sex-trafficking from Nepal to Mumbai, India): Documentary screened on CBC and HBO. Awarded the ] for outstanding investigative journalism by the United States ] in 1997 and used by NGOs, activists, government agencies as educational material to combat trafficking. -1997 * The Selling of Innocents. (On sex-trafficking from Nepal to Mumbai, India): Documentary screened on CBC and HBO. Awarded the ] for outstanding investigative journalism by the United States ] in 1997 and used by NGOs, activists, government agencies as educational material to combat trafficking. -1997

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Ruchira Gupta, (born January 7, 1964), is an Indian sex trafficking abolitionist, journalist and activist. She has worked for over 25 years to end sex trafficking and has been honored for her work by nations, governmental leaders, and organizations on a global scale. In 2002, she established Apne Aap Women Worldwide, a nongovernmental organization known as Apne Aap, which addresses women's rights and the eradication of human sex trafficking. Apne Aap has supported over 10,000 women and children trapped in or at risk of prostitution in India. As of 2012, she continues to serve as the organization's president.

She works to expose the connection between trafficking and prostitution as well as to demand a societal shift which acknowledges that male demand for prostitution is what continues, furthers and perpetuates trafficking.

Early Life and Education

Gupta was born on January 7, 1964 in Kolkata. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Political Science and Economics, Loreto College in Kolkata, India in 1984. She was awarded a Master of Arts from University of Bombay in 1987. Her parents and siblings continue to live in India.

Journalism and UN Career

Gupta began her career as a journalist, then moved onto the United Nations, where she worked with the governments of Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Kosovo, and the Philippines. She supported some of these countries to develop National Action Plans and laws against human trafficking. She has written two manuals with UNODC and UNIFEM. Also, Gupta served as a UNICEF contact in October 2000 for the first-ever gathering of Messengers of Peace and Goodwill Ambassadors.

Her publications on trafficking include: a) Trafficking Responses in Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia: Needs, Capacity assessment and Recommendations b) Trafficking in the Asia and Near East region: Problem analysis and Proposed framework for response; Kosovo plan of action to counter trafficking in persons; c) Manual for law-enforcement officers to confront Demand for Human trafficking.; d) Manual for prosecutors to confront human trafficking.

Activism Career

After completing her documentary, The Selling of Innocents, Ruchira transition to full-time advocate for the women in prostitution. She founded Apne Aap and has traveled the world over advocating on their behalf. She has addressed the UN General Assembly three times.

She has testified before the US Senate, advocating for the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, 2000 and lobbied with other activists at the United Nations for the U.N. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons. This resulted in the first U.N. effort to address trafficking demand.

Recognition and Awards

In 2009, Gupta was the recipient of the Clinton Global Citizen Award for Commitment to Leadership in Civil Society by the Clinton Foundation, established by Bill Clinton, former President of the United States. In 2010, she was chosen to serve as a member of the organization's leadership program, known as CGI Lead. President Clinton created the program to recognize and educate the next generation of global leaders and prepare them to effectively address and take action on the world's most pressing issues. Young leaders chosen from throughout the world included corporate executives, public servants, social entrepreneurs, and NGO managers from among the public, private, and civil sectors.

In 2007, Gupta was honored with the Abolitionist Award by the House of Lords, which is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She also received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism for her documentary, The Selling of Innocents.

She sits on the Steering Committee for the Planning Commission of the Government of India for the Eleventh Five-Year Plan for Women and Children, and on the Working group of the Ministry of Women and Children. She is on the Advisory board of Asia Society, New York, Coalition against Trafficking in Women, Asia-Pacific, Cents for Relief, US, Nomi Network, US, Ricky Martin Foundation, and Vital Voices, Washington DC. She has been honored at the White House for her work to combat sex trafficking. Her testimony to the United States Senate had a direct role in the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.

In 2012 Ruchira Gupta was featured in the documentary Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide premiering on PBS October 1st and 2nd. The series introduces women and girls living under very difficult circumstances and bravely fighting to challenge them. The Half the Sky PBS TV series is produced by Show of Force along with Fugitive Films.

Documentaries that she has worked on include
  • Half the Sky: Turing Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. 2012
  • Paul Merton in India, BBC, Channel 5, UK, 2008
  • Land of the Missing Children - Series 9 of Unreported World, Channel 4, UK, 2005, on teenage sex-slavery in India.
  • Saffron Warriors - Series 3 of Unreported World, Channel 4, UK, 2003 on Nazi style Hindu fundamentalism in India
  • Rape for Profit. (Life in the Mumbai Brothel): News Night, BBC-1999
  • Kali’s Smile: Radio 4, BBC documentary on role of Gods and goddesses in Indian popular culture. 1998
  • Shiva's wedding: Radio 4, BBC documentary on role of Gods and goddesses in Indian popular culture. 1998
  • The Selling of Innocents. (On sex-trafficking from Nepal to Mumbai, India): Documentary screened on CBC and HBO. Awarded the EMMY for outstanding investigative journalism by the United States Academy for Television Arts and Sciences in 1997 and used by NGOs, activists, government agencies as educational material to combat trafficking. -1997
  • Zero Hour. A 13 episode Indian Quiz show with Parliamentarians. BITV 1994
  • The Brotherhood. The RSS, BBC, 1993.

References

  1. "Ruchira Gupta, Founder of Apne Aap, India" (PDF). United Nations. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  2. "Cool Men Don't Buy Sex". Pass Blue.
  3. "Training Manual for Prosecutors on Confronting Human Trafficking" (PDF). United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
  4. "Trust Women". Trust Women.
  5. "Press Release". United Nations.
  6. "Speech Text" (PDF). United Nations.
  7. "Speech Text" (PDF). United Nations.
  8. "Affiliations". Rose Collar Foundation.
  9. "Ruchira Gupta". Half the Sky.
  10. "Global Citizen Awards 2009". Clinton Foundation.
  11. "UK award for anti-trafficking activist Ruchira Gupta" (PDF). India eNews. Retrieved 19 August 2009.

Further reading

  • Kristof, Nicholas D.; and WuDunn, Sheryl. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, Vintage, 2010. ISBN 978-0-307-38709-7
  • McCormick, Patricia. Sold, Hyperion, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7868-5171-3
  • Solomon, Rivka. That Takes Ovaries, Three Rivers Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0-609-80659-3
  • Morris, Holly. Adventure Divas: Searching the Globe for Women Who Are Changing the World, Villard, 2006. ISBN 978-0-375-76063-1
  • Shuyun, Sun. Ten Thousand Miles without a Cloud, Harper Perennial, 2004. ISBN 978-0-00-712974-4
  • Hayward, Ruth. Breaking the Earthenware Jar: Lessons from South Asia to End Violence Against Women and Girls, United Nations, 2000. ISBN 978-92-806-3574-4
  • Jahanbegloo, Ramin. India Revisited: Conversations on Contemporary India, Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-568944-0
  • Surti, Aabid. In the Name of Ram, Anhad, 2003. ASIN B004I90I88
  • Shelly, Louise. Human Trafficking, George Mason University. ISBN 978-0-521-11381-6

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