Jean Enriquez (The Philippines) is the executive director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women-Asia-Pacific (CATW-AP). For the past 30 years, Jean has worked for the protection of women´s rights, gaining extensive experience as a grassroots organizer, expert and trainer for various international and national fora focused on trafficking and prostitution; sexuality, health and reproductive rights; women’s political participation; and women and development. She began her journey in the human rights movement fighting the Marcos dictatorship at 13 years old. Jean chaired the Commission on Trafficking in Persons during the World Conference Against Racism held in Durban, South Africa in 2001 and has spoken at the UN Commission on the Status of Women on various occasions. She was among Marie Claire’s Ten Women of the Year for 2007 and The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service in the Philippines in 2010. She sits on the Board of Advisers of both the Buklod Center for Women in Olongapo and Bagong Kamalayan Prostitution Survivors’ Collective. |
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