A subset of human trafficking, organ trafficking and transplant tourism are significant concerns around the globe. And while they’re not discussed to the same extent as sexual exploitation and forced child labor, quite a bit’s available on the subject. It initially caught my eye when I noticed Harvard’s Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking had an archived webcast available on their site addressing the issue. You can link to it, along with podcasts, articles, and other resources after the jump.
Video:
- Organ Trafficking & Transplant Tourism: Consequences in a Global Environment (Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking). This is a 2-part webcast, 43 and 37 minutes respectively.
International Declaration:
- The Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism (available as a free full-text article by the American Society of Nephrology)
Journal Articles:
- Organ Trafficking & Transplantation: A Commentary on the Global Realities [PDF] (American Journal of Transplantation, available as a free full-text article from the Coalition for Organ-Failure Solutions)
- Organ Trafficking: Global Solutions for a Global Problem (American Journal of Kidney Diseases: abstract only)
- The Implications of the Instanbul Declaration on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism (Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation: abstract only)
Podcast:
News:
- International Pact Needed to Prevent Organ Trafficking, UN-backed Study Says (UN News Centre)
- Organ Trafficking and Transplantation Pose New Challenges (WHO)
- Illegal Organ Trafficking Poses a Global Problem (Huffington Post)
Advocacy: