The Protection Project

The Protection Project "is a human rights research institute based at the Foreign Policy Institute at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC. Founded by Laura Lederer in 1994 to address the issue of trafficking in persons as a human rights violation, The Protection Project focuses on the promotion of human rights values throughout the world. Of particular importance to The Protection Project is the protection of human security, especially women’s and children’s rights; fostering of civil society and NGO development through capacity building and coalition building; enhancement of the rule of law by encouraging citizen participation in the political process; advancement of human rights education; and elimination of trafficking in persons."

Staff

Accessed November 2008:

• Mohamed Y. Mattar is the Executive Director of The Protection Project at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
• Marina Elefante is the Director of Legal Affairs, and has been with the organization since 2003
• Anna Koppel is the Director of Research and Development, and has been with the organization since 2002
• Elaine Panter is the Director of Programs and Planning and has been with the organization since January 2007
• Sherrie Caltagirone is the Director of Administration and Finance

Faculty Advisory Board

Accessed November 2008:

• Thomas Keaney
• Ruth Wedgwood
• Esther Brimmer
• Bridget Welsh

Protection Project Global NGO Network

Accessed November 2008:

Southeastern Europe

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

• SAFETY WOMEN HOUSE
• ASTRA

CROATIA

• THE WOMEN'S ROOM

BULGARIA

• Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation

Middle East

IRAQ

• Cultural Forum of Iraqi Women in Baghdad
• Iraqi Al-Amal Association in Arbil
• Psychological Research Center in Baghdad
• New Horizon Center For Women (NHCFW)
• Center for Home, Health, and Safety in Baghdad
• Rehabilitation, Education, and Community Health Center in Sulaimaniya (REACH)
• Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA)
• Rwandan Bar Association and Association pour la Défense des Droits de la Femme et de l'Enfant "HAGURUKA"
• Burundian Women Associations "CAFOB"

EGYPT

• Egyptian Woman and Development Association (EWADA)

MOROCCO

• Association Pour la Protection De la Famille Marocaine

JORDAN

• National Centre for Human Rights

YEMEN

• The Democratic School

Africa

BENIN

• SOS Villages Enfants du Benin
• ONG Femme et Vie
• WILDAF/FEDDAF/BENIN

ETHIOPIA

• Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA)

RWANDA

• Association pour la Défense des Droits de la Femme et de l'Enfant "HAGURUKA"

South East Asia

CAMBODIA

• Cambodian Defenders Project (CDP)
• Cambodian Women's Development Association (CWDA)
• Cambodian Center for the Protection of Children's Rights (CCPCR)

Central Europe

CZECH REPUBLIC

• Organization for Aid to Refugees (OPU), Prague, Czech Republic.

Europe

ITALY

• Archivio dell'Immigrazione, Rome Italy

Former Soviet Union Islamic Republics

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

• Institute for Regional Studies

TAJIKISTAN

• Research Center "SHARQ"

South Asian

PAKISTAN

• ROZAN, Islamabad, Pakistan

AFGHANISTAN

• Afghanistan Youth Center
• Radio Killid, Kabul, Afghanistan

Latin America COSTA RICA

• Inter-American Services of Human Rights Lawyers