• BR O I Seminário Internacional sobre Tráfico de Pessoas reúne, nos dias 30 de julho a 01 de agosto de 2026, 21 pesquisadores de França, Reino Unido, Estados Unidos, Luxemburgo, Brasil e Portugal para três dias de debate qualificado sobre evidências empíricas, mensuração e novos horizontes teóricos no enfrentamento ao tráfico de pessoas. O evento acontece em formato online, via Zoom, com tradução simultânea em português, inglês e francês, e é voltado para pesquisadores, operadores do direito, gestores públicos e profissionais da área de direitos humanos. Com palestrantes de instituições como Sciences Po, University of Nottingham, University of Bristol, George Washington University e Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, o seminário busca consolidar pontes entre a produção científica de excelência e as redes de enfrentamento ao tráfico no Brasil e no mundo.
• EN The 1st International Seminar on Human Trafficking will bring together, from July 30 to August 1, 2026, 21 researchers from France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Luxembourg, Brazil, and Portugal for three days of high-level debate on empirical evidence, measurement, and new theoretical horizons in combating human trafficking. The event will take place online via Zoom, featuring simultaneous translation in Portuguese, English, and French. It is designed for researchers, legal professionals, public managers, and human rights practitioners. With speakers from renowned institutions such as Sciences Po, the University of Nottingham, the University of Bristol, George Washington University, and the Federal University of Pernambuco, the seminar seeks to build bridges between top-tier scientific research and counter-trafficking networks in Brazil and worldwide.
• FR Le Ier Séminaire international sur la traite des êtres humains réunira, du 30 juillet au 1er août 2026, 21 chercheurs de France, du Royaume-Uni, des États-Unis, du Luxembourg, du Brésil et du Portugal pour trois jours de débats de haut niveau sur les preuves empiriques, la mesure et les nouveaux horizons théoriques dans la lutte contre la traite des personnes. L'événement se déroulera en ligne, via Zoom, com traduction simultanée en portugais, anglais et français, et s'adresse aux chercheurs, professionnels du droit, gestionnaires publics et professionnels du secteur des droits de l'homme. Avec des intervenants issus d'institutions telles que Sciences Po, l'Université de Nottingham, l'Université de Bristol, l'Université George Washington et l'Université fédérale de Pernambouc, le séminaire vise à consolider les ponts entre la recherche scientifique d'excellence et les réseaux de lutte contre la traite au Brésil et dans le monde.

PROGRAM
July 30 – August 1, 2026 · Online via Zoom · Simultaneous interpretation PT · EN · FR

DAY 01 — July 30

09:00 · Opening Ceremony

09:30 · Catherine Wihtol de Wenden · Sciences Po
International Migration Flows and the Right to Mobility in the 21st Century

10:15 · Nathalie Le Rousseau-Martin · IRIS
Geopolitics, International Organized Crime and Human Trafficking

11:00 · Salomé Lannier · Université du Luxembourg
The Role of Online Platforms in Investigating Human Trafficking and Protecting Survivors

11:45 · Olivier Peyroux · Sciences Po
Sociology of Criminal Networks and Child Trafficking

14:00 · Kourra Félicité Owona Mfegue · Université Paris-Nanterre
Advocacy, Human Rights, and International Legal Cooperation

14:45 · Thaddeus Blanchette · UFRJ
Ethnography of Exploitation and the Sex Industry in a Global Perspective

15:30 · Mara Clemente · Universidade de Évora
The Counter-Trafficking Apparatus: Who Benefits and at What Cost?

DAY 02 — July 31

09:30 · Todd Landman · Rights Lab / Univ. Nottingham
The Challenges of Prevalence Estimation in Human Trafficking Research

10:15 · Katarina Schwarz · Rights Lab / Univ. Nottingham
Comparative Legal Architectures and the Fight Against Modern Slavery

11:00 · Edgar Rodríguez-Huerta · Rights Lab / Univ. Nottingham
Decent Work and Workers Health Nexus in Brazilian Agriculture

11:45 · Julia O'Connell Davidson · University of Bristol
What's Wrong with the Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Frame?

14:00 · Rafael Mesquita · UFPE
International Relations and the Governance of Human Rights Norms

14:45 · Alina Bitrán Arizpe · Human Trafficking Research Initiative / IPA
What Works (and What Doesn't) to Counter Human Trafficking

15:30 · Karen Nershi · Middlebury Institute of International Studies
The Intersection of Cybersecurity, Organized Crime, and Human Trafficking

DAY 03 — August 1

09:30 · Renato Lira Brito · UFPE
Comparative Cybersecurity and Human Trafficking

10:15 · Maria José de Matos Luna · UFPE
Institutionality, Civil Society, and the Fourth 'P' of the Palermo Protocol

11:00 · Marina Bernardes de Almeida · Ministry of Justice and Public Security
National Policy and Plan to Combat Human Trafficking: History and Projections

11:45 · Maria do Carmo Soares de Lima · UFPE
The Statistical Invisibilization of Human Trafficking

14:00 · Carolina Dolléans · UFPE
What Does the Field of Human Trafficking Research Look Like in Brazil?

14:45 · Ari Fernando Maia · UNESP
Dossier — Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Rights

15:30 · Anahi de Castro Barbosa · UFCG
Measuring and Evaluating the Fight Against Human Trafficking in Brazilian States

16:15 · Closing Ceremony

Each session: 30 min presentation + 15 min moderated debate
Organizing Committee: Maria José de Matos Luna · Renato Lira Brito · Polyanna Cintra · Carolina Dolléans · Anahi de Castro Barbosa · Maria do Carmo Soares de Lima · Ana Carolina Gonçalves de Melo Farias · Romualdo Batista Malaquias