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Santa Barbara Resident Barbara Rubin Receives Human Rights Award | Good for Santa Barbara | Noozhawk

Barbara Rubin Honored with PACT Freedom Award for Advancing Human Rights

Barbara Rubin, left, accepts PACT Freedom Award from Carol Smolenski. Credit: Courtesy PACT

Barbara “Bobbie” Rubin of Santa Barbara was honored in New York City this summer as one of five recipients of the 2023 PACT (Protect All Children from Trafficking) Freedom Award.

Rubin, a PACT New York Board member emerita, was among those recognized for advancing human rights around the globe.

In January the U.S. Department of State reported 27.6 million people were victims of human trafficking worldwide. Some 23% were in situations of forced commercial sexual exploitation, and half of them were children, PACT reports.

PACT’s Mission to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

  1. Since 1991, PACT has been working to protect every child’s right to grow up free from sexual exploitation and trafficking.
  2. PACT aims to achieve the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • Goal 5: Gender Equality
  • Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
  • Goal 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Rubin’s background includes volunteer work with such nonprofits as Presbyterian Women USA, and Girl Scouts USA, as well as her foundation work focusing on the needs of women and children.

In the 1990s Rubin became a primary initiator of the movement to protect women and children from sexual exploitation.

Rubin played a key role in the development of PACT, said Carol Smolenski, co-founder and former CEO of ECPAT-USA (now PACT).

“Among the early supporters, I can honestly say none was more committed than Bobbie Rubin,” Smolenski said as she presented her

SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

1. SDGs Addressed or Connected to the Issues Highlighted in the Article:

  • SDG 5: Gender Equality
  • SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

2. Specific Targets Based on the Article’s Content:

  • Target 5.2: Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.
  • Target 8.7: Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labor, end modern slavery and human trafficking, and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labor.
  • Target 16.2: End abuse, exploitation, trafficking, and all forms of violence against and torture of children.

3. Indicators Mentioned or Implied in the Article:

  • Indicator 5.2.1: Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls subjected to physical, sexual, or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months.
  • Indicator 8.7.1: Number of victims of forced labor per 1,000 persons aged 15 years and older.
  • Indicator 16.2.2: Number of children aged 0-17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month.

4. Table: SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

SDGs Targets Indicators
SDG 5: Gender Equality Target 5.2: Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation. Indicator 5.2.1: Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls subjected to physical, sexual, or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months.
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth Target 8.7: Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labor, end modern slavery and human trafficking, and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labor. Indicator 8.7.1: Number of victims of forced labor per 1,000 persons aged 15 years and older.
SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions Target 16.2: End abuse, exploitation, trafficking, and all forms of violence against and torture of children. Indicator 16.2.2: Number of children aged 0-17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month.

The article highlights the issue of human trafficking, specifically forced commercial sexual exploitation and the victimization of children. These issues are connected to SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions).

Based on the article’s content, specific targets can be identified. Target 5.2 aims to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, including trafficking and sexual exploitation. Target 8.7 focuses on eradicating forced labor, modern slavery, and human trafficking, as well as eliminating the worst forms of child labor. Target 16.2 aims to end abuse, exploitation, trafficking, and violence against children.

The article mentions or implies indicators that can be used to measure progress towards the identified targets. Indicator 5.2.1 measures the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls subjected to violence by an intimate partner. Indicator 8.7.1 measures the number of forced labor victims per 1,000 persons aged 15 years and older. Indicator 16.2.2 measures the number of children who experience physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers.

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