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Name	Country	Year	Focus
Jhinna Pinchi	Peru Jhinna Pinchi Peru	2014	Sex Trafficking Prosecution	Jhinna Pinchi survived being trafficked for sexual exploitation, and took her traffickers to court in Peru. Two of the three are now in prison.
Van Ngoc Ta	Vietnam Van Ngoc Ta Vietnam	2014	Sex Trafficking Forced Labor Rescue Victim Aftercare	A Lawyer for an Australian charity, Van Ngoc Tan works in Vietnam and China to free victims of forced labor and sex trafficking.
Tek Narayan Kunwar	Nepal Tek Narayan Kunwar Nepal	2014	Sex Trafficking Forced Labor Prosecution	A District Court Judge in Nepal, Tek Narayan Kunwar has pioneered the implementation of the Nepalese anti-trafficking law, while maintaining a victim centered approach.
Monica Boseff	Romania Monica Boseff Romania	2014	Sex Trafficking Victim Aftercare Awareness Building Child Labor	Monica Boseff opened the only emergency shelter in Bucharest, Romania, in 2012, and continues to provide support to victims.
Beatrice Jedy-Agba	Nigeria Beatrice Jedy-Agba Nigeria	2014	Sex Trafficking Policy Making	Beatrice Jedy-Agba is the Executive Secretary of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP) in Nigeria.
Bhanuja Sharan Lal	India Bhanuja Sharan Lal India	2014	Child Labor Rescue Survivor Empowerment	Bhanuja Sharan Lal is the director of an NGO in Northern India, where he organizes communities, helps child labor survivors receive education, and assists rescues.
Charmaine Gandhi-Andrews	Trinidad and Tobago Charmaine Gandhi-Andrews Trinidad and Tobago	2014	Sex Trafficking Forced Labor Policy Making	Ms. Charmaine Gandhi-Andrews is the Director of Trinidad and Tobago's anti-trafficking body, and has shaped policy and legislation at a high level.
Elisabeth Sioufi	Lebanon Elisabeth Sioufi Lebanon	2014	Sex Trafficking Forced Labor Policy Making Prosecution	Elisabeth Sioufi, a lawyer, was incredibly influential in forming and drafting Lebanon’s anti-trafficking policy and legislation, and provides training on the laws of human trafficking.
Gilbert Munda	Democratic Republic of Congo Gilbert Munda Democratic Republic of Congo	2014	Child Labor Victim Aftercare	A former orphan himself, Gilbert Munda cares for children in vulnerable situations, specializing in those coming out of labor in armed conflicts.