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Bismark, North Dakota, U.S.A. by Rapid City Journal (8/14/12) | A federal judge says a North Dakota man convicted of operating a drug and prostitution ring on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation must serve 45 years in prison. A jury in April found Dustin Morsette, of New Town, guilty on several charges, including sex trafficking, … More North Dakotan Man Gets 45 years in Drug-Sex Trafficking Case
We, at Hope for Justice, are thrilled to announce new doctorate recipient in clinical psychology (SPU), Dr. Stacy Cecchet, has joined Hope for Justice’s staff team as its newest member. Her dissertation was on The Psychological Experience of Child and Adolescent Sex Trafficking in the United States: Trauma and Resilience in Survivors, which she will … More Meet Hope for Justice New Staff Member, Dr. Stacy Cecchet
Date: Saturday, August 18th, 2012 Time: 3 pm – 5 pm Location: Westlake Center Park, Seattle facebook event That’s right–this is the fourth year of me shaving my head to raise money for global women’s rights issues with the organization I started, called Bald Solidarity. Happy…anniversary? Shaving is … More Bald Solidarity 4th Annual Shave Event
OLYMPIA, Washington, USA (3/29/12) — Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law a bipartisan anti-trafficking bill to keep minors from being exploited through online ads for escort services such as Backpage.com. “I am ecstatic this anti-trafficking legislation is now law, the first of its kind in the country. This makes the strongest possible statement that there … More Bill to combat child escort ads on Backpage.com signed into law
Wonderful news coming out of Washington State Legislature (Olympia, Washington, USA) as the most significant anti-trafficking legislation got signed into law by Washington Governor, Christine Gregoire. A ton of credit goes to the always abolitionist state senator, Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, the primary sponsor of this Senate Bill 6251, who said, “I am ecstatic this anti-trafficking … More Stopping Online Child Sexual Exploitation in Backpage.com
We all know this St. Patrick’s Day holiday as celebrating Ireland and Irish heritage. People flock to do the St. Patrick’s Day run, eat at an Irish pub or attend an Irish festival/parade celebrating this wonderful holiday. It is a grand day! However, many do not know or look into the fact that St. Patrick … More St. Patrick was a slave
We are ecstatic to have recently added Christian St. Jacques and Sarah Quill to the leadership team of Hope for Justice. Christian will be the Creative Director and has been a local abolitionist for a few years. He is known as an artist being a poet and giving spoken word performances. Current project is creating a short … More 2 new added directors at ‘Hope for Justice’
In an effort to raise more human trafficking awareness, Hope for Justice has launched Human Trafficking News on micro-blogging site tumblr. Human Trafficking News will gather and compile highly relevant posts on all things human trafficking. Its tagline: “The good, the bad, and the ugly truth of human trafficking, so help us God. Truth has a way … More Human Trafficking News site on tumblr is launched
Please put your name and signature in this International Justice Mission-led drive to to get 27,000+ people to stand for freedom: “Nearly 150 years ago, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation – but slavery endures here in the U.S. and around the world. Experts estimate there are 27 million people held in slavery today. It’s … More Sign Petition to Send to President Obama to Fight and End Human Trafficking
“I had the luxury of swimming in wonderful memories…of being brought to my knees by the sheer grace and majesty in the eyes of the people I met in so many remote villages — usually after being stuck in the mud.” ~ Peggy Callahan, Co-Founder of Free the Slaves (FTS) Peggy Callahan is an abolition … More Free the Slaves’ Co-Founder Peggy Callahan Stepping Down as FTS’ Communications Director
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