Author: MadGiven

HAITI: Judge Says US Citizen and Her Haitian Mother Face Child-Trafficking Charges

April 5, 2014

By the Associated Press on February 25, 2014— “A judge in Haiti says a U.S. citizen and her Haitian mother face child-trafficking charges after they were found carrying thousands of dollars in cash. Judge Borgella Shoute said Tuesday that Farah Marlin and Yrose Pressoir were stopped last week by police with Haiti’s child protection unit. … More HAITI: Judge Says US Citizen and Her Haitian Mother Face Child-Trafficking Charges

Ottawa Police Target Human Trafficking, a $26M Industry

April 4, 2014

Researchers have found 140 women who say they’ve been forced to perform sex-trade work in Ottawa CBC News on March 24, 2014— “Researchers and police say they are targeting a $26 million industry that’s one of the most dangerous in Ottawa: human trafficking. Researcher Elise Wohlbold is studying the scope of human trafficking in Ottawa as part … More Ottawa Police Target Human Trafficking, a $26M Industry

Quinnipiac Student Returns to Haiti to Help Change Lives, Fight Human Trafficking

March 18, 2014

By Ebony Walmsley, New Haven Register, on March 13, 2014— “When Nina Brandi left Haiti two years ago, she knew one day she wanted to return to shine a light on the Restavec Freedom Alliance, a group that works to stop human trafficking. And now, the Quinnipiac University student’s personal experience has prompted a trip … More Quinnipiac Student Returns to Haiti to Help Change Lives, Fight Human Trafficking

THAILAND: Suspected Uighurs Rescued from Thai Trafficking Camp

March 18, 2014

View gallery: Suspected Uighurs from China’s troubled far-western region of Xinjiang, sit inside a temporary shelter … By Andrew R.C. Marshall for Reuters on March 14, 2014— “Police rescued about 200 people believed to be Muslim Uighurs from a human smuggling camp in southern Thailand, police sources said on Friday, in the latest crackdown on a … More THAILAND: Suspected Uighurs Rescued from Thai Trafficking Camp

US Army General Reaches Deal on Sex Counts

March 18, 2014

By Richard A. Oppel Jr. for The New York Times on March 16, 2014— “The senior Army officer prosecuted in the military’s most closely watched sexual assault case, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair, has agreed to plead guilty to sharply reduced charges, including that he disobeyed a commander’s order, misused his government charge card and … More US Army General Reaches Deal on Sex Counts

TOKYO: Japan Won’t Alter Apology to World War II Sex Slaves

March 17, 2014

By Martin Fackler for The New York Times on March 10, 2014— “Japan will not revise a landmark apology to women forced to work in military brothels during World War II even as it moves ahead with a review of the testimony used to create that apology, a spokesman for the Japanese government said Monday. … More TOKYO: Japan Won’t Alter Apology to World War II Sex Slaves

‘12 Years’ Enjoys a Seemingly Narrow Victory

March 17, 2014

By Brooks Barnes and Michael Cieply on MARCH 3, 2014— “Hollywood made history on Sunday night — barely. The best picture victory by “12 Years a Slave” at the 86th Academy Awards finally handed cinema’s most prestigious prize to a movie by a black filmmaker, in this case, the British-born Steve McQueen. But the triumph, … More ‘12 Years’ Enjoys a Seemingly Narrow Victory

ONTARIO: York Region Human Trafficking Investigation Arrests Ten in Sex Trade Case Involving Girls as Young as 14

March 16, 2014

By Jake Kigar for The National Post on February 19, 2014— “York Regional Police have charged 10 men with more than 95 criminal offences after a two-month sexual exploitation and human trafficking investigation involving girls as young as 14. Det.-Sgt. Peter Casey said investigations identified 31 girls working in the sex trade, with almost 30% … More ONTARIO: York Region Human Trafficking Investigation Arrests Ten in Sex Trade Case Involving Girls as Young as 14

Where Germany’s Legalization of Prostitution Went Horribly Wrong

March 16, 2014

By Nisha Lilia for The Sydney Morning Herald on March 11, 2014— Europe’s biggest brothel – the 12-storey, neon-wrapped Pascha in Cologne. Photo: Albrecht Fuchs/Daily Telegraph, “Paradise is a brothel in Stuttgart. It is one of Germany’s ”mega-brothels” and, like a lot of those establishments, has a Moroccan theme. Picture a sultan’s palace crossed with … More Where Germany’s Legalization of Prostitution Went Horribly Wrong