Originally published by Birgit Schwarz for Human Rights Watch on August 18, 2015— “Ntsikelelo is small for his age, and quite a handful. One moment, the 8-year old rolls around on the floor, the next instant he paces the room, impatiently and with big strides. The colorful picture books his mother has spread out on … More Witness: Sidelined in South Africa For Being Different
Originally published by Anna Silman for Salon.com on August 24, 2015— “13-year-old “Girl Meets World” star Rowan Blanchard has already proven herself wise beyond her years, speaking about the #HeForShe campaign at UN Women’s annual conference about gender inequality in June. Now, in a powerful essay posted to her Tumblr and Instagram, the Disney star … More 13-year-old “Girl Meets World” Star Pens Powerful Essay on Intersectional Feminism
By Maggie Lake on CNN on August 11, 2015— “Behind a locked door in a secret location in Washington D.C., workers are patrolling one of the front lines in the war against human trafficking. But the people engaged in this battle aren’t armed with guns and tanks — instead their strength is the telephone, and … More Can ‘Big Data’ Stamp Out Human Trafficking?
Originally posted on mymodernmet.com on August 10, 2015, by Jenny Zhang— “Honolulu, Hawaii-based photographer and law student Diana Kim can trace her love of photography back to her father, who used to own a photography studio on O’ahu. Until just a few years ago, however, not much else connected father and daughter except for a … More Photographer Documenting the Homeless Discovers Her Own Father Among Them
Originally posted on Medium.com by Isis Anchalee on August 1, 2015— “You May Have Seen My Face on BART Hi, my name is Isis. I’m a full-stack engineer at OneLogin. They asked me to be one of four others participating recruiting campaign that was hastily planned and executed in 1 day. I was not personally … More The #ILookLikeAnEngineer Campaign Raises Awareness of Diversity Issues in Tech
Originally published by Peter Holmes on August 6, 2015 for The Seattle Times— “Amnesty International is considering supporting the global decriminalization of crimes related to commercial sexual exploitation. This would be a travesty. The sex trade is rapidly growing here and across the world. Decriminalization would only expand the abuse and deepen the inequality inherent in … More Decriminalization of Sex Work Would Only Expand Abuse
Originally posted by Yahoo News Digest on July 28, 2015— “Thai authorities are upset about being blacklisted by the U.S. for the second year in a row for failing to do enough to combat modern-day slavery. Washington accused Thailand of failing to tackle human trafficking, while praising progress in Malaysia and Cuba, in a report … More Thailand Blasted for Modern Slavery in New Report
Originally posted by Ian Urbina on NYTIMES.com on July 27, 2015— “Lang Long’s ordeal began in the back of a truck. After watching his younger siblings go hungry because their family’s rice patch in Cambodia could not provide for everyone, he accepted a trafficker’s offer to travel across the Thai border for a construction job. … More ‘SEA SLAVES’: The Human Misery That Feeds Pets & Livestock
Originally posted by Yahoo Screen on July 25, 2015— To view the VIDEO, please click HERE. “A top UN official says he is deeply shocked at the killing and harassment of aid workers in South Sudan. Stephen O’Brien, U.N. under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, said Saturday that 27 aid workers had died … More UN Humanitarian Chief: 27 Aid Workers Killed in South Sudan Since Start of Conflict
Originally posted by AFP on Yahoo News on July 22, 2015— “A top UN official who was allegedly informed of a sex abuse scandal before it became public is resigning, a spokeswoman for the United Nations said Wednesday. Flavia Pansieri, the number two at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in … More UN Official Resigns Amid Scandal Over Handling of Sex Abuse Report
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