By Michelle Faul for AP on May 5, 2014— “Nigeria’s Islamic extremist leader is threatening to sell the nearly 300 teenage schoolgirls abducted from a school in the remote northeast three weeks ago, in a new videotape received Monday. Abubakar Shekau for the first time also claimed responsibility for the April 15 mass abduction, warning … More NIGERIA: Group Threatens to Sell Kidnapped Girls
By Annie Sweeney, Tribune reporter, on April 5, 2014— “It was a standard hotel conference room scene — slices of fresh fruit and muffins laid out next to coffee urns and bottles of water chilling on ice as the attendees straggled in, industry friends hugging hello and quickly catching up on personal lives. The west … More Dancers, Doormen, Valets and Bartenders from Six Chicago Strip Clubs Join Feds in Fighting Human Trafficking
By Daniel Worku for Guardian Liberty Voice on April 4, 2014— “Relisha Rudd, a missing 8-year-old from the Washington D.C. area, is suspected by at least one advocacy group to have possibly been sold into a human trafficking network. The Black and Missing Foundation, an advocacy group which tracks and records missing persons of color … More Relisha Rudd, 8, Missing From D.C.—Possible Victim of Human Trafficking
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press on March 7, 2014— “An Ohio couple was convicted Friday of enslaving a mentally disabled woman for two years through intimidation, abuse and threats they would harm her young child. Jordie Callahan and his girlfriend Jessica Hunt were convicted by jurors in federal court in Youngstown a day after their … More Two Charged with Enslaving Ohio Woman Found Guilty
Johnson says public awareness is crucial and advises anyone who suspects they know a victim to call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline, at 888-373-7888. Public News Service on January 13, 2014— “In Illinois, thousands of girls and women, some as young as 12, are the victims of sex trafficking, and efforts are underway … More ILLINOIS: Efforts Made to Stop Those Fueling the Sex Trade
By Katie Zezima and Samantha Henry for The Associated Press on January 23— “Law enforcement agents in New Jersey have redoubled efforts to fight what they worry could be one of the biggest menaces to come with next month’s Super Bowl: sex trafficking. Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to descend on New Jersey … More NEW JERSEY Works to Curb Sex Trafficking Before Super Bowl
Students from Jefferson Township High School created a series of videos highlighting the prostitution and sex slave industry associated with the Super Bowl. (Courtesy of Jenn Krakowski) By Peggy McGlone for The Star-Ledger on January 26, 2014— “They consider themselves modern day abolitionists, focused on human trafficking, prostitution and the sexual exploitation of teenagers around … More NEW JERSEY: Students Speak Out Against Super Bowl Sex Trade
On November 21, 2013, for BBC NEWS LONDON— “Three women have been “rescued” from a south London house as police investigate claims they were held as slaves for about 30 years. Last month officers were contacted by Freedom Charity after it received a call from a woman saying she had been held against her will … More LONDON: Women ‘Held as Slaves for 30 Years’
By Luke Mogelson on November 15, 2013 for The New York Times Magazine— “It’s about a two-and-a-half-hour drive, normally, from Indonesia’s capital city, Jakarta, to the southern coast of Java. In one of the many trucks that make the trip each month, loaded with asylum seekers from the Middle East and Central Asia, it takes … More Over 1,000 Refugees Have Died Trying to Reach Christmas Island, Yet They Keep Coming
By The Associated Press on November 18, 2013— “The spokesman for Niger’s government says authorities in the West African country have arrested about 30 people in connection with human trafficking networks. Justice Minister Marou Amadou told The Associated Press on Monday that among the suspects are two drivers of the vehicles that broke down in … More NIGER: Authorities Arrest 30 Trafficking Suspects
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