Category: Child Trafficking

‘Volviendo’ Film + Panel Discussion on Sex Trafficking in Latin America

May 6, 2013

Sex Trafficking Awareness Event Volviendo FREE Screening + Panel Discussion on Sex Trafficking in Latin America Organized by Hope for Justice and Chicanos/Latinos for Community Medicine, Volviendo film will be shown with a panel discussion after the screening on sex trafficking in Latin America, Seattle and world. DATE | MAY 22, 2013 TIME | 7 PM WITH PANEL … More ‘Volviendo’ Film + Panel Discussion on Sex Trafficking in Latin America

Brothel Madam Guilty of Keeping Students in Sexual Servitude

April 8, 2013

By Paul Bibby and Stephanie Gardiner on April 2, 2013—”A Sydney brothel madam has been found guilty of keeping young Malaysian students in sexual servitude at a brothel on Sydney’s north shore. Chee Mei Wong, 39, forced the six young women to work up to 20 hours a day in the Diamonds brothel in Willoughby … More Brothel Madam Guilty of Keeping Students in Sexual Servitude

‘EDEN’ FILM + PANEL DISCUSSION ON SEX TRAFFICKING

March 30, 2013

Sex Trafficking Awareness Event EDEN Screening + Panel Discussion on Sex Trafficking Organized by Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) and Centripetal Films, Hope for Justice and World Affairs Council are co-presenters of the opening night of Eden screening with panel discussion on sex trafficking. SXSW 2012: Audience Award Best Narrative Feature – Special Jury Award Best … More ‘EDEN’ FILM + PANEL DISCUSSION ON SEX TRAFFICKING

Putting a Face on Human Trafficking—One Local Woman’s Story

February 28, 2013

As officials try to raise awareness about the existence of people who have been trafficked, a Seattle woman tells her unusual story. Her mother’s family was victimized by her father, a Ph.D. and concert violinist who worked with the U.N. By Christine Clarridge for The Seattle Times Yasmin Christopher remembers being crammed into a tiny … More Putting a Face on Human Trafficking—One Local Woman’s Story

U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s End Trafficking Campaign Launches Awareness Campaign

January 15, 2013

A note from our friends at The End Trafficking project: Dear Friends, We are excited to announce that the U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s End Trafficking project is launching a public awareness campaign this month to declare that UNICEF believes in a world with ZERO exploited children, ZERO children suffering from violence, ZERO trafficked children. This … More U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s End Trafficking Campaign Launches Awareness Campaign

USA: Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Local Sex Trafficking Case

December 7, 2012

TACOMA, SEATTLE, USA by U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan for The Department of Justice (11/30/12) — A Tacoma man was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma of seven counts related to the sex trafficking of juveniles and adult women, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan.  ALEXANDER WALLS, 27, was found guilty of conspiracy to … More USA: Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Local Sex Trafficking Case

HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMIZES FEMALE GENDER

November 21, 2012

80% of the estimated 27 millions slaves today are female. Why are millions of girls and women victims of human trafficking? Whether labor trafficking or sex trafficking/exploitation, traffickers are waging war against the female gender. What is being done? JOIN THE ABOLITION MOVEMENT TODAY WITH HOPE FOR JUSTICE! What can victimizing girls/women in sex trafficking … More HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMIZES FEMALE GENDER

Girls 4 Sale

August 18, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA by Geraldine Sealey of Marie Claire (8/16/12) – For most businesses in the U.S., the Web has changed everything. The sex industry is no exception. Now underage girls are as easy to find online as shelter puppies, used cars, and apartment rentals. “…Andrea Powell (of nonprofit, FAIR Girls) has met hundreds of underage girls who … More Girls 4 Sale

Meet Hope for Justice New Staff Member, Dr. Stacy Cecchet

August 7, 2012

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