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
Originally posted by BBC News on July 21, 2015— “North Korea says it is facing its worst drought in a century and the United Nations has warned of the danger of mass starvation. One of the few sources of badly-needed cash, is to supply overseas labour, so President Kim Jong-un has expanded the number of … More Russia Using North Korean ‘Slave Labour’, Say Human Rights Groups
Originally posted by Leif Coorlim and Dana Ford for CNN.com on July 21, 2015— “The pathway leading to the dark corners of human trafficking began in the fluorescent-flooded hallways of a Florida middle school. Sacharay, which is how she wants to be known, was 14 years old and looking for a friend. “I used to … More Sex Trafficking: The New American Slavery
Originally posted by Timothy Williams on July 9, 2015, on NYTimes.com— “As many as 80 percent of the girls in some states’ juvenile justice systems have a history of sexual or physical abuse, according to a report released Thursday. The report, a rare examination of their plight, recommends that girls who have been sexually trafficked … More History of Abuse Seen in Many Girls in Juvenile System
By Edwin Rios on Wed. May 27, 2015 for MotherJones.com— On Wednesday [May 27, 2015], the US Department of Justice dropped the hammer on FIFA, the world governing body of soccer, indicting nine senior FIFA officials and five sports marketing execs on charges of corruption, wire fraud, racketeering, and money laundering. Allegations of bribery have … More This Chart Shows the Staggering Human Cost of Staging a World Cup in Qatar
Originally posted By HELENE COOPER and ERIC SCHMITT for NYTimes.com on MAY 16, 2015— American Special Operations forces mounted a rare raid into eastern Syria early Saturday, killing a leader of the Islamic State and about a dozen militant fighters, as well as capturing his wife and freeing an 18-year-old Yazidi woman who Pentagon officials said had been … More ISIS Official Killed in U.S. Raid in Syria, Pentagon Says
Speak Out for Human Rights Event: Poetry Slam + Open Mic by Human Rights Society UW Organized by Human Rights Society UW This poetry slam event will be a safe space for people to share their experiences, performances, and thoughts. The event will thematically focus on human rights issues or experiences but we do … More Poetry Slam + Open Mic
Originally posted by BBC News on May 7, 2015— “Thai authorities say more than 50 officers have been transferred from their posts over suspected links to human traffickers. The announcement came after mass graves and more than 30 bodies were found in the south over the past week. The victims were thought to be migrants … More Thai Police Moved Over ‘Human Trafficking Links’
Originally posted by Jason Burke on The Guardian on May 5, 2015— “Tens of thousands of young women from regions devastated by the earthquake inNepal are being targeted by human traffickers supplying a network of brothels across south Asia, campaigners in Kathmandu and affected areas say. The 7.8-magnitude quake, which killed more than 7,000 people, … More Nepal Quake Survivors Face Threat from Human Traffickers Supplying Sex Trade
Originally posted by Yahoo News Digest on April 29, 2015— “Fear paralyzed Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus during the 10 years that they, along with fellow survivor Michelle Knight, were held captive by Ariel Castro in his Cleveland home. Berry and DeJesus talked with ABC’s Robin Roberts about their captivity, their escape, and how they survived … More Cleveland Kidnapping Survivors Recount Their Escape
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