By Tarek Mahmud, Chittagong, on December 9, 2013— “The people lined up for being trafficked were all from the south-western district of Madaripur and were headed for Malaysia by sea. Police nabbed three alleged human traffickers and rescued 31 people from a residential hotel in Chittagong yesterday. Abdu Rouf, OC of Chandgaon police station in … More 31 Rescued Before Being Trafficked to Malaysia
By The Associated Press on December 9, 2013— “A state agency says child protection officials in Kentucky investigated 20 allegations of human trafficking involving 25 children from late June through mid-October. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the cases included children prostituting themselves for drugs and a guardian offering to sell a child for money or place … More KENTUCKY: New Report Monitors Human Trafficking Problem
By Michaela L. Duckett on August 1, 2013— “Sex sells. In a culture where women like Kim Kardashian, Draya Michelle and Amber Rose have not only become famous, but have made millions off flaunting big butts and pretty smiles, it’s apparent that even the illusion of sex can be lucrative. It’s a trap that 15-year-old … More CHARLOTTE: After Career in Sex Trade, Baker Finds Purpose as Entrepreneur, Mentor
By Jason Szep and Andrew R.C. Marshall on December 4, 2013— “One afternoon in October, in the watery no-man’s land between Thailand and Myanmar, Muhammad Ismail vanished. Thai immigration officials said he was being deported to Myanmar. In fact, they sold Ismail, 23, and hundreds of other Rohingya Muslims to human traffickers, who then spirited … More Thailand Secretly Supplies Myanmar Refugees to Trafficking Rings
By Tim Hume for CNN.com on December 12, 2013— “Svay Pak is a poor fishing village on the outskirt of Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, known globally as a destination for child sex. It’s a place where mothers sell their own daughters to child traffickers, who supply them to brothels locally and across the country. But … More Child Sex Trafficking: Why Cambodia?
By Sylvia Y, for The Gospel Herald, on November 25, 2013— A mainland Chinese woman, that worked as a prostitute in Hong Kong, looks out from inside a police van September 19, 2002 before being sent back to China. A total of 85 prostitutes from mainland China were arrested during a raid at the territory’s … More Compelled by Love: The Church in China Fights Human Trafficking, Part I
By Curtis Krueger and Keyonna Summers, Times Staff Writers, on November 29, 2013— Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said trafficking is not just about immigrants. “Teenage girls are being forced into prostitution in Pinellas County — that’s the grim allegation in at least three recent cases that police are calling human trafficking. “Human trafficking” is a felony … More FLORIDA: Local Teenage Girls Forced into Prostitution
By Tom McGhee, for The Denver Post, on November 26, 2013— “When Jason and Michelle Korth found that there were too few beds in the country to provide shelter for teen girls rescued from prostitution, they started Restore Innocence. On Tuesday, the Colorado Springs non-profit, which now runs a safe house for young sex trafficking … More COLORADO: Non-Profit Honored for Aiding Sex Trafficking Victims
By Tarek Mahmud, Chittagong, on November 23, 2013— “Police detained six human traffickers and rescued 23 victims who were ready to be shipped off to Malaysia from the port city of Chittagong. The raid was conducted in a joint operation by Panchlaish and Chandgaon police on Friday at midnight, police said. Chittagong Metropolitan Police Panchlaish … More Six Traffickers Detained Attempting to Deport 23 People to Malaysia
Published by ENCA on November 24, 2013— “Up to 6,000 children have been enrolled in armed groups in the Central African Republic according to Unicef and there are warning that things could get worse. The United Nations Children’s Fund has said the number of child soldiers has doubled in the Central African Republic. This comes as … More CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Fears Loom Over Child soldiers
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