By Tim Hume, CNN, on October 17, 2013— “A new report claiming to be the most comprehensive look at global slavery says 30 million people are living as slaves around the world. The Global Slavery Index, published by the Australia-based Walk Free Foundation, lists India as the country with by far the most slaves, with … More India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria on Slavery’s List of Shame, Says Report
Posted by AFP News on October 9, 2013— “Despite recent declines in the incidence of child labor much more must be done to tackle the issue, the Third International Conference on Child Labor heard Tuesday. International Labor Organization (ILO) Director-General Guy Ryder urged redoubled efforts, decrying the fact a target to eliminate the worst instances … More Child Labor Down But Not Enough, According to Third International Conference on Child Labor
By Niamh Horan on October 20, 2013— “Irish business people are “buying” babies and young girls in order to rescue them from brothels in an infamous Indian red-light district where they are kept in cages and auctioned off for sex to the highest bidder, the Sunday Independent has learnt. A young Irishman, Marc Carey, is … More Irish Business People ‘Buy’ Indian Children to Save Them From Brothels
By Amy Pavuk for Orlando Sentinel, on September 12, 2013— “Jonathan and Sarah Adleta’s children were doomed to a life of perverse cruelty before they were even born. Jonathan Adleta, a former Marine officer, dreamed of the day he could have “daddy-daughter sex.” After Sarah Adleta became pregnant with a daughter, he said he would … More ORLANDO: Mom and Dad Planned Child Sex Abuse Before Kids Were Born
By Michael Kryzanek for GateHouse Media on October 19, 2013— “Sister Ellen Powers of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Brighton, who counsels young women caught in the sex trade here in Massachusetts, recently led a discussion at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Whitman about how the trafficking of young women for prostitution has mushroomed … More As a $9.5 Billion Worldwide Criminal Enterprise, Human Trafficking is ALL Humanity’s Problem
For The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, on October 18 2013— “The Global Slavery Index 2013, published by the Walk Free Foundation, an Australian-based organization dedicated to eradicating modern-day slavery, reveals that there are more than 200,000 slaves in Indonesia. The Walk Free Foundation’s inaugural Global Slavery Index, which was released at Chatham House in London on … More Study Shows Over 200,000 Indonesians Currently Enslaved
Posted on October 11 2013 for ABC News— “We have new information about the series of raids Thursday night at night clubs in the Houston area. Undocumented females were allegedly forced to have sex and it was all for profit. Now, several suspects are in federal custody. An indictment alleges this sex slavery operation has … More HOUSTON: FBI Raids Targeted Sex Trafficking Operations, Running Since 1999
Posted by Mike Carter for The Seattle Times on October 21, 2013— “A convicted Bulgarian fugitive and human trafficker, responsible for the deaths of 18 Sri Lankan nationals who suffocated in the back of a cargo truck in 1995, has been arrested in Kirkland, where he had been working as a long-haul trucker, according to the … More KIRKLAND: Bulgarian Fugitive in 18 Human-Trafficking Deaths Arrested Outside of Seattle
“White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) is intended to educate the public about the extent of our culture’s pornography problem. WRAP Week is an annual event that creates a useful opportunity to raise the issue of pornography within the Church, and to call all Christians to renewed lives of sexual purity and freedom. This year, the … More White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) Week Is October 27—November 3
Italian soldiers carry the body of a victim of the ship of immigrants that sank on October 3, 2013 as divers recovered 32 more bodies, on October 6, 2013 in the Lampedusa harbour (AFP). For The Buenos Aires Herald on October 6, 2013— “Divers searched rough waters off the coast of Sicily today for … More SICILY: Divers Recover Eritrean and Somali Migrant Bodies From Boat Wreck
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