Category: Human Trafficking

WASHINGTON STATE: A Call to Treat Sexually Exploited Children as Victims, Not Prostitutes

October 2, 2013

“Washington state must do more to ensure child victims of sex trafficking are in fact treated as victims of sexual exploitation, according to guest columnists Jeanne Kohl-Welles and Debra Boyer. By Jeanne Kohl-Welles and Debra Boyer Every night in King County, 300 to 500 children are out on the streets, lured and forced into prostitution. … More WASHINGTON STATE: A Call to Treat Sexually Exploited Children as Victims, Not Prostitutes

SYRIA: Tunisian Sex Slave ‘Married 152 Jihadists’

October 2, 2013

Published on September 27, 2013— “A 21-year-old former La Manouba undergraduate in history has told the Tunisian Al Mijhar weekly that she became a sex slave in Syria after leaving for the country with a man who she married in an ”orfi” ceremony, which is illegal due to its unofficial nature. The girl said that … More SYRIA: Tunisian Sex Slave ‘Married 152 Jihadists’

PHILIPPINES: Rebels Using Children as Hostages, Soldiers

October 2, 2013

By Carlos Conde on September 20, 2013— “The day before the clashes started, 15-year-old Hassan’s grandfather took him from their village on Basilan Island in the southern Philippines to attend what his grandfather described as a “peace rally” in nearby Zamboanga City. Three days later, I encountered Hassan in a cramped Zamboanga jail cell along … More PHILIPPINES: Rebels Using Children as Hostages, Soldiers

NEW REPORT from the Institute of Medicine: Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States

October 1, 2013

A note from Robert J. Benz, Founder & Executive Vice President of Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (www.fdfi.org): “A very revealing and important report was published this week by the Institute of Medicine with the support of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDJ) and the National Research Council. … More NEW REPORT from the Institute of Medicine: Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States

WALES: 3 Charged in Welsh Slavery Investigation

September 26, 2013

LONDON (AP) on September 25, 2013— “Three men have been charged as part of a long-running investigation into a suspected slavery ring in Wales, British authorities said Wednesday. The charges come as Gwent Police said a 60-year-old potential British victim was found in St. Brides, a rural area outside the capital city of Cardiff. A … More WALES: 3 Charged in Welsh Slavery Investigation

AND BOYS TOO—The Sex Industry’s Shadow Victims

September 24, 2013

On September 17, 2013 from ECPATusa.org— “There might be as many underage boys trafficked in the U.S. as girls—so why is nobody talking about them? Close your eyes and picture an underage sex worker: a victim of abuse, a runaway, homeless, kidnapped, bought and sold. It’s a profile we know all too well, depicted in … More AND BOYS TOO—The Sex Industry’s Shadow Victims

PHILIPPINES: 43 Women Saved and Six Pimps Arrested in Two Cebu City Bars

September 23, 2013

By Davinci S. Maru on September 23, 2013— “Authorities rescued 43 women and arrested six alleged pimps during a simultaneous entrapment in two bars on Gen. Maxilom Ave., Cebu City late Saturday night, in their largest sex-trafficking crackdown this year. The joint operation took place in Club Temptation and Pussycat at 11 p.m. and led … More PHILIPPINES: 43 Women Saved and Six Pimps Arrested in Two Cebu City Bars

HOUSTON: 24-y/o Man Faces Minimum 10 Years in Prison for Prostituting 15-y/o Girl

September 23, 2013

From The Associated Press on August 28, 2013— “A federal grand jury in Houston has indicted a man for sex trafficking in a case involving a 15-year-old girl who prosecutors say was forced into prostitution. Twenty-four-year-old Alexander Joseph Johnson of Houston remains in federal custody following his arrest Aug. 6. Authorities say the teenager was … More HOUSTON: 24-y/o Man Faces Minimum 10 Years in Prison for Prostituting 15-y/o Girl

NEPAL: Central Investigation Bureau Busts Four Agents for Trafficking Girls as Bar Dancers to Gulf Countries

September 22, 2013

Originally published on September 16, 2013, for The Himalayan Times— “In a major police crackdown against human trafficking done under the pretext of employment overseas, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has apprehended four notorious agents of a girls trafficking racket operating from Nepal. Acting on a tip off, the CIB arrested Gyan … More NEPAL: Central Investigation Bureau Busts Four Agents for Trafficking Girls as Bar Dancers to Gulf Countries

Myanmar Pledges to Tackle Human Trafficking Through International Collaboration

September 22, 2013

Reported by Myint Oo, Nay Thway and Kyaw Thu for RFA’s Myanmar Service. Translated by Khet Mar. Written in English by Joshua Lipes. Published on September 17, 2013— “Myanmar has vowed to step up its battle against human trafficking by doing more to check the problem at home and collaborating in preventive efforts with the … More Myanmar Pledges to Tackle Human Trafficking Through International Collaboration