Category: Human Trafficking

FREE: Register for the Global Online Counter-Child Trafficking Conference—Oct. 16-18

August 30, 2013

Online Conference Counter-Child Trafficking: Free Global Online Conference 16-18th October 2013 The Counter-Child Trafficking Conference is the first global online conference to take place bringing together those working on child trafficking around the world to discuss various interventions and issues. Sessions include: Mexico: ‘From surviving to survivor’ – Rosi Orozco USA: ‘Victim, survivor, leader: Empowering CSE and trafficked youth’  – … More FREE: Register for the Global Online Counter-Child Trafficking Conference—Oct. 16-18

SAN FRANCISCO: Police Arrest Oakland Woman for Pimping

August 30, 2013

On August 20, 2013, by Daily Journal staff report “South San Francisco police arrested an Oakland woman Sunday for pimping after conducting a sting operation at a local hotel. Police made a “date” with an escort who was soliciting for prostitution on a website and were directed by the escort to a hotel on Mitchell … More SAN FRANCISCO: Police Arrest Oakland Woman for Pimping

UK: ‘Modern Slavery’ Bill to Tighten Laws on Human Trafficking

August 29, 2013

By Andrew Sparrow for The Guardian, on August 25, 2013— “A “modern slavery” bill that tightens the laws on human trafficking will be introduced in an attempt to eradicate an “evil in our midst”, Theresa May has announced.   The home secretary said that prosecution rates for human trafficking were still “shockingly low” across Europe … More UK: ‘Modern Slavery’ Bill to Tighten Laws on Human Trafficking

THAI: Women Nabbed for Alleged Human Trafficking

August 29, 2013

On August 18, 2013, by MCOT— “Thai police arrested a Lao woman and a Thai fresh market vendor allegedly involved in human trafficking of Lao girls for forced labour in one of Thailand’s largest fresh markets. Social Development and Human Security Minister Paveena Hongsakul and the police Anti Human-Trafficking Division jointly held a news conference … More THAI: Women Nabbed for Alleged Human Trafficking

Women from Romania & Ukraine Fall Victim to Forced Labor

August 28, 2013

On August 19, 2013, for The Slovak Spectator— “Ukrainian, Moldovan, Bulgarian, Romanian, and potentially Vietnamese men and women have fallen victim to forced labour in Slovakia, according to the Trafficking in Persons Report issued by the US Department of State, which monitored the situation from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. According to the … More Women from Romania & Ukraine Fall Victim to Forced Labor

SYRIA: Number of Children Fleeing Hits 1 Million

August 28, 2013

By News Wires (text) on August 23, 2013— “The number of registered child refugees fleeing Syria’s violence has topped the 1 million mark in another grim milestone of the deepening conflict, two U.N. agencies said Friday. Roughly half of all the nearly 2 million registered refugees from Syria are children, and some 740,000 of those … More SYRIA: Number of Children Fleeing Hits 1 Million

Actress Zooey Deschanel + Her Abolitionist Ancestors

August 27, 2013

New Girl leading comedic actress, Zooey Deschanel was recently on TLC’s reality show, Who Do You Think You Are?, and found the incredible history of her 5x great-grandparents’ daughter, Sarah Pownall, was a huge figure in the abolition movement as a Quaker and was active in the Underground Railroad. Watch the entire episode here: http://bit.ly/17l6wDD.

BULGARIA: Border Police Bust Criminal Group for Human Trafficking

August 23, 2013

On August 8, 2013, from FOCUS News Agency— “Bulgaria’s Chief Directorate of Border Police has busted a criminal group for human trafficking, announced the border police. In an operation the border police identified and detained a criminal group of five people who tried to organize a channel for illegal transfer of foreign citizens from Bulgaria … More BULGARIA: Border Police Bust Criminal Group for Human Trafficking

The Downward Spiral to Drive-In Prostitution: Is America Next?

August 23, 2013

By Dawn Hawkins on August 21, 2013— “Drive-ins aren’t just for fast food and movies anymore—if you’re in Europe, that is. With Switzerland’s announcement that it spent a whopping $2 million on a plan to provide “drive-in prostitution,” complete with “sex boxes,” it makes you wonder how their priorities and social norms became so distorted. Certainly … More The Downward Spiral to Drive-In Prostitution: Is America Next?