Category: Human Trafficking

Cambodia Says Cultural Barriers Are Impeding Human Trafficking Fight

August 15, 2013

Reported by Samean Yun and Ouk Saborey for RFA’s Khmer Service on June 20, 2013—“Cambodia on Thursday lashed out at the U.S. State Department for downgrading the country’s ranking in its annual report on human trafficking, saying cultural barriers were hampering government efforts to combat the problem. The State Department in its 2013 Trafficking in … More Cambodia Says Cultural Barriers Are Impeding Human Trafficking Fight

Police Bust Up A Human Trafficking Ring Smuggling Chinese Migrants For Up To $66,000 Per Person

August 15, 2013

By Katell Abiven for Agence France Presse on Aug. 11, 2013— “Spanish and French police said they have dismantled a human trafficking ring that smuggled Chinese migrants into Europe and the United States, charging up to 50,000 euros per person. A total of 75 suspects including two “main operatives” based in Barcelona were arrested, including … More Police Bust Up A Human Trafficking Ring Smuggling Chinese Migrants For Up To $66,000 Per Person

MIAMI: The story of the Miami 161—Alleged Filipino Victims of Human Trafficking

August 14, 2013

By Don Tagala for ABS-CBN North America Bureau on July 17, 2013— “In 2008, nearly three dozen overseas Filipino workers were recruited by Phil Global Manpower and JES from the Philippines, to work as food packers for a gourmet company in Miami, Florida. Bulacan-native Shiela Rojas said that after paying $10,000 in recruitment fees, she … More MIAMI: The story of the Miami 161—Alleged Filipino Victims of Human Trafficking

Polaris Project Releases 2013 State Ratings on Human Trafficking Laws

August 14, 2013

How can we end modern slavery? One way is by passing laws. Laws that explicitly outlaw sex trafficking and labor trafficking. Laws that treat child victims of sexual exploitation as kids, not criminals. Laws that establish vital assistance programs for all survivors of human trafficking. Today we are launching our 2013 State Ratings on Human Trafficking … More Polaris Project Releases 2013 State Ratings on Human Trafficking Laws

OREGON: Four Children Rescued In Sex-Trafficking Sting

August 12, 2013

On July 23, 2014 for OPBNews— “A nationwide sex-trafficking sting helped rescue four children in Oregon, including a baby, according the Portland FBI. Federal officials say they rounded up four pimps over the weekend, and have identified a fifth suspected pimp. FBI spokeswoman Beth Anne Steele says the the three girls who had been pressed into … More OREGON: Four Children Rescued In Sex-Trafficking Sting

Human Trafficking Becoming the ‘Dirty Little Secret’ in America’s Suburbs

August 12, 2013

By Carolyn Davis on August 4, 2014— “While other 7-year-olds were playing with dolls and going to summer camp, Amy was being prostituted on the streets of Texas, Virginia, and Oregon. By her grandfather. Now deceased, he pushed her into the commercial sex trade as a prostitute and recruiter of other girls. Ten years later, … More Human Trafficking Becoming the ‘Dirty Little Secret’ in America’s Suburbs

RHODE ISLAND: Sex Offender Arrested for Sex Trafficking

August 11, 2013

By Derek J. Anderson on August 5, 2014— “A convicted sex offender was arrested on Tuesday on numerous charges including sex trafficking, after authorities located a teenage girl working at a Rhode Island strip club, according to Boston police and the state sex offender registry. Troy Footman was charged with sex trafficking of a minor … More RHODE ISLAND: Sex Offender Arrested for Sex Trafficking

New Study Says Portland a Hub for Child Sex Trafficking

August 7, 2013

By KGW Staff & Associated Press on August 5, 2013— “The Portland Metro area has long been pointed to as a hub for child sex trafficking, but the evidence was anecdotal and proof elusive. Now, the U.S. attorney’s office says it has the first clear data on commercial sex exploitation of children, counting 469 Portland … More New Study Says Portland a Hub for Child Sex Trafficking

PHILIPPINES: Cyber-Sex Trafficking: A 21st Century Scourge

August 7, 2013

By Sunshine de Leon for CNN on July 18, 2013— “”Andrea was 14 years old the first time a voice over the Internet told her to take off her clothes. “I was so embarrassed because I don’t want others to see my private parts,” she said. “The customer told me to remove my blouse and … More PHILIPPINES: Cyber-Sex Trafficking: A 21st Century Scourge

Not My Life

August 7, 2013

Human Trafficking is modern-day Slavery. Why? Because traffickers acquire “people by improper means such as force, fraud or deception, with the aim of exploiting them.” These perpetrators use “means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction…(UNODC).” Learn more here and watch below trailer of Not My Life: The above new documentary … More Not My Life