Celebrate Human Trafficking Awareness Month by learning and making aware of this global and local crisis to your family and friends. Help to end human trafficking (aka “modern-day slavery”) which continues to exist today with an estimated 27 million slaves in the world today. Learn about the problem, the solutions thus far, and how to join in … More Human Trafficking Awareness Month 2013
NEW YORK, USA from wheels24 (01/04/13)— “All New York taxi drivers have been told to watch a sex-trafficking awareness presentation to help them avoid promoting prostitution, a crime in New York that carries hefty jail terms and fines. The nine-minute video claims some drivers have used their cabs as “brothels on wheels” and driven prostitutes … More USA: NYC Taxis Required to Watch Sex Trafficking Awareness Presentation
WASHINGTON DC, USA (01/04/13)— “A historic modern “Emancipation Rally” will be held on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, January 12, to raise awareness of human trafficking. Scheduled for 2 p.m. EST, the event is being held in conjunction with the Weekend of Prayer to End Slavery and Trafficking. The public is invited … More Emancipation Rally to Be Held at Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, January 12
USA, Occupational Health & Safety (12/15/2012)— “With a free and easy-to-use toolkit, accessible on the Department of Labor website, companies can work to prevent child and forced labor in their international suppliers. Working to enforce and enhance child labor law compliance, the Department of Labor has released a guide to aid businesses in monitoring and … More USA: Labor Department Unveils Toolkit to Fight Child and Forced Labor Globally
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA BY Sean J. Miller for TakePart— “Sarah was 18 when she left Ethiopia for a job as a domestic servant in the Middle East. For a woman with few prospects, it sounded like a great opportunity. She had no idea it would turn into a grueling nightmare. The family she worked … More USA: Life After Human Trafficking: ‘No One Goes Back to the Way It Was Before’
USA, Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (12/12/12)— The Path to Freedom, a report by the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), is a road map for the second-term Obama Administration to follow as it works to fulfill its commitment to eliminate modern-day slavery. Among dozens of specific recommendations, “A Path to Freedom” calls … More The Path to Freedom: A Presidential Agenda for Abolishing Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
SEATTLE, WA, USA—Prostitution survivors start the journey towards creating a permanent public art memorial for the victims of the Green River Killer. Who are the Green River Victims? More than 90 prostituted women and girls are presumed murdered by Gary Ridgway between 1981 and his arrest in 2001 in the Seattle area. He was charged with … More USA: Prostitution Survivors Work to Create Green River Victims Memorial
From the Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center: “On behalf of OVC and BJA, we are pleased to share with you the Directory of TTA Resources for Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forces and Service Providers. This directory includes TTA opportunities available on topics ranging from building strong cases for prosecution to providing … More Office for Victims of Crime and Bureau of Justice Assistance Release a Directory of Training & Technical Assistance Resources on Human Trafficking
USA, Journal for Human Rights and Civil Society, The Protection Project at Johns Hopkins University, by Robert W. Peters, Laura J. Lederer, and Shane Kelly (Fall 2012) – In the past decade, there has been an explosion of interest in human trafficking. Eliminating human trafficking has become a foreign and domestic policy goal for many countries, … More USA: The Slave and the Porn Star: Sexual Trafficking and Pornography
TACOMA, SEATTLE, USA by U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan for The Department of Justice (11/30/12) — A Tacoma man was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma of seven counts related to the sex trafficking of juveniles and adult women, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. ALEXANDER WALLS, 27, was found guilty of conspiracy to … More USA: Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Local Sex Trafficking Case
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