San Diego State University, USA by Sheldon X. Zhang, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, for The Department of Justice (11/12) — “Based on these assumptions, we estimate that there are 38,458 are victims of labor trafficking violations in San Diego County. Using the San Diego findings to guestimate national figures, there could be as many as 2,472,000 trafficking victims … More USA: Trafficking of Migrant Laborers in San Diego County, NIJ-Funded Study

In the midst of the Civil War, fighting slavery and our country’s union, President Abraham Lincoln, made Thanksgiving Day a national holiday: “By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation. The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these … More USA: President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

The Reproduction of Harm:Trafficking, Prostitution, and Pornography organized by Seattle Against Slavery Speaker: Peter Qualliotine, Co-Founder of Organization for Prostitution Survivors (OPS) There are multiple connections between trafficking, prostitution, and pornography. We will examine the consequences for victims/survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and for buyers/consumers of commercial sex, and also the implications of trafficking, prostitution, … More PORNOGRAPHY & TRAFFICKING EVENT

Human Trafficking in an Era of Globalization: Forced Labor, Involuntary Servitude, and Corporate & Civic Responsibility organized by University of Washington Women’s Center An international conference to examine the root causes of human trafficking and develop strategies to work towards not only preventing, but also eradicating the trade. Friday, January 11, 2013: Registration Opens at … More INTERNATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE

MALI, Africa, by Eric Walsh of Reuters via Yahoo! News (9/10/12) — Extremists imposing Islamic law in Mali’s north are abusing human rights, particularly those of women, and paying families for children to become rebel fighters, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday after returning from the country. U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan … More MALI: Mali extremists abusing rights, targeting children, women: U.N.

LOS ANGELES, USA, by the Associated Press via the Wall Street Journal (9/24/12) — A group of managers is buying the Village Voice and all its affiliated free arts weeklies but is leaving behind the online classified site Backpage.com, whose listings have drawn fire for promoting the illegal sex trade. The buyout by managers is … More USA: Village Voice Splits From Sex Ad-Linked Backpage