CHICAGO, Illinois, USA by PR Newswire (8-21-12) — Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s “National Day of Johns Arrests” campaign launched its third nationwide sweep this month which resulted in 268 arrests of “Johns” and charged with $299,710 in fines. This national sweep, named “Operation: Buyer Beware,” included 20 United States law enforcement agencies in eleven … More USA: Buyer Beware — Law Enforcement Across the Nation Targets “Johns” to End Human Trafficking

TAMPA, Florida, USA by Ann O’Neill of CNN (8-23-12) — Go-Go and Ezili are dancing cheek to cheek on a Friday night. That is to say they’re spinning, glute to glute, on a polished chrome pole at a strip club. A thunderstorm leaves puddles in the parking lot under a sign that boasts “OMG! These … More USA: Strippers Look to GOP to “Make it Rain”

BEJING, China by ABC News via the Associated Press (08/25/12) — Chinese police on Saturday brought back 37 suspected Chinese gangsters from Angola, where they were arrested for alleged crimes against other Chinese such as kidnapping, armed robbery, extortion, human trafficking and forced prostitution. Such crimes are a major concern for China, which has become … More China: Angola Extradites Suspected Chinese Gangsters

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, USA by Nathan Harden of the Daily Beast (8/21/12) — What do Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Clarence Thomas, Sam Alito, and Sonya Sotomayor have in common? They were all educated at Yale. And what do porn stars Sasha Grey, Ron Jeremy, and Buck Angel have in … More USA: When Sex Isn’t Sexy: My Bizarre Education at Yale University

Date:        Saturday, August 18th, 2012 Time:        3 pm –  5 pm Location:   Westlake Center Park, Seattle facebook event That’s right–this is the fourth year of me shaving my head to raise money for global women’s rights issues with the organization I started, called Bald Solidarity. Happy…anniversary? Shaving is … More Bald Solidarity 4th Annual Shave Event

OLYMPIA, Washington, USA (3/29/12) — Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law a bipartisan anti-trafficking bill to keep minors from being exploited through online ads for escort services such as Backpage.com. “I am ecstatic this anti-trafficking legislation is now law, the first of its kind in the country. This makes the strongest possible statement that there … More Bill to combat child escort ads on Backpage.com signed into law